Men of Steel: The Story of the Family That Built the World Trade Center
Karl Koch III; Richard Firstman
ISBN 10: 1400046017 ISBN 13: 9781400046010
Verlag: Crown, 2002
Gebraucht
Hardcover
Verkäufer
ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 24. März 2009
Dieser Artikel ist nicht mehr verfügbar.
Beschreibung
Beschreibung:
May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G1400046017I4N00
Inhaltsangabe:
Blending elements of family reminiscences and engineering lore, the co-owner of the construction company that erected the steel of the World Trade Center offers a fascinating look at the company that his grandfather founded and the impact of the project on his family and presents insights into the possible design errors that caused the catastrophic collapse of the towers on September 11, 2001. 35,000 first printing.
Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:
Karl Koch III’s career spans more than forty-five years, including twenty years with the Karl Koch Erecting Company, where he became an owner and an officer. He is the author of a study on the state of bridges in America and works as a consultant on a wide variety of steel-erection projects. He is the father of five grown children and lives with his wife in Long Island, New York.
Richard Firstman is an award-winning journalist and author. He is the coauthor, with Jamie Talan, of The Death of Innocents, which won a 1998 Edgar Award and was a New York Times notable Book of the Year. A former reporter-at-large and editor at Newsday, his work as a producer has appeared on 60 Minutes. He lives in Northport, New York, with his wife and their three children.
„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
Bibliografische Details
Titel: Men of Steel: The Story of the Family That ...
Verlag: Crown
Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket