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The looming tower : : Al-Qaeda and the road to 9/11
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Names |
Wright, Lawrence.
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Book Number |
BR017079
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Braille
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Download Link |
Volume 1.
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Volume 2.
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Volume 3.
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Volume 4.
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Volume 5.
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Annotation |
Traces Islamic fundamentalism from 1948 to the 2001 attack on America. Highlights Al Qaeda leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri. Asserts a historical lack of concern from intelligence agencies except for FBI agent John O'Neill and Saudi prince Turki al-Faisal. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2006.
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Local Subject |
History, United States - HUS
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History - HST
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War (Non-Fiction) - WNF
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Award-Winning Adult Books - AWA
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Long Book - LO
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Adult Book - AD
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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Bestseller - Non-Fiction - BEN
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Politics and Government - POL
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History - Middle East - HWM
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Current Events / Contemporary Issues - CON
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Braille Book Review, Jan-Feb 2008 - B108
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Audience Notes |
A
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Contains violence.
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Contains strong language.
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LC Subject |
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
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Terrorism - Government policy - United States
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Intelligence service - United States
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Call Number |
973.931 ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
2006
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2006 (Braille International, Inc., transcribing agency. Braille International, Inc., distributor.)
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Original Publication |
Reproduction of: New York : Knopf, 2006.
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