The Looming Tower (Audiobook)

from 4bonasa

The best chronology of events leading up to the attack on the United States on 9/11. The author covers all the bases without an agenda and allows the reader to make their own conclusions. A must read for everyone. If you've read a better history of 911 send me a note.

from JosephKing6602

Very indepth reporting witha lot of background; book was a bit too detailed in parts

from ethanr

Without a wasted word, Wright tells the history of bin Laden, Zawahiri and al-Queda. Immediately, I have a deeper understanding of current news stories about Pakistan, Afghanistan and global terrorism.

from ThorHeyerdahl

A thorough, scholarly, and complete explanation of the rise of militant Islam, and a clear exposition of the West's dismal failure to appropriately respond- with ultimately devastating results. Refreshingly apolitical. Wright demonstrates that radical Islam is a product of regional repression, an...

from getupkid10

The most detailed book I have seen that focuses on the developments and ideology that created Al - Qaeda. The book begins by describing the life of Sayyid Qutb, and how is ideology helped shape the beliefs of many involced in 9/11. The book then describes the criss-crossing lifes of Ayman al-Zawa...