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Ordinary Heroes
- A Memoir of 9/11
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
- Duración: 7 h y 46 m
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New York Times best seller
From the first FDNY chief to respond to the 9/11 attacks, an intimate memoir and a tribute to those who died that others might live
When Chief Joe Pfeifer led his firefighters to investigate an odor of gas in downtown Manhattan on the morning of 9/11, he had no idea that his life was about to change forever. A few moments later, he watched as the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center. Pfeifer, the closest FDNY chief to the scene, spearheaded rescue efforts on one of the darkest days in American history.
Ordinary Heroes is the unforgettable and intimate account of what Chief Pfeifer witnessed at Ground Zero, on that day and the days that followed. Through his eyes, we see the horror of the attack and the courage of the firefighters who ran into the burning towers to save others. We see him send his own brother up the stairs of the North Tower, never to return. And we walk with him and his fellow firefighters through weeks of rescue efforts and months of numbing grief, as they wrestle with the real meaning of heroism and leadership.
This gripping narrative gives way to resiliency and a determination that permanently reshapes Pfeifer, his fellow firefighters, NYC, and America. Ordinary Heroes takes us on a journey that turns traumatic memories into hope, so we can make good on our promise to never forget 9/11.
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Reseñas de la Crítica
Ordinary Heroes is clear-eyed, spellbinding, extraordinary.” (Vanity Fair)
"Pfeifer’s record of that day and its aftermath surely enters the canon as one of the necessary documents of 9/11. But it’s his inclusive sense of public service, one that values the heroism of those who do ordinary things in extraordinary times, that makes Ordinary Heroes a book for today. (The New York Times)
"With great humility, Chief Pfeifer has crafted a moving story of how the FDNY was anything but ordinary in the aftermath of the worst terrorist attack this country has ever seen. An incredible picture of the resilience, humor, and heart of New York’s bravest." (Jon Stewart)
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- De Christina en 05-26-19
De: Scott Pelley
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This Is Chance!
- The Shaking of an All-American City, a Voice That Held It Together
- De: Jon Mooallem
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 8 h y 22 m
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In the spring of 1964, Anchorage, Alaska, was a modern-day frontier town yearning to be a metropolis - the largest, proudest city in a state that was still brand-new. But just before sundown on Good Friday, the community was jolted by the most powerful earthquake in American history, a catastrophic 9.2 on the Richter Scale. This Is Chance! is the thrilling, cinematic story of a community shattered by disaster - and the extraordinary woman who helped pull it back together.
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amazing story
- De Dani L en 02-07-21
De: Jon Mooallem
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102 Minutes
- The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
- De: Jim Dwyer, Kevin Flynn
- Narrado por: Ron McLarty
- Duración: 5 h y 58 m
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At 8:46 a.m. on September 11, 2001, 14,000 people were inside the twin towers; reading e-mails, making trades, eating croissants at Windows on the World. Over the next 102 minutes, each would become part of a drama for the ages, one witnessed only by the people who lived it, until now.
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102 Minutes--A Review
- De Leadinglove421 en 02-13-05
De: Jim Dwyer, y otros
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The Love Stories of the Bible Speak
- Biblical Lessons on Romance, Friendship, and Faith
- De: Shannon Bream
- Narrado por: Shannon Bream
- Duración: 7 h y 26 m
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The Bible reveals not just butterflies and broken hearts. In Scripture, we see God’s beautiful design for the partnership of marriage. We witness friendships that cross all boundaries. We watch as families navigate the many seasons of life. Our guiding example for them all is the deepest, most abiding, foundational love ever known: God’s unconditional love for His people. In The Love Stories of the Bible Speak, Shannon Bream draws lessons from the good, the bad, and the ugly of Biblical romances, friendships, and families.
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Uplifting and motivational book
- De Joseph Sullivan en 03-31-23
De: Shannon Bream
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Fire in Paradise
- De: Alastair Gee, Dani Anguiano
- Narrado por: T. Ryder Smith
- Duración: 7 h y 38 m
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There is no precedent in postwar American history for the destruction of the town of Paradise, California. On November 8, 2018, the community of 27,000 people was swallowed by the ferocious Camp Fire, which razed virtually every home and killed at least 85 people. Fire in Paradise is a dramatic and moving narrative of the disaster based on hundreds of in-depth interviews with residents, firefighters and police, and scientific experts.
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A gripping view of an American tragedy
- De Kalutha en 06-30-20
De: Alastair Gee, y otros
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Legion Rising
- Surviving Combat and the Scars It Left Behind
- De: Jeff Morris, LC Mickler
- Narrado por: Jack Ares, Audra Buras
- Duración: 7 h y 3 m
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Not everyone has pulled shards of another man's skull from the palm of their hand. Not everyone has stood over the bodies of friends whose lives were lost in an instant. Not everyone has struggled to face their own reflection for years on end. But anyone who has experienced trauma or adversity will resonate with Legion Rising, the unflinchingly honest account of an army officer's journey through combat in the Iraq War and rising beyond the scars that trauma leaves behind.
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The vivid memories
- De Chris Wright en 01-21-24
De: Jeff Morris, y otros
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All Secure
- A Special Operations Soldier's Fight to Survive on the Battlefield and the Homefront
- De: Tom Satterly, Steve Jackson
- Narrado por: Tom Satterly
- Duración: 9 h y 32 m
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As a senior non-commissioned officer of Delta Force, the most elite and secretive special operations unit in the US military, Command Sergeant Major Tom Satterly fought some of this country's most fearsome enemies. Tom is a legend even among other Tier One special operators. Yet the enemy that cost him three marriages, and ruined his health physically and psychologically, existed in his brain. Told through Satterly's firsthand experiences, it also weaves in the reasons for his career-long battle against the most insidious enemy of all: post-traumatic stress.
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- One of those books that truly make a difference
- De henry en 12-21-19
De: Tom Satterly, y otros
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The Patriot's Creed
- Inspiration and Advice for Living a Heroic Life
- De: Kris Paronto
- Narrado por: Kris Paronto
- Duración: 5 h y 44 m
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In The Patriot's Creed, Kris Paronto uses the seven core army values that all soldiers learn in basic combat training, and the experiences of other servicemen and women and first responders, to explain how anyone can improve themselves and the world around them, and live a heroic life. The stakes are dramatic for the brave men and women who put their lives on the line to fight for America, and too many of their acts of courage and honor are unknown. The examples of their persistence and discipline will be inspiring to anyone facing seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
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RLTW
- De Kindle Customer en 10-29-19
De: Kris Paronto
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You Are Worth It
- Building a Life Worth Fighting For
- De: Kyle Carpenter, Don Yaeger
- Narrado por: Kyle Carpenter
- Duración: 8 h y 52 m
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You Are Worth It is a memoir about the War in Afghanistan and Kyle’s heroics, yes, but it also is a manual for living. Organized around the credos that have guided Kyle’s life (from “Don’t Hide Your Scars” to “Call Your Mom”), the book encourages us to become our best selves in the time we've been given on earth.
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Beautiful and emotionally draining
- De Shane en 10-25-19
De: Kyle Carpenter, y otros
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Countdown 1945
- The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World
- De: Chris Wallace, Mitch Weiss
- Narrado por: Chris Wallace
- Duración: 8 h y 40 m
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April 12, 1945: After years of bloody conflict in Europe and the Pacific, America is stunned by news of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death. In an instant, Vice President Harry Truman, who has been kept out of war planning and knows nothing of the top-secret Manhattan Project to develop the world’s first atomic bomb, must assume command of a nation at war on multiple continents—and confront one of the most consequential decisions in history. Countdown 1945 tells the gripping true story of the turbulent days, weeks, and months to follow.
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Chris Wallace killed it!
- De Gaming Pancakes en 06-11-20
De: Chris Wallace, y otros
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Walk in My Combat Boots
- True Stories from America's Bravest Warriors
- De: James Patterson, Matt Eversmann, Chris Mooney
- Narrado por: Jason Culp
- Duración: 10 h y 35 m
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Walk in my Combat Boots is a powerful collection crafted from hundreds of original interviews by James Patterson, the world’s number one best-selling writer, and First Sergeant US Army (Ret.) Matt Eversmann, part of the Ranger unit portrayed in the movie Black Hawk Down.
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I enjoyed the variety of the stories.
- De buzzsawrockers en 02-14-21
De: James Patterson, y otros
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The Pentagon
- A History
- De: Steve Vogel
- Narrado por: Paul Heitsch
- Duración: 19 h y 52 m
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The creation of the Pentagon in 17 whirlwind months during World War II is one of the great construction feats in American history, involving a tremendous mobilization of manpower, resources, and minds. The Pentagon's post-World War II history is told through its critical moments, including the troubled birth of the Department of Defense during the Cold War, the tense days of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the tumultuous 1967 protest against the Vietnam War. The pivotal attack on September 11 is related with chilling new detail, as is the race to rebuild....
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Motivational and complete
- De Eric G. en 02-02-23
De: Steve Vogel
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Blaze of Light
- The Inspiring True Story of Green Beret Medic Gary Beikirch, Medal of Honor Recipient
- De: Marcus Brotherton
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 8 h y 25 m
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After dawn the siege began. It was April 1, 1970, and Army Green Beret medic Gary Beikirch knew the odds were stacked against their survival. Some 10,000 enemy soldiers sought to obliterate the 12 American Special Forces troops and 400 indigenous fighters who stood fast to defend 2,300 women and children inside the village of Dak Seang. For his valor and selflessness during the ruthless siege, Beikirch would be awarded a Medal of Honor, the nation's highest and most prestigious military decoration.
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Hope for the future
- De Michael L. Jernigan en 04-09-20
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The Right Kind of Crazy
- Navy SEAL, Covert Operative, and Boy Scout from Hell
- De: Clint Emerson
- Narrado por: Clint Emerson
- Duración: 8 h y 47 m
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Clint Emerson is the only SEAL ever inducted into the International Spy Museum. Operating from the shadows, with an instinct for running towards trouble, his unique skill set made him the perfect hybrid of elite and modern day counterintelligence agent. Emerson spent his career on the bleeding edge of intelligence and operations, often specializing in solo missions that took advantage of subterfuge, improvisation, the best in recon and surveillance tech, and even elements of Hollywood disguise to combat the changing global battlefield.
