The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American CenturyFrom 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. |
Contents
SONS AND DAUGHTERS September 1967 to May 1988 | |
The Guardians | |
Young Osama | |
Realm of Conspiracy | |
The Rising | |
Discovering America | |
A RollsRoyce in the Rain | |
So What? | |
The Construction of Exile | |
Hedge Funds | |
A Trojan Desk | |
The Aesthetics of Worship | |
In Exile | |
One Phone One World | |
The Converts Zeal | |
Wired | |
The Amusement Park | |
In the Kings Service | |
Anxiety Disorder | |
The Grinder | |
The Arms Bazaar | |
Off the Books | |
The Proposal | |
Kitty Hawk Field of Dreams | |
THE GLOBAL FAMILY | |
WriterDirectorProducer | |
Lump Sums | |
America in Motion | |
The Swiss Accounts | |
Lawyers Guns and Money | |
Bin Laden Island | |
LEGACIES September 2001 to September 2007 | |
The Name | |
Public Relations | |
Brands | |
In Exile | |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | |
The Royal Garage | |
The Glory of His Reign | |
The Backlash | |
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