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050			_aHV6432.7. _bW75 2006
100	1		_aWright, Lawrence, _d1947-.
245	1	0	_aThe looming tower : _bAl-Qaeda and the road to 9/11 / _cLawrence Wright.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bKnopf, a Division of Random House, _c2006.
300			_a[14], 550 p., [16] p. of plates : _bill., maps ; _c20 cm.
500			_a“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.
504			_6“Bibliographical references”—(p. 499-510).
505			_aContents: 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.
610	2	0	_aQaida (Organization).
650		0	_aSeptember 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
650		0	_aTerrorism _x Government policy _z United States.
650		0	_aIntelligence service _z United States.
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