Post by HoneyLove on Sept 6, 2006 18:37:36 GMT -5
9/11 Survivor Authors New Book -
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (BlackNews.com) - As someone who was working in the World Trade Center's Tower One on the morning of September 11, 2001, Leslie Haskin will never forget the soul-searing images she witnessed or the horror she and so many others endured during her long, panic-driven odyssey toward escape on that black day. In Between Heaven and Ground Zero (Bethany House Publishers, August 2006), she shares what really happened to those who struggled to find their way out of the quickly closing doors of the tomb that was the doomed North Tower.
With courageous, laid-bare vulnerability and painfully honest openness, Leslie reveals the details of her meteoric rise up the corporate ladder from a small brokerage firm in New York to become one of only two African American operations directors for one of the largest insurance companies in the country. Her love of the corporate life, the jet set, the bright lights of New York and all the glamour of the Big Apple was bolstered by the perks, prestige and power that her titles and corner office in Tower One of the World Trade Center afforded. Everything was going her way-until it all came crashing down around her on 9/11.
Between Heaven and Ground Zero discloses the harrowing details of Leslie's long journey toward freedom after the plane hit her building. Down flight after flight of stairs in an almost mindless effort to reach some kind of safety, she struggled through the stench of pouring-down jet fuel and chemicals, rusted metal and raging fires, past a decapitated man and dozens of other dead and dying victims of the attack. In the midst of the bloody, horrible carnage, she found herself calling out to God, a childhood friend long ago forgotten amid the pride of her new life. He heard her and delivered her from the collapsing inferno.
Suffering from severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Leslie eventually lost her home, her career and her life savings. But with faith and medical help, she has emerged from the symptoms of her illness to shine as a remarkable testimony to the enduring legacy of hope. Between Heaven and Ground Zero is an unforgettable tale, steeped not in sorrow, but in the overwhelming power of the human spirit to emerge victorious from even the most devastating tragedy.
www.blacknews.com/pr/groundzero101.html
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (BlackNews.com) - As someone who was working in the World Trade Center's Tower One on the morning of September 11, 2001, Leslie Haskin will never forget the soul-searing images she witnessed or the horror she and so many others endured during her long, panic-driven odyssey toward escape on that black day. In Between Heaven and Ground Zero (Bethany House Publishers, August 2006), she shares what really happened to those who struggled to find their way out of the quickly closing doors of the tomb that was the doomed North Tower.
With courageous, laid-bare vulnerability and painfully honest openness, Leslie reveals the details of her meteoric rise up the corporate ladder from a small brokerage firm in New York to become one of only two African American operations directors for one of the largest insurance companies in the country. Her love of the corporate life, the jet set, the bright lights of New York and all the glamour of the Big Apple was bolstered by the perks, prestige and power that her titles and corner office in Tower One of the World Trade Center afforded. Everything was going her way-until it all came crashing down around her on 9/11.
Between Heaven and Ground Zero discloses the harrowing details of Leslie's long journey toward freedom after the plane hit her building. Down flight after flight of stairs in an almost mindless effort to reach some kind of safety, she struggled through the stench of pouring-down jet fuel and chemicals, rusted metal and raging fires, past a decapitated man and dozens of other dead and dying victims of the attack. In the midst of the bloody, horrible carnage, she found herself calling out to God, a childhood friend long ago forgotten amid the pride of her new life. He heard her and delivered her from the collapsing inferno.
Suffering from severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Leslie eventually lost her home, her career and her life savings. But with faith and medical help, she has emerged from the symptoms of her illness to shine as a remarkable testimony to the enduring legacy of hope. Between Heaven and Ground Zero is an unforgettable tale, steeped not in sorrow, but in the overwhelming power of the human spirit to emerge victorious from even the most devastating tragedy.
www.blacknews.com/pr/groundzero101.html
