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by Brian W. Vaszily

ISBN: 0759905126
ISBN13: 978-0759905122
Language: English
Publisher: Hard Shell Word Factory (December 1, 2001)
Pages: 108
Category: Contemporary
Subategory: Literature

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The tragedy of September 11, 2001 left us each trying to fill a uniquely unfamiliar void in our spirit with something that will make us whole again has been added to your Cart.

Of the many, many books published since September 11, 2001, by experts and analysts as well as established and first-time authors, Beyond Stone and Steel represents a few of the most moving, thought-provoking and inspiring titles. As the sharp pain of September 11th’s needless attack on our country settles into a dull ache, most of us are left shaking our heads and wondering whether the renewed "spirit of America" we experienced directly after the tragedy will last much longer. This book recreates that spirit and brings it into poignant focus.

Beyond Stone and Steel book. The tragedy of September 11, 2001 left us each trying to fill a uniquely unfamiliar void in our spirit with something that will make us whole again

Beyond Stone and Steel book. The tragedy of September 11, 2001 left us each trying to fill a uniquely unfamiliar void in our spirit with something that will make us whole again. Somehow we need to feel the experience in a way that following the news coverage just doesn?t accomplish. Somehow we need to feel the experience in a way that following the news coverage just doesn't accomplish.

The tragedy of September 11, 2001 left us each trying to fill a uniquely unfamiliar void in our spirit with . Mr. Vaszily has rendered a poignant homage to the victimsand heroes of the Tragedy of September 11, 2001. In histouching, thoughtful, and sometimes humourous prose, hereminds us all that behind the horrific images and soundsthat the world witnessed were people like you or me - peoplewith families, loves, fears, and dreams - people whoselives and dreams were cut incomprehensibly short.

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Numerous online September 11 memorials began appearing a few hours after the attacks, although many of these memorials were only temporary. Around the world, . embassies and consulates became makeshift memorials as people came out to pay their respects.

The tragedy of September 11, 2001 left us each trying to. .

Brian W. Vaszily (born January 30, 1970) is an author, public speaker, and columnist. His books include The 9 Intense Experiences (Wiley, 2011), a non-fiction guide to positively transformative life experiences people can easily engage in, and Beyond. His books include The 9 Intense Experiences (Wiley, 2011), a non-fiction guide to positively transformative life experiences people can easily engage in, and Beyond Stone and Steel (Mundania, 2002), a short novel memorializing the spirit of the 9/11 victims and prompting Americans to reflect on what is "most important" in their own lives.

The tragedy of September 11, 2001 left us each trying to fill a uniquely unfamiliar void in our spirit with something that will make us whole again. Somehow we need to feel the experience in a way that following the news coverage just doesn?t accomplish. Brian W. Vaszily found a way, and shares it with us in this brilliant anthology of thoughts, feelings, desires and dreams that were cut short on that terrible Tuesday. Through imagined characters he does what no news story or survivor?s account can?he brings us into the lives of the departed?people so much like our friends, our families, and ourselves?as their final minutes play out. This uplifting work gently guides the reader beyond the tragedy of stone and steel to reaffirm what is truly important about being alive.

Comments:

Dianantrius

I was intrigued by this book, when I read the description. After I got it, I realized that it was a read once book for me. I read it in one sitting. I am not saying that this was a really bad book. It was just not what I expected. For me, it was not as compelling as the description made it sound. I found it choppy at times and the chapters didn't flow together for me. It felt more like a series of essays or "thoughts" to me than a complete book. If the author was trying to write separate pieces like you would find in a poetry book, than I apologize for not understanding this. I am not one to sit and just read a poetry book, so it may be the style rather than the content that I didn't care for. I think that the idea and the thought behind it is very noble. The author is sincere and I really believe that he meant it to be a memorial.

