9. I Lost My Benchmark

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. I. Behind the Green Door
4. 1. What’s Burnin Now 1
5. 2. Worse for Them 27
6. 3. I Have to Work with This 42
7. 4. Just Don’t Let a Cop See You 57
8. 5. Cats’ Claws, Twisted Beams, Big Red Crane 70
9. 6. Minuteman 80
10. 7. The Nausea 113
11. II. Touching People
12. 8. The Mud People 121
13. 9. I Lost My Benchmark 144
14. 10. Mister Mark Stays for Breakfast 148
15. 11. Dark Science 162
16. 12. Notes on Dust 190 190
17. III. Asking Questions
18. 13. David Frank: At Work in the North Tower 211
19. 14. William Langewiesche: Artist of the Vanishing World 228
20. 15. Tex McCrary: First Resident of Battery Park City 249
21. 16. James Creedon: New York City Paramedic 260
22. 17. Jason Mazzone: Gerald Baylin Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School 279
23. Acknowledgments 309
24. Notes 311
25. Index 319