{"product_id":"the-great-miscalculation-the-race-to-save-new-york-citys-citicorp-tower-hardcover","title":"The Great Miscalculation: The Race to Save New York City's Citicorp Tower - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael M. Greenburg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow an engineering crisis threatened a career, a building, and the lives of countless New Yorkers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Citicorp Center, a fifty-nine-story skyscraper built in 1977, immediately became one of the most recognizable features on the New York City skyline with its distinctive inclined roof and oddly placed support columns. Designed by one of the top structural engineers in the field, William LeMessurier, the tower would become the crown jewel of his professional career; In essence, he created a skyscraper on stilts. The building was a modern marvel - until it was revealed that it had a 1 in 16 chance of collapse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Miscalculation\u003c\/i\u003e tells the riveting story of LeMessurier's discovery of a fatal flaw in his building's design and his decision to blow the whistle on himself, putting his reputation on the line in a race to save this iconic skyscraper. With hurricane season rapidly approaching, the structural design flaws of the Citicorp Tower posed a menacing danger. Meanwhile, the economic hardships and political turmoil of 1970s New York only compounded the obstacles to a massively expensive, never-before-seen structural redesign in the heart of downtown Manhattan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA fascinating piece of overlooked New York City history, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Miscalculation\u003c\/i\u003e tells the gripping narrative of a catastrophe averted in the nick of time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael M. Greenburg\u003c\/b\u003e is a practicing attorney and former member and editor of the \u003ci\u003ePepperdine Law Review.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThis Noble Woman, Myrtilla Miner and her Fight to Establish a School for African American Girls in the Slaveholding South\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Court-Martial of Paul Revere: A Son of Liberty \u0026amp; America's Forgotten Military Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mad Bomber of New York: The Extraordinary True Story of the Manhunt that Paralyzed a \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCity\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePeaches and Daddy: A Story of the Roaring 20's, the Birth of Tabloid Media, and the Courtship that Captured the Heart and Imagination of the American Public\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978285875501,"sku":"9781479829972","price":27.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/CJgUd54UiQ9781479829972.webp?v=1775801457","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-great-miscalculation-the-race-to-save-new-york-citys-citicorp-tower-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}