{"product_id":"the-looming-tower-al-qaeda-and-the-road-to-911","title":"The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9\/11","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePULITZER PRIZE WINNER • A “heart-stopping account of the events leading up to 9\/11” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e), this definitive history explains in gripping detail the growth of Islamic fundamentalism, the rise of al-Qaeda, and the intelligence failures that culminated in the attacks on the World Trade Center.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOne of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century • A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBest Nonfiction Book of the Century • A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Best Nonfiction Book of the Last 30 Years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn gripping narrative that spans five decades, Lawrence Wright re-creates firsthand the transformation of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri from incompetent and idealistic soldiers in Afghanistan to leaders of the most successful terrorist group in history. He follows FBI counterterrorism chief John O’Neill as he uncovers the emerging danger from al-Qaeda in the 1990s and struggles to track this new threat. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePacked with new information and a deep historical perspective, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Looming Tower\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a sweeping, unprecedented history of the long road to September 11.\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"javascript:void(0)\" role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expander-toggle='{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}'\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50548233437469,"sku":"9781400030842","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9781400030842.jpg?v=1761676451","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/the-looming-tower-al-qaeda-and-the-road-to-911","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}