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

  • [http://www.amazon.com/Looming-Tower-Al-Qaeda-Road-11/dp/1400030846/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=IGJM5VNBN6VJ4&colid=31BYYSKRR4S0H Amazon page.] ($11.56)
  • Digitized (GoogleBooks) - {{cite book|author=Lawrence Wright|title=The looming tower: Al-Qaeda and the road to 9/11|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=APt9mgmgidgC&pg=PP1|year=2007|publisher=Random House Digital, Inc.|isbn=978-1-4000-3084-2}}
  • Pages: 553
  • Wikipedia article about book: The Looming Tower
  • Wikipedia articles about author(s): Lawrence Wright
  • Wikipedia article about publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
  • Secondary sources about book:
  • [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/06/books/review/06filkins.html?pagewanted=all New York Times - Sunday Book Review - The Plot Against America]
  • [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2006/sep/10/shopping.politics1 The Guardian - The Guardian and Observer books season - The spectacle is all]
  • [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2006/sep/09/shopping.politics1 The Guardian - The Guardian and Observer books season - The road that led to 9/11]
  • [http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2088856_2089044_2089043,00.html Time magazine - All-TIME 100 Best Nonfiction Books - The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright]
  • [http://www.chron.com/life/books/article/The-Looming-Tower-by-Lawrence-Wright-1646807.php Houston Chronicle - The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright]
  • [http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0905/p14s03-bogn.html The Christian Science Monitor - The who and why of 9/11]
  • [http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2010/09/islamic_fundamentalism The Economist - The Q&A: Lawrence Wright, journalist]
  • [http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/books/story/2007/03/06/gelber-prize.html CBC News - Road to 9/11 book wins Lionel Gelber Prize]
  • [http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/04/entertainment/la-ca-911-book-list-20110904 Los Angeles Times - Five essential books about 9/11]
  • [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,266416,00.html FOX News - Wright Wins Nonfiction Pulitzer Prize for 'Looming Tower,' McCarthy Earns Fiction Prize for 'The Road']
  • [http://www.austinchronicle.com/books/2006-08-11/394188/ Austin Chronicle - Eve of Destruction]
  • [http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jun/16/publishers-low-key-for-911-anniversary/ The San Diego Union-Tribune - Publishers low-key for 9/11 anniversary]
  • [http://www.pulitzer.org/works/2007-General-Nonfiction The Pulitzer Prizes - The 2007 Pulitzer Prize Winners - General Nonfiction]
  • [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aRGoy7RRG5yc&refer=home Bloomberg - `Looming Tower' Goes Deep Inside Al-Qaeda Network: Book Review]
  • [http://www.austinchronicle.com/books/2006-08-11/394188/ Lawrence Wright on 'The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11' (interview)]
  • [http://www.lrb.co.uk/v29/n03/james-meek/the-original-targets London Review of Books - The Original Targets]
  • [http://conversations.berkeley.edu/content/lawrence-wright Conversations with History (interview)]
  • [http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/page/439-2007-lukas-prize-winners/188 Columbia Graduate School of Journalism - 2007 Lukas Prize Winners]

