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Let's Roll!: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage
2003 ECPA Gold Medallion Award winner! The best-seller that has brought comfort and hope to millions in the wake of 9/11 is now available in softcover! "Let's Roll!"--the moving, behind-the-scenes story of United Flight 93 hero Todd Beamer and his widow, Lisa--is so much more than a tribute. A message of character, courage, and undeniable faith in the face of horrifying tr...more
Paperback, 336 pages
Published
June 13th 2003
by Tyndale House Publishers
(first published 2002)
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This is the story of Todd Beamer, as told by his wife Lisa Beamer. Todd was a passenger on United Flight 93 that crashed into the Pennsylvnia field on 9/11. It is a very touching story about their lives as children, how they met and their lives together for the few brief years they had together. Lisa has an unbelievable amount of faith in God and reading how she overcame this trial of losing her husband was very touching. She has amazing strength of heart, and strength of character. I found myse...more
Apr 10, 2013
Adrienne Deck
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In "Let's Roll" Lisa Beamer reveals the background of her and her husband, Todd Beamer, lives along with their later story of life together.
Todd Beamer was one of the many people that died in the terrorist attacks on the US on September 11, 2001. Beamer was on flight United 93 that crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, which was estimated to be heading towards the nation's capitol building in Washington DC.
The passengers of the flight planned to try and overthrow the highjackers, evidence from...more
Todd Beamer was one of the many people that died in the terrorist attacks on the US on September 11, 2001. Beamer was on flight United 93 that crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, which was estimated to be heading towards the nation's capitol building in Washington DC.
The passengers of the flight planned to try and overthrow the highjackers, evidence from...more
This book tells of Todd Beamer, one of the leaders attempting to take control of United Airlines Flight 93 from hijackers on 9/11. The plane crashed in a field in rural Pennsylvania without reaching its apparent target in Washington, DC. The story is told through the experiences of Todd's widow, Lisa Beamer.
After the first couple chapters I skipped about half the book, which went into great detail about Todd and Lisa's childhoods and life histories.
I picked the story back up with the events of 9...more
After the first couple chapters I skipped about half the book, which went into great detail about Todd and Lisa's childhoods and life histories.
I picked the story back up with the events of 9...more
I read this book as part of my research into 9/11 and its impact on American culture. The book is a personal narrative from the point of view of Lisa Beamer, the wife of Todd Beamer who died on the United 93 flight that crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania that terrible day after the passengers fought back against the terrorists.
The book was interesting, though I admit I mostly skimmed through the first half which dealt with the Beamer's pre-9/11 lives, a part that wasn't that interesting. Once...more
The book was interesting, though I admit I mostly skimmed through the first half which dealt with the Beamer's pre-9/11 lives, a part that wasn't that interesting. Once...more
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I read this book for a book club. I believe that your reaction to this book will depend upon whether or not you are a Christian and your relationship to God. Our last book club meeting was held on 9/11, and I believe that this book was picked because it is the story of Todd Beamer, a passenger and hero, on United Flight 93. The passengers on this plane overtook the terrorists causing the plane to crash in a field in Pennsylvania instead of into the Nation's capital. This book is also the story o...more
This book was truly inspiring!
I got really hooked on it and couldn't put it down. The story is so incredible... a group of ordinary people caught in an un-ordinary situation and being such great examples of faith and integrity!
What makes the story even more incredible is that the orchestration of events is true. You can really see the hand of God in these peoples lives. And while there were horrible things that happened, God did not create those things, man did from the influence of the devil....more
I got really hooked on it and couldn't put it down. The story is so incredible... a group of ordinary people caught in an un-ordinary situation and being such great examples of faith and integrity!
What makes the story even more incredible is that the orchestration of events is true. You can really see the hand of God in these peoples lives. And while there were horrible things that happened, God did not create those things, man did from the influence of the devil....more
If I have to, I will bribe my boys with $$ so they will read this.
Lisa Beamer tells how her husband, Todd Beamer, Flight 93 hero, prioritized his life: first, with a strong spiritual foundation, followed by his relationships, career and then a desire for continued education. Todd kept an admirable list of values and characteristics making him an ideal role model for anyone. It was his life long relationship with Christ that gave him the calm courage "to go out on faith" and it is her's that keep...more
Lisa Beamer tells how her husband, Todd Beamer, Flight 93 hero, prioritized his life: first, with a strong spiritual foundation, followed by his relationships, career and then a desire for continued education. Todd kept an admirable list of values and characteristics making him an ideal role model for anyone. It was his life long relationship with Christ that gave him the calm courage "to go out on faith" and it is her's that keep...more
I think I picked this up at a library around the time it came out. I found it sad, heart breaking, and also encouraging. What happened on the flight was amazing. They are definitely heroes!
