self-preservation

Janice Dean shares the stories of others choosing to fight for what was right rather than take the easy path. In the book, she shares stories from ordinary people doing extraordinary things, such as a California chef who went up against the government to help restaurants and restaurant workers, an American college hockey team that beat Soviet champions, a mother taking on the opioid crisis after her daughter dies, a gymnast working to reform a broken and abusive system, and a courageous southern nurse who headed to NYC at the height of the pandemic.

Tells of the men and women who saved themselves and others in the final minutes before the World Trade Towers collapsed on September 11, 2001, and includes testimonies from workers in the buildings, police and fire personnel, a construction manager, and a window washer.

Tells of the men and women who saved themselves and others in the final minutes before the World Trade Towers collapsed on September 11, 2001, and includes testimonies from workers in the buildings, police and fire personnel, a construction manager, and a window washer.