The Looming Tower

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National Book Award Finalist
One of the Best Books of the Year Time, Newsweek, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, sinA The New Yori( Times Book Review
"A stunningly well-researched opus that puts the catastrophe in vibrant context."
—Enteitainment li/eekly
"Lawrence Wright's book is my new touchstone. None of the previous books led me to say 'Aha, now I think I understand' as frequently."
—Steve Weinberg, The Boston Globe
"Should be required reading for every American; yes, it is that good. It is hard to imagine a better portrait of 9/11 and its causes emerging anytime soon."
— The Christian Science Monitor
"At once wrenchingly intimate and boldly
sweeping in its historical perspective----
A narrative history that possesses all the immediacy and emotional power of a novel."
— The New York Times
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... Tovább

Fülszöveg

National Book Award Finalist
One of the Best Books of the Year Time, Newsweek, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, sinA The New Yori( Times Book Review
"A stunningly well-researched opus that puts the catastrophe in vibrant context."
—Enteitainment li/eekly
"Lawrence Wright's book is my new touchstone. None of the previous books led me to say 'Aha, now I think I understand' as frequently."
—Steve Weinberg, The Boston Globe
"Should be required reading for every American; yes, it is that good. It is hard to imagine a better portrait of 9/11 and its causes emerging anytime soon."
— The Christian Science Monitor
"At once wrenchingly intimate and boldly
sweeping in its historical perspective----
A narrative history that possesses all the immediacy and emotional power of a novel."
— The New York Times
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. Vissza