Why Wait?: Fulfilling a Dream from Tragedy, a 9/11 Story - Brossura

Quillen, Rob

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0938467239 ISBN 13: 9780938467236

Casa editrice: Headline Books, 2011

Riassunto

A chance meeting on September 10, 2001 started a quest to help others that would change Rob Quillen's life forever. On a flight from Denver to Newark, New Jersey, he made the acquaintance of Captain Jason Dahl, pilot for United Airlines. During the flight, without an inkling of the tragedy that was to come, the two men became close friends, talking about dreams and what the future might hold. The next day, Dahl was piloting United Airlines Flight 93 when it crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania during the infamous 9/11 terror attacks.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Rob Quillen started writing for an unofficial Jeff Gordon website and in 2009 wrote for RaceJournalOnline, a feeder website for Jayski.com and ESPN.com. His 9/11 story has appeared in Fields of Thunder: The Story of the Kansas Speedway and Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul. His chance encounter with pilot Jason Dahl, whose plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on 9/11, started the author on a journey of not only self-awareness but also a quest to fulfill one boy's dream. With the help of many friends including NASCAR and ESPN, he was able to bring Jason Dahl's son, Matt, to his first NASCAR race and meet one of his idols, Jeff Gordon. Quillen has been interviewed on The Today Show on NBC, The NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, ABC National Radio Interview, NBC's Pre-race interview before the 9/29/01 Kansas race as well as several dozen local media interviews on all major networks.In the months and years following 9/11, he's been on the lecture circuit giving inspirational speeches on various subjects surrounding 9/11 particularly the message of how you can help others fulfill their dreams. In addition to writing and speaking, he is a board member for The Jason Dahl Scholarship Foundation. This is a foundation created by Sandy Dahl, Jason's widow to raise money for high school seniors wanting to go to college to obtain their aviation degree. A percent of the proceeds from sales and speaking tour appearances go directly to the foundation. Rob lives with his family in Nebraska.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Headline Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0938467239
• ISBN 13: 9780938467236
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 80
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile