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Lawrence Wright

The Looming Tower (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

The Looming Tower (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

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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 A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century A Los Angeles Times Best Nonfiction Book of the Last 30 Years

WITH AN AUTHOR'S NOTE ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY


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.; Ausgezeichnet: J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, 2007.Ausgezeichnet: L.A. Times Book Prize (History), 2007.Ausgezeichnet: Lionel Gelber Prize, 2007.Ausgezeichnet: New York Public Library Helen Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2007.Ausgezeichnet: New York Times Editors' Choice, 2006.Ausgezeichnet: PEN/USA Literary Award, 2007.Ausgezeichnet: Pulitzer Prize, 2007
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