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Damon DiMarco (born October 16, 1971), is a New York City author, actor, playwright, and historian. His oral history work has been compared to that of Studs Terkel. He was born in Princeton, New Jersey. ==Oral histories== DiMarco's oral histories include ''Tower Stories: An Oral History of 9/11'', which chronicles the September 11 attacks in 2001, from diversified perspectives on the destruction of the World Trade Center. When asked why he wrote the book, DiMarco told CNN news anchor Betty Nguyen that "as a writer, my specialty is words. And so I couldn't go down to ground zero and dig, I couldn't pull bodies out. My service was to compile the accounts of people who did extraordinary things."〔(CNN transcript September 11, 2004 )〕 The book features a foreword from former Governor of New Jersey and Chairman of the 9/11 Commission Thomas Kean, who praised the book for being as important as the Federal Writer's Project under the Roosevelt Administration and the Works Progress Administration Slave Narrative.〔''Tower Stories: An Oral History of 9/11'' by Damon DiMarco (2007) ISBN 978-1-59580-021-3〕 ''Tower Stories'' was also praised by William F. Buckley. Senator Bill Baroni of the New Jersey Senate called ''Tower Stories'' the "perfect supplement to the 9/11 Commission Report", noting that DiMarco's oral history provides human and emotional context to the Commission Report's stark factualization.〔(Amazon Book Review )〕 A starred ''Publishers Weekly'' review called Tower Stories a "monumental work" and says that "DiMarco's contribution to the memory of that horrific day is enormous; the testimonies collected here form an amazing, one-of-a-kind account."〔(Publishers Weekly )〕 ''MSNBC'' cited it as one of "five must-read books about 9/11 and its legacy",〔(MSNBC Today )〕 and said it was "arguably the most successful attempt at capturing the enormity of the events of 9/11." DiMarco has appeared as a television and radio guest for 9/11-related events, notably on CNN, Premiere Radio Networks, and the National Geographic Channel.〔( CNN Interview )〕〔( National Geographic Channel Fall 07 Schedule )〕 Other oral histories include ''Heart of War: Soldiers' Voices from the Front Lines of Iraq'', a collection of first-person narratives from U.S. veterans of the War in Iraq. Critics of DiMarco's oral history work praise the respect he pays to his interviewees. They note the diversity of perspectives he brings to bear on a single issue, as well as the fact that his interview subjects are often highly intelligent people whom mainstream media have failed to notice.〔( American Library Association Review )〕 DiMarco himself has voiced dissatisfaction with mainstream media.〔( Hamilton Post article )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Damon DiMarco」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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