The Eleventh Day: The Full Story of 9/11 and Osama bin Laden

  • [http://www.amazon.com/Eleventh-Day-Story-Osama-Laden/dp/140006659X/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=IFJ3ZF4L3QING&colid=31BYYSKRR4S0H Amazon page.] ($17.86)
  • Digitized (GoogleBooks) - {{cite book|author1=Anthony Summers|author2=Robbyn Swan|title=The Eleventh Day: The Full Story of 9/11 and Osama Bin Laden|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=_3Khbl9ODkEC&pg=PP1|date=19 July 2011|publisher=Random House Digital, Inc.|isbn=978-1-4000-6659-9}}
  • Pages: 624
  • Wikipedia article about book: The Eleventh Day: The Full Story of 9/11 and Osama bin Laden
  • Wikipedia articles about author(s): Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan
  • Wikipedia article about publisher: Ballantine Books
  • Secondary sources about book:
  • [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/september-11/the-eleventh-day-the-full-story-of-911-and-osama-bin-laden-by-anthony-summers-and-robbyn-swan/article2159314/ The Globe and Mail - The Eleventh Day: The Full Story of 9/11 and Osama bin Laden, by Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan]
  • [http://news.yahoo.com/anniversary-brings-avalanche-9-11-books-100801161.html Yahoo News - Anniversary brings avalanche of 9/11 books]
  • [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/8722787/The-Eleventh-Day-The-Ultimate-Account-of-911-by-Anthony-Summers-and-Robbyn-Swan-review.html The Telegraph - The Eleventh Day: The Ultimate Account of 9/11 by Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan: review]
  • [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/11/911-books-round-up-review The Guardian - 9/11 books round-up – review]
  • [http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Book-review-The-911-Wars.6829997.jp The Scottsman - Book review: The 9/11 Wars by Jason Burke | The Eleventh Day: The Ultimate Account of 9/11 by Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan | The 9/11 Commission Report]
  • [http://www.spectator.co.uk/books/7204393/day-of-reckoning.thtml The Spectator - Book Club - Book Review - Day of reckoning]
  • [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/books/911-anniversary-books-new-and-reissued.html New York Times - 9/11 Books Released Into a Sea of Others]

Masterminds of Terror: The Truth Behind the Most Devastating Terrorist Attack the World Has Ever Seen

  • [http://www.amazon.com/Masterminds-Terror-Behind-Devastating-Terrorist/dp/1840187247/ref=reg_hu-rd_add_1_dp Amazon page.]
  • Digitized (GoogleBooks) -{{cite book|author1=Yosri Fouda|author2=Nick Fielding|title=Masterminds of Terror: The Truth Behind the Most Devastating Terrorist Attack the World Has Ever Seen|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=IASlEi7rogIC&pg=PP1|date=17 August 2004|publisher=Arcade Publishing|isbn=978-1-55970-717-6}}
  • Pages: 208
  • Wikipedia article about book: Masterminds of Terror: The Truth Behind the Most Devastating Terrorist Attack the World Has Ever Seen
  • Wikipedia articles about author(s): Nick Fielding and Yosri Fouda.
  • Wikipedia article about publisher: Arcade Publishing
  • Secondary sources about book:
  • [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2003/sep/06/highereducation.news1 The Guardian - The fatal formula]
  • [http://www.tbsjournal.com/Archives/Fall03/Ibyari_masterminds.html Transnational Broadcasting Studies - Fouda, Yosri and Nick Fielding Masterminds of Terror: The Truth Behind The Most Devastating Terrorist Attack The World Has Ever Seen. Mainstream Publishing Ltd: Edinburgh. 2003. 208 pages. ISBN 1 84018 724 7.]{{unreliable source?}}

Why America Slept : The Failure to Prevent 9/11

  • [http://www.amazon.com/Why-America-Slept-Failure-Prevent/dp/B0009309NQ/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=I16XEOWECZGKN&colid=31BYYSKRR4S0H Amazon page.]
  • Pages: 256
  • Wikipedia article about book: Why America Slept : The Failure to Prevent 9/11
  • Wikipedia articles about author(s): Gerald Posner
  • Wikipedia article about publisher: Random House
  • Secondary sources about book:
  • [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,480226,00.html Time magazine - Confessions of a Terrorist]
  • [http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,480240,00.html Time magazine - New Book Says Abu Zubaydah Has Made Startling Revelations About Secret Connections Linking Saudi Arabia, Pakistan And Osama Bin Laden]
  • [http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/07/books/review/1207books-notable-nonfiction.html?pagewanted=all New York Times - Notable Books 2003]

