{"product_id":"the-looming-tower-al-qaeda-and-the-road-to-9-11-paperback","title":"The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9\/11 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLawrence Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003ePULITZER PRIZE WINNER - A \"heart-stopping account of the events leading up to 9\/11\" (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePacked with new information and a deep historical perspective, \u003ci\u003eThe Looming Tower\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping, unprecedented history of the long road to September 11. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLawrence Wright\u003c\/b\u003e graduated from Tulane University and spent two years teaching at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. He is a staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and a fellow at the Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law. The author of five works of nonfiction--\u003ci\u003eCity Children, Country Summer; In the New World; Saints and Sinners; Remembering Satan; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTwins\u003c\/i\u003e--he has also written a novel, \u003ci\u003eGod's Favorite\u003c\/i\u003e, and was cowriter of the movie \u003ci\u003eThe Siege\u003c\/i\u003e. He and his wife are longtime residents of Austin, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.05 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52743838695757,"sku":"9781400030842","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/NDBBMm5PbVc0SXJjTFpteTNsSVZFQT09.webp?v=1762864979","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-looming-tower-al-qaeda-and-the-road-to-9-11-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}