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Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Inscribed
Yes
Type
BOOK
Features
1st Edition
Book Series
Historical
Intended Audience
Adults
ISBN
9781594201646
Book Title
Bin Ladens : an Arabian Family in the American Century
Item Length
9.6 in
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Year
2008
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.4 in
Author
Steve Coll
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic
Political, Middle East / Arabian Peninsula
Item Width
6.3 in
Item Weight
34.8 Oz
Number of Pages
688 Pages

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The rise and rise of the Bin Laden family is one of the great stories of the twentieth century; its repercussions have already deeply marked the twenty-first. Until now, however, it is a story that has never been fully told, as the Bin Ladens have successfully fended off attempts to understand the family circles from which Osama sprang. In this the family has been abetted by the kingdom it calls home, Saudi Arabia, one of the most closed societies on earth.Steve Coll s "The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century" is the groundbreaking history of a family and its fortune. It chronicles a young illiterate Yemeni bricklayer, Mohamed Bin Laden, who went to the new, oil-rich country of Saudi Arabia and quickly became a vital figure in its development, building great mosques and highways and making himself and many of his children millionaires. It is also a story of the Saudi royal family, whom the Bin Ladens served loyally and without whose capricious favor they would have been nothing. And it is a story of tensions and contradictions in a country founded on extreme religious purity, which then became awash in oil money and dazzled by the temptations of the West. In only two generations the Bin Ladens moved from a famine-stricken desert canyon to luxury jets, yachts, and private compounds around the world, even going into business with Hollywood celebrities. These religious and cultural gyrations resulted in everything from enthusiasm for America exemplified by Osama s free-living pilot brother Salem to an overwhelming determination to destroy it."The Bin Ladens" is a meticulously researched, colorful, shocking, entertaining, and disturbing narrative of global integration and its limitations. It encapsulates the unsettling contradictions of globalization in the story of a single family who has used money, mobility, and technology to dramatically varied ends."

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1594201641
ISBN-13
9781594201646
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Bin Ladens : an Arabian Family in the American Century
Author
Steve Coll
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Political, Middle East / Arabian Peninsula
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
688 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.6 in
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Item Weight
34.8 Oz

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Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Cs1129.B552 2008
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Grade to
Up
Reviews
"A fascinating panorama . . . about a man and his family [and] the powerful impact they have made on our times." - The Washington Post "Riveting . . . the most psychologically detailed portrait of the brutal 9/11 mastermind yet." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "Stunningly researched and grippingly told . . . [ The Bin Ladens ] ought to be read by anyone who really wants to understand the origins of the current crisis." -Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times
Copyright Date
2008
Lccn
2007-042748
Dewey Decimal
953.805/2
Dewey Edition
22

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  • by actor334
    Jul 29, 2011

    A Fascinating Read

    This is fascinating reading from a meticulous researcher who can really write! I knew absolutely nothing about the Bin Laden family until Osama and 911, but am totally absorbed and captivated by the tale of how Mohamed Bin Laden build a real dynasty. If you are not a non-fiction reader, don't let that stop you from picking up this book: it's an excellent read. (Truth may well be stranger -- or more interesting -- than fiction.) I am looking forward to reading Coll's Pulitzer prize winning Ghost Wars after this book.

  • by loranda0311
    Oct 03, 2009

    BOOK IS GREAT

    I LOVE THE SYNTAX IN THE BOOK. IT IS A GREAT BOOK TO READ IN YOUR SPARE TIME, OR TO GET AN ASSIGMENT DONE. I PLAN ON KEEPING THE BOOK, EVEN AFTER I AM DONE READING IT FOR MY ASSIGNMENT.

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