TY - BOOK AU - Wright,Lawrence TI - Looming tower : Al Qaeda and the road to 9/11 SN - 9781400030842 AV - HV6432.7 .W75 2005 U1 - 973.931 22 PY - 2006/// CY - New York PB - Vintage Books KW - Qaida (Organization) KW - September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 KW - Terrorism KW - Government policy KW - United States KW - Intelligence service N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 N2 - "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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0661/2006041032-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0661/2006041032-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0661/2006041032-s.html ER -