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Survival and the strength of the human spirit from 9/11 survivors

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Publisher
Dutton
Language
English
Published
2011
  • Resilience (Personality trait)
  • Adjustment (Psychology)
  • Psychic trauma
  • Psychological aspects
  • Victims of terrorism
  • Case studies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorism, psychological aspects

The images of the burning towers, the heartbroken friends building memorials, the minute-by-minute accounts of the horrors of that day--all are indelibly etched on our collective consciousness. But what of those left behind after 9/11? What have they, and we, learned from the gift of time? In Project Rebirth, a psychologist and a journalist examine the lives of nine people who were directly affected by the events of September 11, 2001. Written concurrently with the filming of a forthcoming documentary, it is uniquely positioned to tackle the questions raised about how people react in the face of crippling grief, how you maintain hope for a future when your life as you knew it is destroyed, and the amazing ability of humans to focus on the positive aspects of day-to-day living in the face of tragedy.--From publisher description.