102 Minutes Explained

102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
Title Orig:102 minutes of the untold stories fight to survive inside the twin towers
Author:Jim Dwyer
Kevin Flynn
Cover Artist:Rebecca Seltzer
Country:United States
Language:English
Subject:World Trade Center, September 11 attacks, terrorism
Genre:Non-fiction, history, disaster, survival
Publisher:Times Books
Henry Holt and Company
Media Type:Hardcover and paperback
Pages:353

102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers, simply known as 102 Minutes, is an American non-fiction book written by New York Times journalists Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn and published in 2005. With the aid of eyewitness testimony during the September 11 attacks, it covers firsthand accounts about the struggle to survive and escape from the twin towers of the World Trade Center.

The title is a reference to the 102 minutes which elapsed between the first impact of American Airlines Flight 11 at 8:46 am to the collapse of the North Tower at 10:28 am.[1] [2]

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  1. News: Herbert, Rosemary. The longest '102 Minutes'; Reporters' tale a riveting personal glimpse of Sept. 11 tragedy.(Arts and Lifestyle). The Boston Herald. 2005. August 14, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924122331/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-126833843.html. dead. 2015-09-24.
  2. Web site: 9/11 Remembered As 102 Minutes.(Breaking News and Opinion)(Book review). Basil & Spice. 2009. August 14, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151751/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-210162930.html. dead. 2015-09-24.