Endorsed by Former FDNY Commissioner Thomas Von Essen, Former Under Secretary of the U.S. Air Force and TSA Deputy Administrator Carol DiBattiste, and Retired Senior FBI Executive Phillip B J Reid.
On the morning of September 11, 2001, sixteen employees of Baseline Financial Services remained on the 77th and 78th floors of Two World Trade Center. They were unaware that a second plane targeting the Twin Towers was about to crash directly into their offices. By the time the towers fell, twelve had survived. Four had not. Undaunted is the story of what happened to the people who made it out, and what they and all of Baseline’s employees built from the wreckage of the worst morning in American memory.
A Real World TOP GUN – Leading us Through Turbulent Times
Have you seen “Top Gun: Maverick”? It stars Tom Cruise in the sequel to the original motion picture. Cruise’s character is chosen to lead a team through a rigorous training exercise because he’s “been there, done that.” His character’s credibility is solidified...
THIRTY YEARS AGO – AN OMINOUS FOREWARNING
Thirty years ago today, we Americans were introduced to large-scale, foreign acts of terrorism here on our shores. On February 26, 1993, an ominous forewarning occurred in lower Manhattan as the World Trade Center (WTC) was targeted for the first time....
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A 9/11 PHOTOGRAPHER
Brigitte Stelzer is an accomplished photojournalist. On September 11, 2001, she applied not only her photography skills to a difficult task, but also a backbone of steel to confront death and destruction while doing her job.
Meet the Author
Ed Zier was the chief operating officer of Baseline Financial Services on September 11, 2001. He recognizes how fortunate he is to be alive, although does not like the term "lucky" as it suggests that those lost were unlucky. "It seems disrespectful to the families to call myself lucky." In 2005, Ed outlined what would become Undaunted, but he would not have the time nor the courage to write about the collective experiences of his colleagues until 2017. It then took him four years to write, perfect, and publish the book. "It was much harder than I ever expected," Ed said of his journey. "Nearly every interview begot another interview as I learned more and more about that day and how my associates faced disaster. And, given that it was a work of non-fiction there were tons of facts that had to be triple checked."
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