Our words won't do justice to this tragic event that we were all shaken by. We've chosen to list several books from authors who have captured those words and images for us all.

Any September 11th book purchased via our link to Amazon, will have 100% of our affiliate commissions donated to one or more of the donation organizations listed on our web page, Disaster Relief. May God Bless America.

Our efforts towards doing our part for the United States and in honor of those who lost their life on September 11th, 2001, there are many ways for us to show our "personal patriotism."

Here is a good place to start - click on these links to learn more about each of these wonderful organizations...

USA Freedom Corps, Citizens Corps, Senior Corps, and Volunteer Organizations

Charity and Disaster Relief Organizations

Links to help American fight terrorism

One Nation: America Remembers September 11, 2001

Amazon has included 25 sample pages to review...

The Chicago Tribune "...the Life book stands out as the best of the bunch--which is no surprise..."

A Nation Challenged: A Visual History of 9/11 and Its Aftermath

amazon.com has included a 12-page look-inside

From the WSJ 9/6/02 Books of Record, "...probably the single best reference book on the attach on the U.S. and the Afghan campaign."

The New York Times: A Nation Challenged, Young Reader's Edition

Here is New York: A Democracy of Photographs

From the WSJ 9/6/02 Photo Books, "No one who wishes to absorb the images of the day should be without 'Here Is New York: A Democracy of Photographs'..."

Visit amazon.com's book store:  September 11 and Beyond

Citizen Corps

(Volunteer Information form)

Faces of Ground Zero: Portraits of the Heroes of September 11, 2001

Women at Ground Zero: Stories of Courage and Compassion

Virtual Volunteer

VolunteerMatch offers Virtual Volunteering for Volunteers and Nonprofits

From Volunteermatch.org's web site, "With VirtualVolunteering you can volunteer from 'virtually' anywhere - just by using your computer..." For more details, click here.

From Booklist
"New York mayor Guiliani introduces the book the editors of Life magazine have assembled as a tribute to the fallen and the survivors. Their book offers an array of very moving photographs, particularly a sequence taken by an evacuee on his long way down and out of one of the towers."

USA FREEDOM CORPS
FOSTERING A CULTURE OF SERVICE, CITIZENSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY

Fact Sheet 3/12/02 Presidential Action

AmeriCorps

Read how AmeriCorps is helping at the Olympics!

 Senior Corps

Read about President Bush tapping Senior Corps & AmeriCorps to support Homeland Security efforts.

Other important volunteer resources!

Network For Good

From their web site:
"Network for Good, an independent, 501(c)(3) organization, was founded by the AOL Time Warner Foundation and AOL, Inc.; the Cisco Foundation and Cisco Systems, Inc.; and Yahoo! Inc., in partnership with over 20 nonprofit foundations and associations who share the desire to foster the informed use of the Internet for civic participation and philanthropy. The Website aggregates content and resources from these leaders, organizes them and makes them available in one comprehensive, easy-to-use destination, which also helps to expand the reach, effectiveness and pervasiveness of all of Network for Good's nonprofit partners."

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