{"product_id":"last-man-down-richard-picciotto-9780425189887","title":"Last Man Down: A Firefighter's Story of Survival and Escape from the World Trade Center","description":"\u003cb\u003eA first responder's harrowing account of 9\/11--the inspirational true story of an American hero who gave nearly everything for others during one of New York City's darkest hours.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn September 11, 2001, FDNY Battalion Chief Richard \"Pitch\" Picciotto answered the call heard around the world. In minutes, he was at Ground Zero of the worst terrorist attack on American soil, as the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center began to burn\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eand then to buckle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA veteran of the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, Picciotto was eerily familiar with the inside of the North Tower. And it was there that he concentrated his rescue efforts. It was in its smoky stairwells where he heard and felt the South Tower collapse. He made the call for firemen and rescue workers to evacuate, while he stayed behind with a skeleton team of men to help evacuate a group of disabled and infirm civilians. And it was in the rubble of the North Tower where Picciotto found himself buried\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003efor more than four hours after the building's collapse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Picciotto, Daniel Paisner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0425189880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425189887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.82h x 4.24w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2003 pg. 46","brand":"Richard Picciotto","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049200349439,"sku":"9780425189887","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7850313f-9964-49b4-947c-79d225dacd32.jpg?v=1685000220","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/last-man-down-richard-picciotto-9780425189887","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}