The decisions that were made and the technology that led to those decisions is pretty astounding. It is crazy to me that with the phones and internet that were used ten years ago in 2001, and especially now in 2011, have the ability to let people make calls and talk to loved ones right before the moment of de...more
The decisions that were made and the technology that led to those decisions is pretty astounding. It is crazy to me that with the phones and internet that were used ten years ago in 2001, and especially now in 2011, have the ability to let people make calls and talk to loved ones right before the moment of de...more
Lisa Beamer, wife of 9-11 hero Todd Beamer amazed me with her story. I picked up this book hoping that I would learn more about the Flight 93 that went down in Pennsylvania on that horrible day. However, what I got out of the book was much more than just information. Lisa's strength and faith in God are contagious.
The book is a story about how she and Todd met, their families and their belief in the Lord. There are many scripture passages that mean a lot to Lisa herself, and many that Todd kept...more
The book is a story about how she and Todd met, their families and their belief in the Lord. There are many scripture passages that mean a lot to Lisa herself, and many that Todd kept...more
Although she wouldn't think of herself as such, Lisa is a hero as well as her husband Todd! In this book she tells of her family's worst day imaginable and yet, there is HOPE written in every paragraph. I appreciated her sharing her faith and how it sustained her through the hardest times in her life. I laughed and I cried but I will always remember that true courage, lies within us all!
8/21/09 - I initially had some trouble getting into this one -- the entire first half was basically a biography of Lisa & Todd's lives prior to 9-11 & while that was fairly helpful, it droned on a little too long. If you're picking this book up in hopes of learning more about the events of 9-11, you'll need to skip ahead to the second half for things to really get "rolling". Essentially, this is a story of extreme faith in the midst of crisis, and I found it very touching and comforting....more
I read this book on the recommendation of my 15-year-old son. He is becoming quite a fan of non-fiction and really liked this book. I liked it too. It brought back a lot of memories of me of that September day that almost all Americans remember. The details of what happened aboard United Airlines Flight 93 that day, and the heroic actions of the passengers and crew were incredible to read about. The impact of that day on the lives of the family members gave me a lot of pause for thought and refl...more
I feel like kind of a jerk for not liking this book.
I do recognize and appreciate the actions of the passengers and crew aboard flight 93, and I respect Mrs. Beamer's strenghth, sympathy, and desire to help others. I think she wrote this book honestly, humbly, and sincerely. And really, what more can you ask for from a book that fits under the "inspiration" category?
I know it's cynical, but most of Let's Roll was just boring to me. The writing was artless and cliché, I wasn't interested in 150 p...more
I do recognize and appreciate the actions of the passengers and crew aboard flight 93, and I respect Mrs. Beamer's strenghth, sympathy, and desire to help others. I think she wrote this book honestly, humbly, and sincerely. And really, what more can you ask for from a book that fits under the "inspiration" category?
I know it's cynical, but most of Let's Roll was just boring to me. The writing was artless and cliché, I wasn't interested in 150 p...more
I waited several years to read this book because I felt like everything would have been too fresh and emotional for me at the time of its actual release. It was nice to learn a little bit more detail about the phone conversation between Todd Beamer and the phone operator, as well as how others on board reacted and the families came together to tour the site afterward.
The book goes into detail about how Lisa had to break the news to her oldest son, David. It describes the fear she had of giving...more
The book goes into detail about how Lisa had to break the news to her oldest son, David. It describes the fear she had of giving...more
I definitely believe everyone has a story. If 9-11 had never happened, Todd Beamer's story (prior to 9-11) would possibly never have been written. He had a "story" even before 9-11 and I was glad to hear what made him the strong person he was. Lisa told about both Todd's and her own childhood years, their upbringing, education, relationship with Christ, how they met and married, his drive for success and enjoyment of being a father. All those things, in themselves, would be priceless to their ch...more
I stumbled upon this book quite by accident. I was looking for another biography that started with "Bea." When that wasn't on the shelf in the library, this one caught my eye. My pastor had just spoken about this book a few days before, so I picked it up and thought maybe I would at least peruse it. It ends up it was a great book. A bit slow at the beginning, but it served to show me how these people are just like us. This is the only book about 9-11 that I have read, but it was a great one. It...more
I read this book to learn more about Todd Beamer and his role as hero during the 911 attack, which he helped to cause the doomed flight to crash into a vacant field and not an American landmark. I was so impressed by the strength and courage of his wife, who was left behind to raise 2 boys and was pregnant with their third child. I have a new appreciation for losing loved ones and I could really relate to the author's losing her husband. It was a true story of courage, in which I was amazed and...more
A wonderfully, sad but insightful account of 9/11. This is told by the wife of a man aboard Flight 93, one of the planes taken over by terrorists. It is a story about their lives leading up to this horrific event. You learn the role that this man plays in trying to take back the plane that was supposed to crash into the nation's capitol. It is an inspiring, heart-wrenching story that was a good reminder to me of all we lost that day, but that with our belief in God and Heaven, we can endure and...more
Lisa Beamer's book didn't uncover too many new details of 9/11 - at least not for me. The book, however, was billed less about the 9/11 tragedies and more about coping through sudden loss and her faith in God. On the coping part and family part I found it a good read. I didn't know before reading this that Lisa Beamer was deeply religious.