Perfect Soldiers: The 9/11 Hijackers: Who They Were, Why They Did It

  • [http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Soldiers-Hijackers-They-Were/dp/B00375LNG0/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1YRS9JZIKBM03&colid=31BYYSKRR4S0H Amazon page.] ($5.98)
  • Digitized (GoogleBooks) -{{cite book|author=Terry McDermott|title=Perfect Soldiers: The 9/11 Hijackers: Who They Were, Why They Did It|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=4Oufo58esZAC&pg=PP1|date=15 August 2006|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-0-06-058470-2}}
  • Pages: 368
  • Wikipedia article about book: Perfect Soldiers: The 9/11 Hijackers: Who They Were, Why They Did It
  • Wikipedia articles about author(s): Terry McDermott (journalist)
  • Wikipedia article about publisher: Harper (publisher)
  • Secondary sources about book:
  • [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/28/AR2005042801315.html Washington Post - The 9/11 Hijackers]
  • [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/20/books/review/20book.html The New York Times - Ordinary but for the Evil They Wrought]
  • [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2002272215_perfect15.html Seattle Times - "Perfect Soldiers": Profile of hijackers lacks drama, personality]
  • [http://www.newstatesman.com/200509120042 New Statesman - Suicide Bombers Are Often Portrayed As Demoniacal Psychopaths, But The Perpetrators Of Both 9/11 And 7 July Appear To Have Been Remarkably Normal. Were Such Men Attracted To Jihadism Because It Helped Give Meaning To Their Otherwise Aimless Lives?]
  • [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/13/AR2006071301148.html Washington Post - Experts' Picks]
  • [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/22/arts/22iht-bookmon.html New York Times - Perfect Soldiers]
  • [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/635192403/911-killers-led-ho-hum-banal-lives.html Deseret News - 9/11 killers led ho-hum, banal lives]
  • [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4630481 NPR - Journalist Terry McDermott]
  • [http://www.chron.com/life/article/Perfect-Soldiers-by-Terry-McDermott-1952708.php Houston Chronicle - Perfect Soldiers by Terry McDermott]
  • [http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/a43566c6-f433-11d9-9dd1-00000e2511c8.html#axzz1Yn1YUDUK Financial Times - Point of no return]
  • [http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=8043 Front Page Magazine - Perfect Soldiers (interview)]

Inside 9-11: What Really Happened

  • [http://www.amazon.com/Inside-9-11-What-Really-Happened/dp/B000F7BP52/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1GEDKGYG4180V&colid=31BYYSKRR4S0H Amazon page.] ($6.99 - only Kindle Edition is available)
  • Digitized (GoogleBooks) - {{cite book|author=Der Spiegel Magazine|title=Inside 9-11: What Really Happened|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=XhZD9BAH2QwC&pg=PP1|date=29 August 2002|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=978-0-312-98748-0}}
  • Pages: 336
  • Wikipedia article about book: Inside 9-11: What Really Happened
  • Wikipedia articles about author(s): Der Spiegel
  • Wikipedia article about publisher: Der Spiegel
  • Secondary sources about book:
  • [http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0822/p17s01-bogn.html Christian Science Monitor - A Monitor Guide to Books of September 11]

The 9/11 Wars

  • [http://www.amazon.com/9-11-Wars-Jason-Burke/dp/0141044594 Amazon page.] ($13.32)
  • Pages: 500
  • Wikipedia article about book: The 9/11 Wars
  • Wikipedia articles about author(s): Jason Burke
  • Wikipedia article about publisher: Penguin Group
  • Secondary sources about book:
  • [http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Book-review-The-911-Wars.6829997.jp The Scottsman - Book review: The 9/11 Wars by Jason Burke | The Eleventh Day: The Ultimate Account of 9/11 by Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan | The 9/11 Commission Report]
  • [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8734817/The-911-Wars-by-Jason-Burke-review.html The Telegraph - The 9/11 Wars by Jason Burke: review]
  • [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/8749827/911-by-Jason-Burke-and-Countering-Al-Qaeda-in-London-by-Robert-Lambert-review.html The Telegraph - 9/11 by Jason Burke and Countering Al-Qaeda in London by Robert Lambert: review]
  • [http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2011/09/interview-arab-global-events New Statesman - The Books Interview: Jason Burke]
  • [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/11/911-books-round-up-review 9/11 books round-up - review]
  • [http://www.economist.com/node/21528225 The Economist - Learning the hard way]
  • [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/sep/02/after-september-11-pankaj-mishra The Guardian - After 9/11: our own low, dishonest decade]
  • [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/703dfccc-d95e-11e0-b52f-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1Yn1YUDUK Financial - Times Enduring freedom]
  • [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2011/0903/1224303394352.html Irish Times - War stories: 10 years after September 11th]
  • [http://mg.co.za/article/2011-08-23-counting-the-cost-of-911-wars Main and Guardian - Counting the cost of the 9/11 wars (book extract)]
  • [http://www.heraldscotland.com/books-and-poetry/reviews/jason-burke-the-9-11-wars-allen-lane-1.1121620 Sunday Herald - Jason Burke: The 9/11 Wars (Allen Lane)]

