Bibliograph

The looming tower, Al-Qaeda's road to 9/11, Lawrence Wright

Type

Label

The looming tower, Al-Qaeda's road to 9/11, Lawrence Wright

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The looming tower

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

808202297

Responsibility statement

Lawrence Wright

Sub title

Al-Qaeda's road to 9/11

Summary

'The Looming Tower' tells the story of Al-Qaeda from its roots up to 9/11. Drawing on interviews and first-hand sources, it investigates the extraordinary group of ideologues behind this organization - and those who tried to stop them

Table Of Contents

Map -- Prologue -- 1. The martyr -- 2. The sporting club -- 3. The founder -- 4. Change -- 5. The miracles -- 6. The base -- 7. Return of the hero -- 8. Paradise -- 9. The silicon valley -- 10. Paradise lost -- 11. The prince of darkness -- 12. The boy spies -- 13. Hijira -- 14. Going operational -- 15. Bread and water -- 16. "Now it begins" -- 17. The new millennium -- 18. Boom -- 19. The big wedding -- 20. Revelations -- Principal characters -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Author interviews -- Acknowledgments and notes on sources -- Index

Target audience

adult

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