The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda's Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright (Paperback, 2007)

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Drawing on astonishing interviews and first-hand sources, it investigates the extraordinary group of idealogues behind this organization - and those who tried to stop them. There is Ayman al-Zawahiri- a devout student who, by the age of fifteen, had already helped to form an underground jihadist cell.

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Tells the story of Al Qaeda from its roots up to 9/11. This title investigates the extraordinary group of idealogues behind this organization - and those who tried to stop them. It takes us into training camps, mountain hideouts and top secret meetings to explore how it all fed into the planning and execution of 9/11.

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PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-100141029358
ISBN-139780141029351
eBay Product ID (ePID)92170837

Product Key Features

Number of Pages576 Pages
Publication NameThe Looming Tower: Al Qaeda's Road to 9/11
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGovernment
Publication Year2007
TypeTextbook
AuthorLawrence Wright
Subject AreaCurrent Affairs & Issues
FormatPaperback

Dimensions

Item Height198 mm
Item Weight439 g
Item Width129 mm
Weight439g
Height198mm
Width129mm

Additional Product Features

Date of Publication06/09/2007
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Place of PublicationLondon
Title_AuthorLawrence Wright
Spine33mm
Content Note8 B&W Inset
Pagination576
PrizesWinner of Pulitzer Prize General Non-Fiction Category 2007.
Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom
Author BiographyLawrence Wright 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. He is the author of Twins and Remembering Satan, and the co-writer of the movie The Siege.
First Published2008
SubjectsPolitics & Government

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