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The Only Plane in the Sky

An Oral History of September 11, 2001

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The Only Plane in the Sky

Auteur(s): Garrett M. Graff, Holter Graham
Narrateur(s): A Full 45-Person Cast
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 2020 AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR AUDIE AWARD WINNER!

2020 MULTI-VOICED PERFORMANCE AUDIE AWARD WINNER!

Audio bonus! The audio edition includes an exclusive interview with Garrett Graff and Holter Graham as well as archival audio from United States Presidential addresses, In-Flight Communications, and Air Traffic Control.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“This is history at its most immediate and moving…A marvelous and memorable book.” —Jon Meacham

​“Remarkable…A priceless civic gift…On page after page, a reader will encounter words that startle, or make him angry, or heartbroken.” —The Wall Street Journal

“Had me turning each page with my heart in my throat…There’s been a lot written about 9/11, but nothing like this. I urge you to read it.” —Katie Couric

The first comprehensive oral history of September 11, 2001—a panoramic narrative woven from voices on the front lines of an unprecedented national trauma.

Over the past eighteen years, monumental literature has been published about 9/11, from Lawrence Wright’s The Looming Tower to The 9/11 Commission Report. But one perspective has been missing up to this point—a 360-degree account of the day told through firsthand.

Now, in The Only Plane in the Sky, Garrett Graff tells the story of the day as it was lived—in the words of those who lived it. Drawing on never-before-published transcripts, declassified documents, original interviews, and oral histories from nearly five hundred government officials, first responders, witnesses, survivors, friends, and family members, he paints the most vivid and human portrait of the September 11 attacks yet.

Beginning in the predawn hours of airports in the Northeast, we meet the ticket agents who unknowingly usher terrorists onto their flights, and the flight attendants inside the hijacked planes. In New York, first responders confront a scene of unimaginable horror at the Twin Towers. From a secret bunker under the White House, officials watch for incoming planes on radar. Aboard unarmed fighter jets in the air, pilots make a pact to fly into a hijacked airliner if necessary to bring it down. In the skies above Pennsylvania, civilians aboard United 93 make the ultimate sacrifice in their place. Then, as the day moves forward and flights are grounded nationwide, Air Force One circles the country alone, its passengers isolated and afraid.

More than simply a collection of eyewitness testimonies, The Only Plane in the Sky is the historic narrative of how ordinary people grappled with extraordinary events in real time: the father and son caught on different ends of the impact zone; the firefighter searching for his wife who works at the World Trade Center; the operator of in-flight telephone calls who promises to share a passenger’s last words with his family; the beloved FDNY chaplain who bravely performs last rites for the dying, losing his own life when the Towers collapse; and the generals at the Pentagon who break down and weep when they are barred from trying to rescue their colleagues.

At once a powerful tribute to the courage of everyday Americans and an essential addition to the literature of 9/11, The Only Plane in the Sky weaves together the unforgettable personal experiences of the men and women who found themselves caught at the center of an unprecedented human drama. The result is a unique, profound, and searing exploration of humanity on a day that changed the course of history, and all of our lives. Amériques Guerre et crise Liberté et sécurité Militaire Politique États-Unis Aviation Force aérienne des États-Unis Force aérienne

Ce que les critiques en disent

"'The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11' is a book exquisitely suited to audio format, a detailed cataloging of hundreds of personal stories, read by actors and culled from 5,000 oral histories conducted and archived around the country. . . . We hear from first responders, office workers in the twin towers, people traumatized by witnessing falling bodies (among those people: Rudy Giuliani). . . . Graff’s project beautifully achieves its chief goal—educating people too young or born too late to remember what the day of Sept. 11, 2001, felt like."

(Ginia Bellafante)
"This powerful audiobook is narrated by an appropriately understated but very talented cast. The author and narrators take us back to one of the most consequential days in recent history—September 11, 2001. The cast chosen for this oral history, led by Holter Graham, is exceptional. They set the right tone of reverence, respect, and awe. No voice is overstated, no emotion too raw. The stories tell themselves, and their power needs no embellishment. Voices, including one from the International Space Station, are familiar and unfamiliar, as are the views they express. The production will either remind listeners of that tragic day or make clear to those too young to recall it the reasons that 9/11 left such an imprint on the memories of those who lived through it."
"The Only Plane in the Sky is an audio and historical masterpiece. Journalist Garrett Graff draws on never-before-published transcripts, recently declassified documents, interviews and oral histories from nearly 500 people. The audio edition includes chilling archival audio from in-flight communications and air traffic control during the attack. If you remember exactly where you were on 9/11, listen to this book. If you’re too young to recall 9/11, listen to this book. . . . Its message is a timely reminder of how ordinary people, working together, can weather any crisis." (Suzanne Perez Tobias)
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This book really painted a picture of not just what was happening inside the towers, but the greater impact across the city, and the US. Amazing, amazing book. My only problem is that some of the voice actors really phoned it in. There are a couple times where the quotes were hard to listen to, due to the narrator having a monotone or something like that.

but, overall, very much worth listening to

Amazing portrait of a terrible day

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I deeply enjoyed reading this book in print, formidable historical testament to a turning point that it is, and I was really curious to see how it was rendered into audiobook form given its nature as an oral history. It did not disappoint. While anyone who has listened to real survivor accounts from 9/11 (such as in the 2021 Netflix documentary which Mr. Graff participated in the making of) will be able to tell that these are actor-read (save for Andy Card, Mark Tillman and a couple select well-known voices as themselves), they are still well-done by the large cast with respect and poignancy, only one or two readings here and there coming off slightly flat. There are some interesting choices made around certain items such as recordings of phone calls made from the planes - some which are transcribed word-for-word in the book and are quite arresting that way, fall flatter when the audiobook chooses to have the narrator summarize the content of the message instead, rather than read it exactly. I assume this was a choice made out of respect for the families, rather than having their lost loved ones' voices and last moments playacted by somebody. But since those last calls, last words, are some of the most striking material in the original text, something is a little lost in the impact of those passages with the way they are handled in the audiobook. But that is truly the only thing even remotely close to a complaint I could possibly summon. It's fully worth the listen anyway.

One of a Kind

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Best of all the 9-11 accounts I have listened to. I appreciated the way the book was sequenced chronologically, including perspectives from across spectrums of survivors, family members, official government activities, journalists and so on. The pace was thankfully no breathless, just steady. Keep listening after the Epilogue for an insightful interview with the author.

Very good

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This was a very detailed narrative told from the point of view of many people, each one played by a voice actor. generation, the performance, everything was absolutely 5 out of five. I highly recommend this if you are interested in the human side of 9/11.

Incredible!

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This was the best audiobook I’ve listened to in years. The use of multiple voice actors to read the personal accounts was very effective.

Moving

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This book was absolutely amazing to listen to. The chronological order of the events and the organization of the storyline is perfect to learn from. Should be mandatory listening for anyone who wants to hear the impact that these actions had on others.

Excellent

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so vivid and raw, this is history really captures many different viewpoints of that fateful day. so heartbreaking

amazing, touching, heartbreaking, and all too real

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This is singularly one of the most incredible, compelling and heartbreaking books I have every encountered. The audio is PHENOMENALLY done with a huge cast that make you feel all the closer to the story and the people who lived so close to this tragedy.

Every Person Should Read This

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As with many others, I remember this day and recall the horror, disbelief and fear. This book filled in so many gaps and also allowed me to learn about so many others through their experiences.
I highly recommend this book, your life will be changed.

Powerful… I couldn’t stop listening

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