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Lets Roll is a book that reminds us of how just ordinary people can have extraordinary courage, with a true story about what happened on United Flight 93 that went down on Sept. 11^th 2001 in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania and the real-life struggle of the aftermath for a widow with children whose fathers last words on that plane were Let’s Role; this was the only plane that did not hit its target that day.

How did a team effort between ordinary people thwart the completion of a terrorist attack? With the extraordinary courage that comes from looking death in the face and the determination to act bravely.

Lisa Beamer and Ken Abraham are the authors of an autobiographical/biographical book published by Tyndale House Publishers in August of 2002 and it tells the story of what happened on that dreadful flight, as well as what the families of the victims went through.

Told from the point of view of one of the victims widows, Lisa Beamer, whose husband Tedds last recorded words were Lets Roll.

One short prayer with other passengers and the decision to rush the front cabin in an attempt to take back flight 93 is only part of the story, the heroic side, but this book tells the tales of the aftermath as well, and the personal experiences of the author Lisa Beamer to find a path to follow.

The 317-page hardcover is 9.4 x 6.3 and 1.2 shipping at 1.5 pounds while the softcover is 6 x 9, released in July of 2003 and a little smaller with 336 pages.

Lisa Beamer is a vision of poise and dignity, giving us a personal and sentimental glimpse into what happened to so many people and their families on that fateful day.

Let’s Roll is about having extraordinary courage while we still live, to face the future with our heads high, no matter how ordinary a people we may think we are, those people on United Flight 93 show us just how noble, even the ordinary can be, when confronted with death and questions of faith about life after death.

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