Ground Zero it is an unflinching meditation

it is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness

face up to the failures of liberal governance

Robin Buss's lively translation is complete and unabridged

journalist Jane Borden argues that Puritan doomsday belief never went away

Ground Zero it is an unflinching meditationThe instant #1 New York Times bestseller. Acclaimed storyteller Alan Gratz (Refugee) delivers a pulse pounding and unforgettable take on history and hope, revenge and fear and the stunning links between the past and present. September 11, 2001, New York City: Brandon is visiting his dad at work, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Out of nowhere, an airplane slams into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion. And