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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.931
EAN: 9781400030842
ISBN: 1400030846
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 576
Publication Date: August 21, 2007
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date: August 21, 2007
Sales Rank: 1751
Studio: Vintage
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National Book Award Finalist
A Time, Newsweek, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and New York Times Book Review Best Book of the Year
A gripping narrative that spans five decades, The Looming Tower explains in unprecedented 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. 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 the definitive history of the long road to September 11.
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Rating:  - The Definitive Account of The Genesis of Al Qaeda
It is easy to see how the author won the Pulitzer for this book.It is the definitive account of Al Qaeda's genesis leading up to 9/11.The book is both detailed but also concise and extremely readable.The author has a talent to make these events of non-fiction read like the best thriller novel.For those that want to understand our enemy and how we got to 9/11, this is essential reading.Highly recommended.
Rating:  - The Looming Tower .......and The Wall.
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 is appropriately titled. If I had to recommend a first book for one who wants to gain insight into the formation of the world's most sinister terrorist organization and the events leading to September 11, 2001, this is the book. Lawrence Wright is concise, to the point and does not allow the book's tentacles to wander too far away from the main subject, Al-Qaeda, in an attempt to cover the fundamentals. Mr. Wright also covers "The Wall" very well. ... Read More
Rating: - A Monumental, but Flawed Work
First of all, this book makes it clear that 9/11 had many roots that stem from many factors, all of which combined to create the perfect storm that we know as 9/11.However, most of the activities that directly led up to the even occurred during the Clinton Administration.I think Wright tried to protect the reputations of such key people as Sandy Berger, George Tenet, Madeline Albright, Louis Freeh and others -- mainly by omitting or scarcely mentioning them -- leaders who must bear responsibility ... Read More
Rating: - An Excellent Primer on Al-Qaeda's Birth and Growth
The Looming Tower does a superb examination of the 9/11 attacks and their attackers.The author did extensive research for this history of terrorism, describing its morph from anti-Communist/Left-wing agenda (as atheists, the Communists and the Left-Wing were a huge abomination to the militant Muslims) in Afghanistan to the present day.He details how the group led by Osama bin Laden, called Al-Qaeda, was formed in that country along with their ideology blaming America.As a modestly wealthy ... Read More
Rating: - THE book to read if you ever want to know why 9/11 happened
I like to read a lot. I owned the hard copy version of The Looming Tower and because I have well over 500 other books on my shelves, hadn't gotten around to reading it. Then I downloaded the iPod audiobook version which ended up grasping me totally. Finally I bought a Kindle and The Looming Tower now resides there as well.
The book is an incredible story of 9/11 and those who made, and let it happen as well as those who tried as hard as they could to prevent it. One of the latter was an FBI ... Read More
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