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The looming tower : Al-Qaeda and the road to 9/11 / Lawrence Wright.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Knopf, a Division of Random House, 2006. Edition: 1st edDescription: [14], 550 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781400030842
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HV6432.7. W75 2006
Contents:
Contents: Map—Prologue—1. The martyr—2. The sporting club—3. The founder—4. Change—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—Afterword to the Vintage Books edition (2011)—Principal characters—Notes—Bibliography—Author interviews—Acknowledgments and notes on sources—Index.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University HV6432.7.W75 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3ACKU000352327
Total holds: 0

“First vintage books edition, September 2007”—reverse of title page.
“National bestseller”—cover page.
“Marvelous….a heart-stopping account … written with style and verve…. A thoughtful examination of the world that produced the men who brought us 9/11—the New York Times Book Review”—cover page.
“With a new afterword”—cover page.

“Bibliographical references”—(p. 499-510).

Contents: Map—Prologue—1. The martyr—2. The sporting club—3. The founder—4. Change—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—Afterword to the Vintage Books edition (2011)—Principal characters—Notes—Bibliography—Author interviews—Acknowledgments and notes on sources—Index.

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