Anthony D. Romero
Anthony D. Romero took the helm of the American Civil Liberties Union in September 2001, a week before the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. During this time, the ACLU has worked to protect civil liberties through its Safe and ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Dubai Re-Ups Race For World's Tallest Building
Tallest building one-upmanship seems to erupt every 30 to 40 years. In 1930s New York the Chrysler Building battled with the Empire State Building for the world title. In the early ?70s, the World Trade Center and Sears Tower duked it out. ... [... more]
Popular Mechanics |
World's Tallest Building Pays Homage To American History
Freedom Tower, the skyscraper to be constructed on the World Trade Center site, will incorporate two tributes to America's past. Its 1776-ft. height recognizes the year the 13 colonies declared their independence from Great Britain. The broadcast ... [... more]
Popular Mechanics |
Scammed -- Even After You Die
Figures for identity crimes involving the deceased aren't tracked separately in the United States -- although there has been at least one well-publicized case, involving a victim of the Sept. 11, 2001, World Trade Center attacks. In the United ... [... more]
Money Central |
Dutch Primacy in World Trade, 1585-1740 (Clarendon ...
 The Dutch Republic, despite its small size and population, functioned as the hub of world trade, shipping, and finance for over a century following the fall of Antwerp in 1585. This is the first general account of Dutch world-trade hegemony in all its ... [... more]
$64.95
Amazon.com |
World Trade Politics: Power, Principles and Leadership
This book develops a new theoretical approach to understanding the role of leadership in trade negotiations. By examining in detail the key role of leadership in the GATT/WTO system, it offers new insights into trade bargaining from the inception of the ... [... more]
$43.95
Amazon.com |
After the World Trade Center: Rethinking New York City
The September 11 attacks transformed all of New York City, not just the historic financial district of Lower Manhattan. In After the World Trade Center, the eminent social critics Michael Sorkin and Sharon Zukin call on eighteen of New York's best ... [... more]
$30.95
Amazon.com |
American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center
Selected as one of the best books of 2002 by The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, and Chicago Sun-Times Within days after September 11, 2001, William Langewiesche had secured unique, unrestricted, round-the-clock ... [... more]
$14.00
Amazon.com |
Who They Were: Inside the World Trade Center DNA Story: ...
"In Who They Were, Dr. Robert C. Shaler, the man who directed the largest and most groundbreaking forensic DNA investigation in U.S. history, tells with poignant clarity and refreshing honesty the story behind the relentless effort to identify the 2, ... [... more]
$18.95
Amazon.com |
Remembering September 11 (Part Two)
Geoffrey W. Heineman - managing partner of Ohrenstein & Brown - relates his experience of guiding 15 of his lawyers and support staff to safety from the 85th floor of One World Trade Center. FoxNews has an updated list of names (some include ... [... more]
Bella Online |
Plan A Gay-Friendly Trip To Barcelona
Cruise Barcelona's lively las Ramblas - one of the city's most famous boulevards, which teems with flower vendors, parrots and street performers. Take a glance at Gaudi's avant garde architecture, the nearly complete World Trade Center or ... [... more]
eHow |
Travel Via The Sekupang Ferry To Batam, Indonesia
The Sekupang ferry travels between Singapore and Batam, Indonesia. It leaves from Finger Pier in Singapore. Finger Pier is across from the Harbourfront Building (formerly World Trade Centre). The ferry leaves for Sekupang harbour every half ... [... more]
Bella Online |
