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Summary: painful topic but wirth reading
Review: This book made me do even more thinking about fate, whether I wanted to or not. it was hard to put down even though I didnt want to read it.its compelling. I wanted to read someone elses story since my own is too familiar. I, like Lutnick, waited for word from a loved one(my husband) on that awful day, to say that he was alive and safe..my husband came home, Lutnicks brother and most of his entire company didnt. this book is worth reading even considering the fact that so many have been written in the past year and a half. its worth reading about that day and him and the impact of the aftermath of Sept 11 on Cantor Fitzgerald.This was difficult to read(topic speaking) but worth reading, however painful......
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Summary: Heartwrenching, thought provoking and insightful
Review: This book tells the story of the destruction and subsequent revival of the Wall Street trading firm Cantor Fitzgerald. It is simply astounding to read the tragedy that the people associated with this firm had to bear following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Even 18 months later, it is still difficult to imagine the destruction and criminality that occurred on that day. The book gracefully explains how the surviving members of Cantor made it their mission to provide for and support the families of those lost that day. It is an incredibly moving story, and is difficult to put down once begun. Sometimes it seems like a mea culpa for the once-embattled chairmen of Cantor, Howard Lutnick, but in the end he comes across as someone who is doing his best to cope with a tragedy of monumental proportions. Highly recommended reading.
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Summary: A moving story...
Review: This book tells the story of the destruction and subsequent revival of the Wall Street trading firm Cantor Fitzgerald. It is simply astounding to read the tragedy that the people associated with this firm had to bear following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Even 18 months later, it is still difficult to imagine the destruction and criminality that occurred on that day. The book gracefully explains how the surviving members of Cantor made it their mission to provide for and support the families of those lost that day. It is an incredibly moving story, and is difficult to put down once begun. Sometimes it seems like a mea culpa for the once-embattled chairmen of Cantor, Howard Lutnick, but in the end he comes across as someone who is doing his best to cope with a tragedy of monumental proportions. Highly recommended reading.
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Summary: Unforgettable Reality
Review: This is a truly moving documentary of events which affected all of us but especially Cantor Fitzgerald. This truly puts a human touch to the CEO and the rest of the survivors. This story is a lesson for all of us. It is a lesson of life and survival, through pain and triumph. A beautiful monument for all the victims of that horrifying day...
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Summary: Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund...
Review: This is an excellent book -- I feel it's worth reading on so many levels ...1) Enlightening and moving historical record of such a horrific event in our country's history.
2) Eye-opening view into the damage than can be caused by irresponsible media.
3) Inspiring story of how this company was saved by so few people under the most extraordinarily difficult circumstances.
4) Loving tribute to so many innocent victims who, sadly, now serve as a motivation and inspiration for those left behind. As a volunteer for Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund, I'd just like to mention that there are still many ways to help these families. All information is available at our website....... Thank you for your support! :)
Mary Beth McDonough
Volunteer
Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund...
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Summary: Great insight into a great loss
Review: This well-written, easy-to-read book follows the ordeal of Cantor Fitzgerald, which lost more than 600 people in the World Trade Center attacks. The company was at the top of the first tower, right under Windows on the World and no one who was in the office at that time escaped. Fortunately, Howard Lutnick, who ran the company, went in late that day because it was his son's first day of kindergarten. He lost his only brother, his best friend and obviously a huge percentage of his employees in the attack. Lutnick, who before Sept. 11, had a barracuda-like reputation, was first exalted then vilified by the press (and the survivors of his murdered employees) after the attacks. (Largely because he stopped the employees' paychecks while families were still in denial.) The book follows him as he struggles to do the right thing -- which ultimately is keeping the company alive so that 25% of its profits can go to the survivors. A lot of people get fixated on the paycheck issue but it's obvious that if Lutnick had also died in this attack, the company would have gone under and there would have been no money at all. The book also describes many of the personalities at Cantor and the ways they interacted in a much more real way than the NYT Portraits of Grief. The full list of the dead is at the front of the book -- the fact that there are pages and pages of names from just this one company is horrifying. It's really a fine tribute to the strength of a bunch of spirited people, both living and deceased.
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Summary: A moving tale about courage and hope
Review: When September 11, 2001 began No one would know the evil that they were going to witness that day. By the end of that day company Cantor Fitzgeral would face the heavyest losses with nearly 700 employees gone. "On top of the world" by Tom Barbash, takes a inside look at the days,weeks,and months as CEO Howard Lutnick and remaining staff trys to move foward for the families of lost employees.
This is really good book that show each of us as human and our quest to help others.
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