Triumph Over Tragedy: September 11 and the Rebirth of a Business

by John Duffy, Mary S. Schaeffer, Mary S. Ludwig Schaeffer

Book Overview

A true story of rebuilding and remembrance in the wake of tragedy The September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center devastated investment banking and brokerage firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW) in every way possible. KBW's headquarters were located on the eighty-eighth and eighty-ninth floors of 2 World Trade Center and as a result of the attacks, the company lost one-third of its staff. The enormity of KBW's plight raises the question about...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471244384
• ISBN13: 9780471244387
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

An Inspiration for All

John Duffy's Triumph Over Tragedy documents the most painful day in American history. He shares his suffering from not only the loss of his Wall Street firm, but the loss of his son on 911. John is a natural born leader and an inspiration for all. Since the tragedy his firm, KBW, has once again become a powerhouse focusing on Wall Street's Financial Services Industry. Readers will walk away thanking John for sharing such an incredible and uplifting story.

Triumph Over Tragedy

The book not only documents the terrible events of that tragic day but provides a balanced historical prospective of the firm's philosophy and a description of the business itself that helps to understand how the firm has been able to triumpth over the tragedy. It is a particularly timely book in these times of great public mistrust of corporate culture.

A Must Read, On or Off Wall Street

The title explains it best. Reading this book will give anyone the drive and inspiration to move forward through even the worst of circumstances. Although the loss of nearly 70 employees and the death of fathers and sons may have brought this boutique firm to its knees, the entire office fought back to secure even a stronger position in the investment banking world. There have been thousands of stories that have come from the disaster of September 11, none have been told as well as this one.