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Between Heaven and Ground Zero: One Woman's Struggle for Survival and Faith in the Ashes of 9/11
A Second Chance at Life On the sunny morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, terrorists murdered more than twenty-seven hundred people in an attack on New York City. Thousands died when a hijacked Boeing 767 slammed into Tower One of the World Trade Center. It was first blood. For Leslie Haskin, it was a second chance at life. This is the riveting account of Leslie's harro...more
Hardcover, 179 pages
Published
August 1st 2006
by Bethany House Publishers
(first published 2006)
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Loving books as I do, I'm always fascinated to read the variations in styles when an author is telling his personal story. Some authors write in a forceful, in-your-face style; other authors write in a way that will cause you to empathize with their plight; and then, there are the authors who write with grace, honesty and beauty.
Such is the writing of author Leslie Haskin in her book, Between Heaven and Ground Zero: One Woman's Struggle for Survival and Faith in the Ashes of 9/11. Author Haskin...more
Such is the writing of author Leslie Haskin in her book, Between Heaven and Ground Zero: One Woman's Struggle for Survival and Faith in the Ashes of 9/11. Author Haskin...more
I just finished this book (an accomplishment for me, because I have started and not finished a dang lot of books lately), and I was most interested in the author's limited portrayal of what PTSD feels like for her. She was working in the first tower hit on 9/11 and escaped with her life but lost numerous friends and co-workers and saw some very gruesome and terrifying things that day. Pre-9/11 she was more self centered and focused on promotions and material things, post-9/11 she is a much more...more
I did enjoy parts of this audiobook particularly the beautiful writing by the author, however it was quite disjointed in places making it confusing at times. There is an additional narrator with a very pronounced English accent announcing the chapters and quoting scriptures throughout. I have found this incredibly distracting and I really don't think it adds anything to the story. Maybe if this was released as a bible study or devotional, it would be more suitable, but it really didn't help with...more
I met the author after 9/11 at Woodloch Pines in PA. She is such a lovely lady and I was glad to hear she survived the tragedy. I was in HS when it happened, and work in the city now. It was interesting to see how the workers went about their morning and everyone's reaction to the disaster. I try to put myself in their shoes and see what I would have done on that horrible day.
I really enjoyed this book. I think everyone should read it so we as a nation do not forget Sept 11th. Some parts are very hard to read due to the details and I can't say I loved her way of writing but she did a great job describing that day in regards to things the media did not tell us or we could not have known at the time. For you Christians out there, this is a must read.
Jul 02, 2009
Suzan Pecyna
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This is an amazing book - Leslie Haskin tells the harrowing story of the day she turned up for work and a plane flew into the side of the building. She was one of the lucky ones - escaping the events of the World Trade Center she went on to tell the story of how that day strengthened her faith in God.
I picked up this book in our church library today and read it in a single afternoon. Leslie Haskin has a wonderfully personal and poetic style of writing ... I was profoundly MOVED by her story. She tells better than anyone I've read, about the details of what happened on 9/11 (specifically as they happened to her). This is not an autobiography or a detailed account of her life story ... it is a collection of reflections on the events of that day the world changed forever and how they IMPACTED...more
What a difference between the Leslie's first hand account from inside the towers versus what the rest of us saw on TV. How beautiful that out of her trauma and recovery from that day, that she has fully turned to God and renewed her faith and spends her time helping others.
Nov 22, 2011
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Such an inspirational story. She lets the reader in on the living hell that was Tower One on Sept. 11th.
Such a great testimony of how God was waiting patiently to bring His daughter back to Him.
Also a new way to see 9/11 and what it means to Christians today.
Such a great testimony of how God was waiting patiently to bring His daughter back to Him.
Also a new way to see 9/11 and what it means to Christians today.
fast read and enjoyable. She makes you feel like you're right there with her although I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not?
I really liked the way this was written, it really descriebed a terrible day in a way that was not gross or scary.
