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The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 (Vintage)

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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From: Amazon Posted: Sep 19, 2007 Type: User Review THE LOOMING TOWER

Anyone who wishes to KNOW the BEGINNING and CONTINUING truth under-pinning our vicious, seemingly endless battle with ORGANIZED TERRORISTS, not just in IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN, but literally across the civilized world MUST READ THIS BOOK! It reveals...
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From: Amazon Posted: Sep 18, 2007 Type: User Review Fascinating and absorbing read with a very important message for political leaders today.

This book intimately traces the movements of Osama Bin Laden and the CIA in the events leading up to 9/11. It is very convincingly written in a voice that is unobtrusive and observant, leaving the reader to form their own opinion of what Osama bin...
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From: Amazon Posted: Sep 16, 2007 Type: User Review A "must read" for those who want to understand Al-Qaeda

I remember that after the 9/11 attacks people across America asked the question, "Why did they do it?" After reading this book, I feel I have a much better sense of the answer to that question. I think the author took pains to describe events...
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From: Amazon Posted: Sep 14, 2007 Type: User Review Why do they hate us?

"The Looming Tower" is an excellent, well-researched account of the origins of al-Quaida in particular and of modern Islamic fundamentalism in general. From its origins with Sayyid Qutb to al-Zawahiri to bin-Laden, Mr. Wright shows us where...
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From: Amazon Posted: Sep 12, 2007 Type: User Review Enjoyable, insightful, educational

I won't re-hash what others have said. Very good book, highly recommended. I tend to be a slow reader and only make it through a few books a year, so I am very critical of the ones I do read. This one is a gem.
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From: Amazon Posted: Sep 09, 2007 Type: User Review A Very Important book

A very readable non fiction book on important events.
A history of Al Qaeda and some of the men behind it and an attempt to explain why. The world & what happens in other countries is connected. The US supported the Afgan against the...
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From: Amazon Posted: Sep 08, 2007 Type: User Review A Must Read for all Americans!

An outstanding book and remarkably informative . . . and at the same time an easy read.
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From: Amazon Posted: Sep 08, 2007 Type: User Review A must read to have a better understanding of the times we live in

I could not put this book down once I started it the other day. Lawrence Wright paints a picture of just how the militants slowly began to stoke the fires that we see today in the various conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and in other...
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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 24, 2007 Type: User Review An important book!

"The Looming Tower" should be in the personal library of any person seriously interested in the War on Terror. The book is heavily researched and annotated for reference after one reads the book.

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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 14, 2007 Type: User Review An Absolute Piece of Trash

"Could have been prevented, if..." Let's get real. It could have been prevented ONLY IF the military/industrial complex that rules our country did not orchestrate the attacks. Anyone with - a) a brain and b) the intellectual courage to do the...
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