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Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Language
English
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Description
An inside look at al-Qaeda from 9/11 to the death of its founder—told through the words of Bin Laden and his closest circle
"Never less than gripping . . . [Offers] an extraordinary insight into the inner workings of al-Qaeda, both before and after 9/11, and lays bare the terrorist organisation's closely guarded plans, ambitions and frustrations."—Saul David, Sunday Telegraph
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"Never less than gripping . . . [Offers] an extraordinary insight into the inner workings of al-Qaeda, both before and after 9/11, and lays bare the terrorist organisation's closely guarded plans, ambitions and frustrations."—Saul David, Sunday Telegraph
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2) Army of one
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The mostly true story of Gary Faulkner, an ex-con, unemployed handyman, and modern day Don Quixote who receives a vision from God (Russell Brand) telling him to capture Osama Bin Laden. Armed with only a single sword purchased from a home-shopping network, Gary travels to Pakistan to complete his mission. While on his quest, Gary encounters old friends back home in Colorado, the new friends he makes in Pakistan, the enemies he makes at the CIA - and...
4) Countdown Bin Laden: the untold story of the 247-day hunt to bring the mastermind of 9/11 to justice
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Following Chris Wallace's "riveting" (The New York Times) and "propulsive" (Time) first book Countdown 1945 comes a deeply reported, revelatory, and thrillingly told account of the final months of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. On August 27, 2010, three CIA officers ask for a private meeting with CIA Director Leon Panetta. During that secret session, they tell Panetta that agents have tracked a courier with deep Al Qaeda ties to a three-story house...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.8 - AR Pts: 52
Language
English
Description
Provides an overview of CIA and other covert operations in Afghanistan, from the Soviet invasion in 1979 through the summer of 2001, detailing efforts to capture or kill bin Laden and the failure to stop the events of September 11th.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Available biographies depict Osama bin Laden as a historical figure, the mastermind behind 9/11, but no longer relevant to the world it created. In this book, Scheuer, the first head of the CIA's bin Laden Unit, provides a closely reasoned portrait of bin Laden.
11) Osama bin Laden
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
A biography of Osama bin Laden, radical leader of al-Queda, the international Islamic terrorist organization, including his involvement in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The world's leading expert on Osama bin Laden delivers for the first time the definitive biography of a man who set the course of American foreign policy for the 21st century, and whose ideological heirs we continue to battle today"--
Bergen sheds light on bin Laden's many contradictions: he was the son of a billionaire, yet insisted his family live like paupers. He adored his wives and children, depending on two of his wives, both of whom had PhDs,...
15) Osama bin Laden
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1200L
Language
English
Description
Presents biographical information about militant Islamic leader Osama bin Laden, including his role in international terrorism and the beliefs that fuel his actions.
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A compelling, definitive account of how and why bin Laden's ideology keeps rising from the dead. In early 2011, the heart of the Muslim world roiled in protest, consumed with the upheaval of the Arab Spring, The governments of Tunisia and Egypt had already fallen; those of Libya and Yemen would soon follow. Watching the chaos from his hideout in Pakistan, Osama bin Laden saw a historic opportunity: 'the next stage,' he declared, 'will be the reinstating...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A firsthand account of the Battle of Tora Bora and the Delta Force operations outlines the experiences of its elite team of secret counter-terrorist members, tracing their siege against bin Laden within his cave sanctuary inside the Spin Ghar Mountain range.