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Ignore the haters...
- De Witness 22 en 04-08-20
De: Clint Emerson
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The Last Baron
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Launched in the 1880s by the first baron, the Empain industrial empire spread from Belgium and France to span more than a dozen countries. When Baron Édouard-Jean “Wado” Empain took over, he further expanded the company, became a key player in France’s nuclear sector, and, by the mid-1970s, was one of the country’s most powerful business leaders - a self-described “master of the universe”. Wado’s vertiginous rise caught the eye of Alain Cailloll, a small-time gangster who had grown up in a wealthy family before embracing a life of crime.
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Policing Saigon
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Forget about it.
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1861: The Civil War Awakening
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A meandering waste of time
- De Kate en 01-06-24
De: Mark O'Connell
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The York Patrol
- The Real Story of Alvin York and the Unsung Heroes Who Made Him World War I's Most Famous Soldier
- De: James Carl Nelson
- Narrado por: Jacques Roy
- Duración: 7 h y 33 m
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In the vein of Band of Brothers and American Sniper, a riveting history of Alvin York, the World War I legend who killed two dozen Germans and captured more than 100, detailing York's heroics yet also restoring the unsung heroes of his patrol to their rightful place in history - from renowned World War I historian James Carl Nelson.
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So many regiments & divisions
- De Pat Newell en 01-26-23
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Ordinary Heroes
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- Anonymous User
- 09-18-21
I couldn’t put the book down.
Very well written, I felt like I was one there with Chief! Such a great yet sad story!
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-21-23
Great book
Really brings the reality of 911 and being a firefighter to life. Recommend for all alive during 911 and after.
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- Alberto Rivero
- 11-12-21
great boom
This brought back so many memories of working the pile but at the same time really showed all of the behind the scenes things that went on and how the work kept going on after the clean up.
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- Kindle Customer
- 07-20-23
Heart tugging
Loved it gut wrenching saw the movie by Jules and now kno saw the story behind the story
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- Brian B
- 06-03-24
Mesmerizing
This book takes you step by step through the ordinary firehouse life to the aftermath of 9/11.
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- Scott K
- 06-28-22
Unbelievably Powerful
This story is one of so many ups and downs and is truly remarkable. It’s overall message is that of pure hope and inspiration for a better future. I am deeply moved by this book and would like to appreciate Chief Pfeifer for writing his story. My heart also goes out to the 343 ordinary heroes of the FDNY that died on 9/11.
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- Shaun Kelly
- 09-17-23
Reliving the event through another
Very sobering and humbling perspective on a place in time while 22 years later feels like yesterday. I come back to this and re-listen every September.
Well written and well narrated.
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- DKSTRYKER
- 11-07-23
Incredible & inspiring.
chief Pfiefer's account here is an immaculately remarkably astounding story of Courage, Devotion, Hope, Love, & Recovery. Chief Pfeifer devotes himself entirely to tell the story of the courageous souls all around him who without question went up the stairwells, elevators, and secured the plaza and blocks around the world trade center so people from the WTC could get to safety and other rescue personnel could get in safely and do they're duty to the fullest. So many people made it out of the WTC safely due to Chief Pfeifer's quick response time.
Chief Pfeifer also endlessly helped in the aftermath and recovery efforts in the days and weeks after 9/11. And incredibly he devoted himself to the improving of the FDNY, Paramedics, police, and all first responders in the event of responce to high rise fires, counter terrorism, & biological terroism and he improved first responders communications. He is an incredible American, and for all of his efforts in the rescue & safety and future of those two things, they make Chief Pfeifer an incredible Hero to our country. He devoted himself entirely to improving the FDNY and first responders in the event of a terrorist attack.
I personally liked how Chief Pfeifer improved the FDNY'S marine units, equipping them with higher pressured hoses and units. For instance during the infamous "Landing on the Hudson", the responce time of FDNY marine units was incredible. they were able to rescue everyone within minutes of the plane landing in the Hudson. 200 stars this book gets. it was an amazing story. Please do yourself a favor and read or listen to it!
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- Jerry
- 08-27-24
insight on an "Ordinary Hero" and his incidental journey to history
Since seeing the Naudet brother's documentary, 9/11, I have been fascinated by Joseph Pfeifers' viewpoint through September 11, 2001. This book gives that and more, his incredible experience during 9/11 and the losses he endured.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-11-21
Fastest I’ve ever gone though an audiobook.
This is the first book I have ever left a review on. I can’t begin to tell you all the emotions felt during this book. My father was an FDNY firefighter who thankfully made it out alive that day. One his best friends unfortunately did not. There’s a point in the book where Chief Pfeifer tells President Bush, “We can’t find my brother sir.” It really hit hard. Although the Chief was talking about his actual brother, I’m sure every surviving firefighter felt that way about all their brothers lost. The chief did an amazing job of telling this story. The narrator was the perfect person to read it aloud. You won’t regret listening. 343, 23, 37. RIP.
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