This companion guide to a visit to the National September 11 Memorial Museum uses exhibits to share the events of that day and includes behind-the-scenes information on how the museum went from an idea to a reality.

Randolph's account of Bloomberg's life and time reads almost like a novel, a quintessentially American story. She explains the "machine" he invented that gave and continues to give instant access to an infinite amount of information to bankers and investors on how, what, and where to invest, and how it changed the financial universe. Randolph recounts one day not long ago when the Bloomberg machine briefly blipped and the whole world's financial marketplace...