I was really interested in reading this book. I thought she did a really good job of explaining what she and others went through on 9/11. She had a lot of detail and you felt like you were there. You knew what she was thinking, feeling, etc. This took up 2/3rds of the book. The rest of the book I felt was not written as well. It jumped from one topic to another. She talked about a daughter that came to live with her when she was 16 but didn't tell why or anything and then she goes on to the next...more
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Leslie Haskin discusses her experience as she made her way out of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11th. Although it wasn't one of the better books I've read on this topic, I felt there were certain passages that were interesting and enabled the reader to understand what the survivors were going through. (Lots of religious content in this book.)
This was hard for me to read because of the content of the book itself, but it was very good in the end. It showed the incredible strength and most importantly, the faith, this woman had to draw on to survive. I felt as though I was going through it with her and cried at times and cheered when it became obvious she was going to get out alive.
I am sorry but I could not get through this book. I tried, I really did. To me is appears to be someone who has decided to make a little money off their misfortune. I have read several 9/11 books but.....this held no appeal.
Spiritual but not preachy. The story of a woman who survived the towers on 9/11 and how it profoundly changed her life. A suvivors tale when one is so deperately needed.
This woman's account of the events of 9/11 were just heart wrenching, I couldn't put the book down. Have a box of tissues ready. I would read this again.
This is the account of a woman who made it out of the Towers on 9/11. How she tried to pull her life together - what worked and what didn't.
Aug 15, 2011
Sarah
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Didn't grab me at all :( I couldn't get into the style of writing.
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Leslie's story begins in Chicago ---- The youngest girl of a family of fifteen, she describes herself an outspoken, independent thinker who was always in trouble.
Leslie excelled in college and in business. By 2000, she was one of only two African American executives for one of the largest insurance companies in the country. Living all the privilege of an executive's life, Leslie surrounded hersel...more
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Leslie excelled in college and in business. By 2000, she was one of only two African American executives for one of the largest insurance companies in the country. Living all the privilege of an executive's life, Leslie surrounded hersel...more
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“We see with our hearts. Our eyes are simple catalysts that carry images. Our eyes capture flowers and out heart knows serenity. Our eyes capture a child at play and our heart knows joy. They capture beauty and we know love. They capture war and we are acquainted with mortality. My eyes captured hatred and suffering, and my heart knew sorrow. They captured death and destruction and my heart knew fear.”
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“I believe the signs we are seeing today most certainly point to the rapture of the church. These are indeed end times. I believe that one day very soon, Jesus Christ Himself will come in the clouds and millions of people will see their battles end...
I believe that followers of Christ from all around the world, of every race, creed, color, age, economic standing, and religious affiliation will vanish in a single moment of time ... gone. The Word of God describes it as a 'twinkling of an eye.' In an instant, there will be boardrooms without directors, classrooms without teachers, hospitals without doctors and nurses, cars without drivers, airplanes without pilots, and loved ones disappearing mid-sentance and mid-morning coffee. I am sure that complete chaos won't even begin to describe it. I imagine a worldwide crescendo of screaming voices.
When the dust clears, everone left on earth will know emptiness beyond description and a greater sense of evil than has ever been thought to exist. It will be the condition of things. Overwhelming sadness, confusion, loss, and insecurity will be worldwide. It will happen at that time, even as it did on that September morning.”
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I believe that followers of Christ from all around the world, of every race, creed, color, age, economic standing, and religious affiliation will vanish in a single moment of time ... gone. The Word of God describes it as a 'twinkling of an eye.' In an instant, there will be boardrooms without directors, classrooms without teachers, hospitals without doctors and nurses, cars without drivers, airplanes without pilots, and loved ones disappearing mid-sentance and mid-morning coffee. I am sure that complete chaos won't even begin to describe it. I imagine a worldwide crescendo of screaming voices.
When the dust clears, everone left on earth will know emptiness beyond description and a greater sense of evil than has ever been thought to exist. It will be the condition of things. Overwhelming sadness, confusion, loss, and insecurity will be worldwide. It will happen at that time, even as it did on that September morning.”
