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Cargando... The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 (2006)por Lawrence Wright
  
» 6 más Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Det här är en banbrytande skildring av människorna och idéerna, terroristplanerna och västerlandets misslyckanden som kulminerade med angreppet på USA. Lawrence Wrights bok är baserad på fem års research och hundratals intervjuer som han gjort i Egypten, Saudiarabien, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan, England, Frankrike, Tyskland, Spanien och USA. al-Qaida och vägen till den 11 september utgår från fyra män, vars liv och gärningar korsas: de två al-Qaida-ledarna Usama bin Laden och Ayman al-Zawahiri, FBI:s antiterrorchef John ONeill och den förra ledaren för den saudiska underrättelsetjänsten, prins Turki al-Faisal. Författaren gräver djupt och analyserar skickligt sitt material. Allt eftersom avslöjas motströmningen inom islam som hjälpte till att radikalisera bin Laden och Zawahiri, al-Qaidas födelse, ONeills hjältemodiga ansträngningar för att spåra al-Qaida före den 11 september och hans tragiska död i World Trade Center. Wright skildrar även FBI:s, CIA:s och NSA:s misslyckande att kommunicera om information som skulle kunna ha hindrat 11 september-attacken.  CalleFriden | Feb 16, 2023 |  It has taken me this long to read any non-fiction books at all about 9/11, because I needed the distance from my memories of the actual event. I knew from living through it the basic facts of what happened on that day, but this book filled in a lot of holes about the months and years leading up to it. Well written and engaging, this book follows the history of al-Qaeda from its earliest days, explaining well the motivations and beliefs of both the leaders and the footsoldiers. It’s really terrifying to read about how much hate some people can hold inside of them for an entire lifetime, and even scarier because Trump has engaged similar people in the US today. Though disturbing, upsetting and at times heart-wrenching, this is a very good book. (  ) Anniik | Nov 26, 2022 | Quando achávamos que o fim da Guerra Fria marcava o "fim da história" e a humanidade enfim viveria em paz, o atentado terrorista de 11/9 - o maior de todos os tempos - mergulhava o mundo em perplexidade. De repente, tomamos conhecimento de entidades e personagens até então desconhecidos: a Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, os campos de treinamento de terroristas no Afeganistão. Mas o que é a Al-Qaeda? Como surgiu? Aonde pretende chegar? Qual sua ideologia? Qual o papel dos serviços de inteligência americanos no caso? São estas perguntas que Lawrence Wright, através de um monumental trabalho de jornalismo investigativo (cinco anos de pesquisas e centenas de entrevistas no Oriente Médio, África, Europa e Estados Unidos), procura esclarecer neste livro exemplar. - 10 semanas na lista de best-sellers do New York Times;- Finalista do National Book Award 2006;- Segundo melhor livro de 2006 - Revista Time;- Um dos cinco melhores livros de não-ficção de 2006 - The New York Times Sunday Book ReviewEste e-book não contém as imagens presentes na edição impressa. bibliotecapresmil | Sep 8, 2022 | September 11, 2001, is a day that the world will never forget. Over 3000 innocent people were murdered by a group of extremists who felt that America was the enemy of Islam and that they must do whatever they could to cripple our country. As they discovered that day, while devastating, their plan only showed America's resolve. This book takes us through the birth not only of Al-Qaeda but also of the extremist thinking on which they based their ideology. From its humble beginnings as government dissenters to a full-fledged organization capable of attacks not only on the World Trade Center but also on the USS Cole, Al Qaeda proved itself capable of causing the worst damage possible. Also covered are the failures of the American intelligence communities. It is very clear that if the CIA & the FBI had been able to share information, there is a strong chance that the September 11th attacks could have been stopped. This was a well-done and well-researched book that helped give me a better understanding of how Al-Qaeda formed and how they came to think of America as its arch enemy. It was very interesting to learn the history of Islam and how Al Qaeda's thinking and how the two vastly differed. I have been looking forward to reading this book for quite some time and I was glad that I finally got the chance. ( ) Micareads | Aug 10, 2022 | The historical non-fiction story of how Al-Qaeda was formed and the events of the organization before 9/11. The book does stop at 9/11, so there is nothing that follows up with what the organization did afterwards. It is very interesting to see an in-depth look on how the organization was formed and their early acts. It does give a lot of insight and I appreciate understanding more of this part of history. ( ) renbedell | Apr 17, 2022 |
 A narrator doesn’t just tell a story; he keeps the listener company. Alan Sklar is good company—with a voice so distinctive that a blind man could pick him out from across the room. Wright, a New Yorker writer, brings exhaustive research and delightful prose to one of the best books yet on the history of terrorism. In the nearly five years since the attacks, we’ve heard oceans of commentary on the whys and how-comes and what-it-means and what’s nexts. Wright, a staff writer for The New Yorker — where portions of this book have appeared — has put his boots on the ground in the hard places, conducted the interviews and done the sleuthing. Others talked, he listened. And so he has unearthed an astonishing amount of detail about Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Mullah Muhammad Omar and all the rest of them. They come alive. Mr. Wright’s book, based on more than 500 interviews — ranging from Mr. bin Laden’s best friend in college, Jamal Khalifa, to Yosri Fouda, a reporter for Al Jazeera, to Richard A. Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism chief — gives the reader a searing view of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, a view that is at once wrenchingly intimate and boldly sweeping in its historical perspective. Pertenece a las series editoriales
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