Kajishakar

this book is a collage of the last thoughts and wishes of the victims of September 2001. It's woven through by the timelines of the participants, and is based on research done about the people. You won't find Todd Beamer or Jeremy Glick, these are unfamiliar people. Not only does this book strike home on what the victims may have been feeling/thinking, it's an excellent reminder of the important things of life, of family, friends, things you could have done for others, etc. It's a real gem and a good book to come back to when you need grounding.

Leyl

This book will have everyone put their life in perspective as yo what matters sync Jim it can all be list in the blink of an eye?m

Otrytrerl

Where were you when the World Trade Center collapsed? We as a nation are deeply scarred by the events of that day. Yet in the hands of author Brian Vaszily, we also have the opportunity to revaluate those lost lives as a gift of life affirmations. Indeed, Vaszily creates an intensely personal work that will touch all American hearts in BEYOND STONE AND STEEL.
Vignettes capture the intensity of the moments before death. A man on the stairs in the World Trade Center turns back to help a fallen woman, only to realize the tower is about to collapse. We've heard the stories of the heroes who brought down Flight 93, but there were others on that flight and others paralyzed by fear, by the realization of impending death who are equally missed. Each voice combines with the rising chorus of loss, reminding those of us left behind of the beauty in living.
I felt myself identifying with Vaszily's personal narrative as he describes how his horror and shock over such a monumental event as September 11th displaced the personal crises he faced in his life. Suddenly unemployment, bankruptcy and other mundane matters took a backseat to the appreciation of life, love and family. The voices of these fictional victims bring about the profound realization of the beauty in living, and the goodness and tremendous potential in the people around us.

Steelrunner

I've had this book a long time. I've read it many times. Each time I experience an expanded and enhanced spiritual and psychic understanding of an event I thought I'd come to terms with long ago. Probably because he doesn't journalistically report exactly what happened; probably because he presents the psychic reality of his personal experience: that experience enlarges our own. I was watching a local Spanish station at the time because, of course, the antenna for regular major news media broadcasting was destroyed. At the time I worked in an international on-line network. I remember being physically discomfited by others, elsewhere in the country/world, speaking as though they had some inherent legitimate authority to tell me what was happening less than 3 miles away (by flying crow). But that fortuitous allegation reminded me that the unthinkable event had happened to the "World" Trade Center - not the "New York" Trade Center. I remembered that New York Harbor was a major trading center, a stock exchange in physical goods dating back to the 1600s and housed in the Custom House which is still there. The traders were Dutchmen. I, too, have a semi-tangible psychic reality about the entire 400-year time line. We live in a spiritual world and there is still much that we really don't understand but we do get glimpses of it along the way.

Gholbirdred

"Beyond Stone and Steel" by Brian W. Vaszily recounts a personal passage from one mental state to another far better one, describes the slow, step-by-step trudge often required by events much larger than ourselves.

That event might be death.
That event might be the loss of a job.
That event might be rejection.
That event might be bankruptcy.
Or the event might be national loss.
For this author, all of these experiences played a part in his transformation. Right from the first chapter, Vaszily makes no secret of the result; what he discovered on his path down misfortune's lane is that he is "a lucky man" in spite of the hardships he has suffered.

This slim volume may be difficult to take, depending on the reader's status with recovery from the events of 9/11. Regardless of one's recovery status, though, it may be just what the doctor ordered.
Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of "This is the Place"

Nirad

In this book, the author examines the possible last thoughts of the victims of the Sept. 11th tragedy. In doing so, he helps those who were left to mourn the victims with a ray of hope. Many last thoughts could have been our own, were we faced with the reality of death. His book puts into perspective the things in life that are really important. I was reading this book and I was there, in New York, and it hit me really hard. It explained fear I've never known. But it also reminded me of what is really important in life. I hope like so many other things in the lives of Americans that Sept. 11th doesnt simply "blow over" That the people who were killed and the people still grieving and those of us left in the aftermath, will learn from our mistakes. Not mistakes about protecting our freedoms and airports from terrorism, but the mistakes of not living life and placing inferior priorities above love and time spent with family and experiencing life for all of the wonderful things it holds. Thank you Brian, Mr. Vaszily, for your healing words.