American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center

  • [http://www.amazon.com/American-Ground-Unbuilding-World-Center/dp/0865476756 Amazon page.] ($13.70)
  • Digitized (GoogleBooks) - {{cite book|author=William Langewiesche|title=American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=-_7GlXXvgc8C&pg=PP1|date=1 October 2003|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=978-0-86547-675-2}}
  • Pages: 240
  • Wikipedia article about book: American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center
  • Wikipedia articles about author(s): William Langewiesche
  • Wikipedia article about publisher: North Point Press
  • Secondary sources about book:
  • [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2003/mar/15/highereducation.news The Guardian - Air and angles]
  • [http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/20/books/reverse-engineering.html New York Times - Reverse Engineering]
  • [http://articles.latimes.com/2002/nov/17/books/bk-bresnick17 Los Angeles Times - Heroes are in the details]
  • [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/bonus-video/newyork-langewiesche/ PBS - William Langewiesche, Journalist]
  • [http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/23/nyregion/rebutting-claim-tarnished-valor-research-challenges-account-9-11-looting.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm New York Times - Rebutting a Claim of Tarnished Valor; Research Challenges Account of 9/11 Looting by Firefighters]
  • [http://www.ajr.org/article.asp?id=2743 American Journalism Review - Ground for Contention]
  • [http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/04/entertainment/la-ca-911-book-list-20110904 Los Angeles Times - Five essential books about 9/11]
  • [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1413907/Fireman-protest-over-looting-claim.html The Telegraph - Fireman protest over looting claim]
  • [http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/14/arts/book-critics-group-names-finalists-for-its-awards.html The New York Times - Book Critics' Group Names Finalists for Its Awards]
  • [http://www.observer.com/2002/10/goulds-wife-takes-on-atlantic-scribe/ New York Observer - Gould’s Wife Takes On Atlantic Scribe]
  • [http://www.tampabay.com/features/books/must-reads-of-a-fateful-day-some-of-sept-11s-most-notable-books/1188988 St. Petersburg Times - Must-reads of a fateful day: some of Sept. 11's most notable books]
  • [http://www.ajr.org/article.asp?id=2600 American Journalism Review - 'We Had Never Seen Anything Like This']
  • [http://www.canada.com/health/Five+essential+books+about/5383825/story.html The Ottawa Citizen - Five essential books about 9/11]
  • [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/a-week-in-books-the-literature-of-ruins-has-acquired-a-fresh-landmark-598372.html The Independent - A Week In Books: The literature of ruins has acquired a fresh landmark]
  • [http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2002-11-18-firefighter-looting_x.htm USA Today - Author defends FDNY looting claim]
  • [http://articles.latimes.com/2002/aug/14/news/lv-atlantic14 Los Angeles Times - Journalist Documents Journey From Ruin to Recovery at Ground Zero]
  • [http://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/2002/07/langewiesche-excerpts.htm The Atlantic - Excerpts From "American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center"]
  • [http://januarymagazine.com/nonfiction/americanground.html January Magazine - After the Fall]

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See also

  • User:Tom harrison/sources
  • [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/762320/September-11-attacks/301279/Additional-Reading Encyclopedia Britannica's Additional Reading list]
  • [http://www.nytimes.com/ref/timestopics/sept-11-2001-resource-list.html New York Times Sept. 11th Resources and Recommended Reading]
  • [http://articles.dailypilot.com/2011-09-15/entertainment/tn-dpt-0916-bookmark-20110915_1_new-yorker-al-qaeda-understanding Bookmark: A decade of books about 9/11]
  • [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/iraq-war-on-terror/the-essential-911-bibliography/ PBS Frontline - The Essential 9/11 Bibliography]