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

" very important read. informative and incredibly engaging "

" Highly informative and illuminating narrative of the origins of Al-Qaeda,a real primer for the uninitiated. This book is timely and fascinating. It's masterfully written and an indispensable guide to understanding radical Islamism,it's origins,objectives and zealous adherents. The perfect if not definitive 9/11 book. "

" Well-researched non-fictional narrative of the history of the ideas behind Al-Qaeda and its formation and their activity leading up to the 9/11 attacks. Also details the information the FBI and CIA had that would have prevented the disaster had they been willing to share intelligence. Great read. "

" If you want to learn more about the beginnings of Muslim extremeism and the causes of 9/11, this is a great book to read. "

" A very well written and un-emotional look at Al-Qaeda; it's history and the buildup to 9/11. It is shocking the number of chances our government had to capture/kill the al-qaeda leadership and squandered. "

" One of the most complete tellings of the full story of 9/11 you will ever come across in print. "

" Everyone, and I do mean everyone, should read this vitally important book that details the rise of Al Queda. "

" Want to give this book 10 stars. So much we didn't know. How radical islam, the muslim brotherhood got it's start. "

" Thorough accounting of the ideological battles that led to al Qaeda. Its only shortcoming was a lack of information about the hows and whys of the planners and operational details that led to 9/11. Maybe that's covered by other authors, but Wright's usual thoroughness would be illuminating there. "

" Great if you know nothing about terrorism or if you feel people are treating you unfairly. Exceptionally written. "

" Super-informative. Fascinating, frustrating, and moving. A little hard to digest, but the writing is much more accessible than the material suggests. "

" This was well-deserving of the enormous praise already heaped upon it. "

" An outstanding history of the rise of Al-Qaeda and the key players involved the lead-up to 9/11 (in both American and Al-Queda linked organizations). "

" Excellent history of what lead-up to 9/11. Highly readable. "

" Amazing book. All the blurbs are right on - if you want to understand how we got to 9/11, read this book. "

" A meticulously researched and powerfully written account of the path to 9/11. It's an upsetting story, but one that I felt compelled to better understand. And Wright does an impressive job telling it. An important -- and highly recommended -- book. "

" This book is just fabulous -- marvelous piece of reporting on al-Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden. I've used this as one of several texts for my Media & Terrorism course for several years -- it's just first-rate. It's one book I wish a large number of Americans would read. "

" Not as in depth as I had hoped. Plus, I think he spend way too much time on O'neil; as if that were the real tragedy. "

" Excellent book! A well researched book that covers movements, heads of state, fundamentalists and events leading up to 9/11 across the world. Well written and balanced. "

" An excellent study of the development of al-Qaeda, up to September 11th. "

" Outstanding and eye-opening history of Al Qaeda from its origins to 9/11. There's a lot in here that hasn't been revealed before. "

" Well, bin Laden's dead. This is a highly readable and incredibly informative account of who he was and the making of al-Qaeda. "

" An exhaustive, frightening, infuriating and ultimately illuminating account of the events that led to 9/11. "

" Must read for anyone who is interested in what is happening in our foreign policy. Illuminating and heartbreaking. I should have read this a long time ago, but it's never too late. "