Books : The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11

Rating: - WOW!!
This is an amazing book, no wonder it won the Pulitzer Prize. It traces the growth of radical Islam from the 1950s to the events of 9/11. It reads like an adventure novel, but it is non-fiction. I think everyone should read this book!

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Rating: - A must read for every American
It is no secret that most Americans have little knowledge of the outside world and the Middle East in particular. You could argue we have even less knowledge about why we were attacked on 9-11 and what we are currently fighting for. This book should be a must read for every American to get a better understanding of the mind of radical Islam, where it came from and how it got to be. I promote this book to everyone I know.

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Rating: - The War On Terror
This is an excellent book.The writer won a 2007 Pulitzer Prize for this book.Lawrence Wright's story is based on 5 years of research and is a narrative history of the events leading up to 9-11.He tells his story from both sides outlining the story of the 2 leaders of Al Quaeda and the FBI counterterrorism chief,John O'Neill.If you don't understand the real threat we face from Islamofascism after you read this book you never will.This book shows us the reality that we are facing.The War On Terror is not just a bumper sticker,it is real.This book proves it.
I recommend it highly.
Tom Needham
New Freedom,Pa.

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Rating: - Know your enemy
Extremely well written, readable overview of the organization and events that culminated on 9/11. Tremendous research and many interviews are combined with a lot of previously gathered information and presented so that the reader feels enlightened. We underestimated their abilities for too long, but should not overestimate them now. It's time to get the real bad guys and stop the Iraq disaster.

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Rating: - The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
Anyone out there confused about the Middle East, Al Qaeda, Jihad, Fatwas, where bin Laden came from and how he got his power? Well, this is the book for you! It is highly readable. A page turner and the only confusion for me is in the miriad of Arabic names and trying to keep everyone straight but it is a real eye opener to this intense world situation and how it all came about.