The Bin Ladens : an Arabian family in the American century / Steve Coll.
Traces the Bin Laden family's rise to power and privilege, describes the diverse lifestyles of the generation to which Osama bin Laden belongs, and discusses their attempts to recover from the effects of September 11.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780143114819 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0143114816 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 671 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2009, c2008.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published: New York : Penguin Press, 2008. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [580]-645) and index. |
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Subject: | Bin Laden family. Saudi Arabia > History > 20th century. Bin Laden family. Saudi Arabia > History > 20th century. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | CS 1129 .B552 2009 | 30538530 | General Collection | Available | - |
The Bin Ladens : An Arabian Family in the American Century
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The Bin Ladens : An Arabian Family in the American Century
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author of Ghost Wars and The Achilles Trap "Riveting . . . The most psychologically detailed portrait of the brutal 9/11 mastermind yet." - Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times In The Bin Ladens , two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Steve Coll continues where Ghost Wars left off, shedding new light on one of the most elusive families of the twenty-first century. Rising from a famine-stricken desert into luxury, private compounds, and even business deals with Hollywood celebrities, the Bin Ladens have benefited from the tensions and contradictions in a country founded on extreme religious purity, suddenly thrust into a world awash in oil, money, and the temptations of the West. But what do these incongruities mean for globalization, the War on Terror, and America's place in the Middle East? Meticulously researched, The Bin Ladens is the story of a remarkably varied and often dangerous family that has used money, mobility, and technology to dramatically different ends.