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Lawrence Wright. 4.35. 32,812 ratings2,877 reviews. A sweeping narrative history of the events leading to 9/11, a groundbreaking look at the people and ideas, the terrorist plans and the Western intelligence failures that culminated in the assault on America.
The Looming Tower achieves an unprecedented level of intimacy and insight by telling the story through the interweaving lives of four men: the two leaders of al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri; the FBI’s counterterrorism chief, John O’Neill; and the former head of Saudi intelligence, Prince Turki al-Faisal.
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The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11. The Looming Tower. : Lawrence Wright. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Aug 21, 2007 - Political Science - 592 pages. NATIONAL BESTSELLER •...
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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. Read more.
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Aug 8, 2006 · The Looming Tower. Lawrence Wright. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Aug 8, 2006 - Political Science - 480 pages.
'The Looming Tower is a thriller. And it's a tragedy, too' The New York Times. 'The most detailed (and thrilling) account we have of the events that led to the destruction of the Twin Towers' Observer, Books of the Year. 'Possibly the best book yet written on the rise of al-Qaeda ... beautifully written and wonderfully compelling' William Dalrymple
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