DiMarco 's oral histories include '' Tower Stories : An Oral History of 9/11 '' , which chronicles the September 11 attacks in 2001 , from diversified perspectives on the destruction of the World Trade Center . When asked why he wrote the book , DiMarco told CNN news anchor Betty Nguyen that " as a writer , my specialty is words . And so I could n't go down to ground zero and dig , I could n't pull bodies out . My service was to compile the accounts of people who did extraordinary things . " The book features a foreword by former Governor of New Jersey and Chairman of the 9/11 Commission Thomas Kean , who praised the book for being as important as the Federal Writer 's Project under the Roosevelt Administration and the Works Progress Administration Slave Narrative . A starred '' Publishers Weekly '' review called Tower Stories a " monumental work " and says that " DiMarco 's contribution to the memory of that horrific day is enormous ; the testimonies collected here form an amazing , one-of-a-kind account . " '' MSNBC '' cited it as one of " five must-read books about 9/11 and its legacy " , and said it was " arguably the most successful attempt at capturing the enormity of the events of 9/11 . " DiMarco has appeared as a television and radio guest for 9/11-related events , notably on CNN , Premiere Radio Networks , and the National Geographic Channel
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