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The 9/11 Commission Report

The inside cover of the book. The chapter numbers/title pages (such as the dark grey "9/11 Commission Report" page pictured above) were printed on semi-transparent vellum, while the corresponding photographs and descriptions were printed on a light grey paper. The resulting effect is that the image below can be seen through the numbers and text on the cover page above it.
The first page of the table of contents.
An example of one of the "chapter intro" pages. These differ a bit in layout from the standard body pages, as many chapters have a paragraph or two-long blurb that precedes the official "first section" of the chapter itself.
One of the first sets of infographics, depicting the information reporting structure of the Northeast Air Defense Sector, or NEADS.
An example body text spread. The body copy features several alternate paragraph styles and visual cues to help break up the text — for example, the medium grey horizontal lines signify list points, the bolded text in parentheses signifies an acronym's full name, in-text subheads are set in sans-serif small caps, dialogue is set in a light sans serif and inset slightly, and times are set in sans-serif to make them easier to pick out and follow.
An example of a chapter intro page without the paragraph of intro text. The page also shows one of the "notes" that occasionally pop up, and are signified at the bottom of their respecive page.
Another of the various infographics, this one depicting Afghanistan's complex political geography.
A spread example of the inside chapter title pages. In these ones, the image is on the left side and the first page of text is on the page after the chapter number, so the body text can be seen through the number before the reader opens it, and the image can be seen through the other side after.
An example of one of the excerpt documents that occasionally show up throughout the text.
A typical page of footnotes. The location of each note is signified by a small number located to the right of its corresponding word or sentence, and the numbers can then be tracked to their respective entry in the footnotes section at the end of each chapter.
Another example of a chapter intro page, but with a longer intro blurb.
An excerpt document with listed content included.
Another infographic explaining the order of the towers' radio repeater system.
Some body pages demonstrating how longer lists are handled, as well as the recommendations interspersed throughout much of chapters 12 and 13.
An infographic demonstrating the suggested structure for the re-organized counterterrorism intelligence organization.
One of the "Common Abbreviations" pages found at the back of the book, which list all the acronyms used throughout it.
The 9/11 Commission Report
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The 9/11 Commission Report

A redesign of the 9/11 Commission Report, originally released in 2004. The report was commissioned by the U.S. government in 2002 as a way of bet Read More

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