But on the religious side -- and although not religious myself, I'm not uncomfortable or turned off about reading about people's religious beliefs -- this was...more
But on the religious side -- and although not religious myself, I'm not uncomfortable or turned off about reading about people's religious beliefs -- this was...more
I started reading this book on September 11 after watching a documentary about United Flight 93. I was listening to the story of Todd Beamer and the other passengers on that flight who were considered heroes, and I wanted to learn more about them. Luckily, my boyfriend had this book sitting on his bookshelf, so I was able to pick it up and start reading it right then.
Todd's wife Lisa tells the story of their lives as children and relates many stories about Todd that demonstrate his character. S...more
Todd's wife Lisa tells the story of their lives as children and relates many stories about Todd that demonstrate his character. S...more
So I watched United 93 the other day. I had heard wonderful reviews about the film, especially about how refreshing it was that a film about such an emotionally-charged issue simply got out of the way and let the story speak for itself. Of course, nobody knows everything that happened on United 93, which is one reason I'm drawn to the story.
Todd Beamer was a passenger on the flight, known best for fighting back against the hijackers and his catchphrase "Let's Roll". His wife decided to have a d...more
Todd Beamer was a passenger on the flight, known best for fighting back against the hijackers and his catchphrase "Let's Roll". His wife decided to have a d...more
I'm not generally attracted to books that were put together with the help of a ghost writer (despite counting a full-time ghost writer among my friends). Made an exception for this perspective on the one bright spot of 9/11.
Although nominally a memoir (my area of interest), it's primarily a look at the very everyday nature of the lives that generated America's first response to Islamist terrorism. Half the book is taken up with a saccharine account of the author's early years and her understandi...more
Although nominally a memoir (my area of interest), it's primarily a look at the very everyday nature of the lives that generated America's first response to Islamist terrorism. Half the book is taken up with a saccharine account of the author's early years and her understandi...more
I’m not certain why I wanted to read this book. I couldn’t watch the Discovery Channel’s program on United flight 93, the flight on 9-11 that went down in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. I liked the idea of there being heroes on the flight — people who sacrificed their lives and thwarted part of the terrorists’ evil plans — but when I start thinking too hard, I realize that those heroes were ordinary people like me, with dreams and friends and families. I remember my feelings on September 11, 2001 —...more
May 08, 2013
Madison Housley
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This book was very impacting. One of the ways it was impacting to me was how the family was so dedicated to God and Giving him Glory. The main character in this book, Lisa Beamer, looses her husband in the American Airlines United 93 crash in Pennsylvania. Even thought she is mourning and it is very hard to overcome, she knows God is sovereign. This book just overall emphasized giving glory to God and than to me was amazing. I highly recommend this book.
I couldn't have read this 10 years ago as the pain would have been too fresh. And it is something to think that 10 years have gone by now turning a 4 year old into a 14 year son. This was interesting to read of the trials faced by this young woman and her family. They were rather religious and it seemed to me that that faith was able to pull them through. It was thought-provoking as I wondered about the little things and how I'd cope in the same situation.
My family and I listened to this book on our way to a family reunion. We passed right by the crash site of Flight 93 in Pennsylvania, not even realizing we were headed that way. We swung the car around and drove to the sight while the narrator described the hijackers being rushed by the passengers on the plane. We parked the car just as Todd Beamer's widow described seeing the crash site days after it happened.
We'll always remember 9/11.
We'll always remember 9/11.
This book is written by Lisa Beamer, the wife of a hero aboard Flight 93 on the morning on 9/11. Lisa retells the story of her life and the unique foreshadowing events that took place in her family before the morning of September 11th. Her story records her struggles with the basic question of "why?" that had the power to shatter her faith. Her lessons are applicable for everyone who wants to find happiness in an uncertain world.
It's been a while since I read this, but iirc I really liked this book. It's more of a faith uplifting easy read. It was interesting to learn more details about what happened on that tragic flight September 11th, and the phone conversations Lisa had with him during the event. This woman has unshakable faith and gives some history of going through struggles in her earlier years with the sudden loss of her father after a medical error. She also shares the love story of meeting Todd and their marri...more
I wanted to read this book for this 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on 9/11. The value in this book really probably lies in the last 50 pages of this book, for me. The first part of the book is weak in that Lisa Beamer spends too much time giving her own personal history before she met Todd Beamer, one of the heroes from Flight 93 which crashed into the field in Shanksville, PA. on September 11, 2001. A great deal of detail of what happened during the hijacking is available in the book...more
Wasn't going to read this because I felt like I knew the story and just don't usually like these kinds of books, but I'm so glad I did. I appreciate the background Lisa Beamer gave about their lives and how God was preparing her all along the way without her knowing it. Her faith is remarkable and inspiring and I plan to memorize Romans 11:33-36. I hope she and her family are doing well.
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“Slowly I began to understand that the plans God has for us don’t just include “good” things, but the whole array of human events … I remember my mom saying that many people look for miracles — things that in their human minds “fix” a difficult situation. Many miracles, however, are not a change to the normal course of human events; they’re found in God’s ability and desire to sustain and nurture people through even the worst situations. Somewhere along the way, I stopped demanding that God fix the problems in my life and started to be thankful for his presence as I endured them.”
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