Heroes: 50 Stories Of The American Spirit

by Lenore Skomal

Inspirational stories celebrate the courage, compassion, and heroism of Americans on and after September 11. 2001.

160 pages, Hardcover

First published March 5, 2002

About the author

Lenore Skomal wants you to eat her books. She wants you to chew them in your teeth, savor them on your tongue, breathe them in, and feel her words in your skin. Her passionate desire is to touch your heart, inspire you, and luxuriate in the world of the written word. She finds ecstasy in constructing a perfect sentence and responds willingly to the nagging ache in her heart to create an authentic experience for the reader. Lenore is an award-winning author with the single goal of being heard.

Winner of multiple awards for blogging, literature, biography and humor, Lenore Skomal's catalogue spans many genres. With 30 years of writing experience, over 17 books published and a daily blog, the consistent themes in her work are the big issues the human experience and adding depth and voice to the intricacies involved in living a multi-dimensional existence. BLUFF was a Finalist in the International Book Awards Literary Fiction category 2013. Skomal has also won several Society of Professional Journalist Awards, Whidbey Island Writer's Conference honorable mention for best fiction, Writer's Digest 73rd Annual Fiction Contest, New York Public Library's Best Books for Teens 2003, and the Next Generation Indie Book Award for humor. From journalism, to literary fiction, to humor and biography, Skomal's writing is consistent, if not in genre, then in message.

As a member of the world community, Skomal is excited by the opportunities presented in today's publishing climate. Now, not only can she spend her time traveling internationally and experiencing cultural events like a Lakota Sweat Lodge, she shares these experiences directly with her readers in hopes of resonating with them and underscoring that no one is alone.

In addition to writing, Lenore is an engaging public speaker with over 1000 public engagements, book tours and writing seminars. She has taught college journalism, has one son, and when not off gallivanting from Egypt to Mongolia she resides with her husband in Erie, Pa.

To contact Lenore check out her Website at http://lenoreskomal.com/ or Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.net/pages/Lenore-...

Reviews

[Jennifer Wardrip · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wonderful book! I actually finished this in one sitting, because I didn't want to stop reading once I had started.

What's great about HEROES is that it profiles all sorts of people who were impacted by 9/11, not just those who were at the World Trade Center. There are also interviews with those who were at the Pentagon, and with the surviving family members of those who perished on United Flight 93.

Overall, the tone of the book is hopeful and uplifting, and proves that anyone can be a hero, anytime.

Definitely recommended for those who are interested in the subject of 9/11.

[John D'Andre · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was riveted by the accounts of that fateful day, September 11, 2001. On 9/11 I take this book off the shelf and read at least one of the wonderfully written essays. Some make me sad. Some make me laugh. The human spirit comes through, the American spirit comes through in this wonderfully--sensitively written book.

[Lauri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book. I think I cried during each chapter. It's incredible what sacrifice people made on 9/11. Also, it brings home how decimated the FDNY was after the attack. However, this book makes it clear that many people were heros that day.

[Kim Bennett · Rating 5 out of 5]

good book. lots of heroes that day, people that knew they could die by helping choosing to help anyway.