Description:
Thorndike Pr. Good. 2007. Hardcover. 0786292601 . Ex-Library copy in good condition.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
The Looming Tower Al-qaeda and the Road to 9/11 Hardcover - 2007
by Wright, Lawrence
Summary
National Book Award FinalistA Time, Newsweek, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and New York Times Book Review Best Book of the YearA 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.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Details
- Title The Looming Tower Al-qaeda and the Road to 9/11
- Author Wright, Lawrence
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Thorndike Press, New York, New York
- Date January 17, 2007
- ISBN 9780786292608
More Copies for Sale
The Looming Tower Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
by Lawrence Wright
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9780786292608
- ISBN 10
- 0786292601
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Highland, New York, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$34.40FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Item Price
NZ$34.40
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
The Looming Tower: Al-qaeda and the Road to 9/11
by Lawrence Wright
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9780786292608
- ISBN 10
- 0786292601
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
NZ$44.73FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Thorndike Press, 2007-01. Hardcover. Good.
Item Price
NZ$44.73
FREE shipping to USA