The Looming Tower (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
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The Looming Tower (Pulitzer Prize Winner) by Lawrence Wright
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
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.
Lawrence Wright is a staff writer for The New Yorker and a fellow at New York University School of Law's Center on Law and Security. He lives in Austin, Texas, and is the author of six nonfiction books, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781400030842 |
| ISBN 10 | 1400030846 |
| Titre | The Looming Tower (Pulitzer Prize Winner) |
| Auteur | Lawrence Wright |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Random House USA Inc |
| Année de publication | 2007-08-21 |
| Nombre de pages | 592 |
| Prix | Winner of J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize 2007, Winner of L.A. Times Book Prize (History) 2007, Winner of Lionel Gelber Prize 2007, Winner of New York Public Library Helen Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism 2007, Winner of New York Times Editors' Choice 2006, Winner of PEN/USA Literary Award 2007, Winner of Pulitzer Prize 2007, Nominated for Arthur Ross Book Award 2007, Nominated for National Book Awards 2006 |
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