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The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11

The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 - Paperback

by Lawrence Wright
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Availability:In StockContributor:Lawrence WrightPublish date:2007-09-01Pages:592
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9781400030842ISBN-10:1400030846UPC:9781400030842Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Terrorism, Intelligence & EspionageBook Topic:21st CenturySize:8.05 x 5.31 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SCMY02PB63
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - A "heart-stopping account of the events leading up to 9/11" (The New York Times Book Review), this definitive history explains in gripping detail the growth of Islamic fundamentalism, the rise of al-Qaeda, and the intelligence failures that culminated in the attacks on the World Trade Center.

One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

In gripping narrative that spans five decades, Lawrence Wright re-creates firsthand the transformation of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri from incompetent and idealistic soldiers in Afghanistan to leaders of the most successful terrorist group in history. He follows FBI counterterrorism chief John O'Neill as he uncovers the emerging danger from al-Qaeda in the 1990s and struggles to track this new threat.

Packed with new information and a deep historical perspective, The Looming Tower is a sweeping, unprecedented history of the long road to September 11.
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9781400030842ISBN-10:1400030846UPC:9781400030842Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Terrorism, Intelligence & EspionageBook Topic:21st CenturySize:8.05 x 5.31 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SCMY02PB63

Lawrence Wright graduated from Tulane University and spent two years teaching at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. He is a staff writer for The New Yorker and a fellow at the Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law. The author of five works of nonfiction--City Children, Country Summer; In the New World; Saints and Sinners; Remembering Satan; and Twins--he has also written a novel, God's Favorite, and was cowriter of the movie The Siege. He and his wife are longtime residents of Austin, Texas.


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