Looming tower Al Qaeda and the road to 9/11

By:

Wright, Lawrence, 1947-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York Vintage Books 2006Description: 469p. ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:

9781400030842

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DDC classification:

973.931 22 WR-L

LOC classification:

HV6432.7 .W75 2005

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Contents:

1. The martyr -- 2. The sporting club -- 3. The fonder -- 4. Change -- 5. The miracles -- 6. The base -- 7. Return of the hero -- 8. Paradise -- 9. The silicon valley -- 10. Paradise lost -- 11. The prince of darkness -- 12. The boy spies -- 13. Hijira -- 14. Going operational -- 15. Bread and water -- 16. "Now it begins" -- 17. The new millennium -- 18. Boom -- 19. The big wedding -- 20. Revelations.

Review: "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. Lawrence Wright's book is based on five years of research and hundreds of interviews that he conducted in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan, England, France, Germany, Spain, and the United States."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus Main Library	General Books	973.931 WR-L (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		118058

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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. Lawrence Wright's book is based on five years of research and hundreds of interviews that he conducted in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan, England, France, Germany, Spain, and the United States."--BOOK JACKET.

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