Dead Center covers a lot of ground - it's a compelling first-person account of the aftermath of the World Trade Center disaster, from scientific, professional, and personal levels, but also illuminating in its description of the Medical Examiners Office, forensic methodology, and relations between that department and the police. It does have a lot of material included for shock value, but it's not as much gruesome as breaking...
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I was captivated by this book from the moment I turned the first page. Mr. Ribowsky's experiences at the New York Medical Examiner's Office were gripping and most fascinating. The author shared an insider's view of a place most of us know very little about. Though sometimes graphic, the details were nevertheless riviting. From the harrowing descriptions of real life crime scenes, to the compassion Mr. Ribowsky showed the families...
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Incredible insight into the untapped world of a medical examiner's work! I loved this book because although the subject can sometimes be morose, it was still written in a lighthearted manner with dashes of humor and intense detail. Shiya Ribowsky unveils the mysteries of how so many people who've lost their loved ones to tradgedies, can once again be at peace after determining who these unknowns are and where they came from...
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Dead Center is a very, very honest book on 9/11. I enjoyed it start to finish. The author took you with him, step by step, on that fateful day. His honest rendition of what he and everyone around him had to go through is just unbelievable. To function on a day, when kaos is all around you, tell's us what these heros actually went through. I especially enjoyed his telling of his schooling and how he became a medical examiner...
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The only thing keeping this from 5 stars is the writing style. I'm a big Stephen King fan, so this poor guy is being judged against a master teller! There were parts that dragged a little, but by the middle of the book, I had a hard time stopping. I read "Coroners Journal" after it, well that book just pales against this one, style and content. If you are interested in forensics, the WTC, this will not disappoint.
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