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Jawbreaker: The Attack on Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Key Field Commander
Gary Berntsen
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Ralph Pezzullo
Three Rivers Press
, 2006
High Risks for Brave Professionals...
From the first pages of his redacted recollections, Gary Bernsten takes us on a whirlwind tour of the Agency's early frustrations with the menace of Al Qaeda - as well as his own for the Washington bureaucracy - giving us our first glimpse of the Panshir Valley prior ...
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September ...
Steve Coll
Penguin (Non-Classics)
, 2004
Fascinating and well-researched history
Though Osama Bin Laden became a household name after the 9-11 attacks, few people know the background of Afghanistan and the mujahideen fighters that birthed these radical groups. This book gives a well-researched, in-depth look into the interplay of the Cold War, the ...
The Really Inconvenient Truths: Seven Environmental Catastrophes Liberals Don't Want You to Know ...
Iain Murray
Regnery Publishing
, 2008
the really inconvenient truths
The Author makes very sound arguments as to the underlying reasons liberals have such an intense disdain for anything that is contrary to their position. When real truth is held up and given a fair stage onto which to expound its arguments, honest logic prevails. ...
Kill Bin Laden: A Delta Force Commander's Account of the Hunt for the World's Most Wanted Man
Dalton Fury
St. Martin's Press
, 2008
An exceptional, superb, first hand account by the team leader of US Army Special Forces Detachment Delta
It is rare that readers are provided a first hand, accurate, contemporary, non politically constrained account of a major special operation by US Army Special Forces Detachment Delta. Many organizations claim the title, "special operations;" it takes more than a ...
The Al Qaeda Reader
Broadway
, 2007
Al Qaeda, in its own words...
To the very considerable extent that the confict between the West and al Qaeda is a war of ideas, 2007's "The Al Qaeda Reader" is essential for understanding al Qaeda's point of view. Raymond Ibrahim has done American readers a great service in translating and editing ...
Peek-A Who?
Nina Laden
Chronicle Books
, 2000
Peek-a WHO?
I bought this for my daughter at 18 mos based on the reviews. She loves books. This was an instant favorite. From the moment she picks it up she is smiling in anticipation of what is to come. She is now turning 2 this month and still it is her favorite book. She ...
Grow Up!
Nina Laden
Chronicle Books
, 2003
Grow Up
This is a nice board book that introduces children to growing up. A kitten becomes a cat, a caterpiller a butterfly. Nice art work and children love it! Author of "Hobo Finds A Home"
The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century
Steve Coll
Penguin Press HC, The
, 2008
Amaze your friends on how much you know about the Bin Ladens!
I started reading this book mainly because the author is a pulz prize winner. I started it back in April. Mind you I am a slow reader but this is one that I can't put down. I remember after 9/11 hearing that the Bin Laden family had been flown out the next day or so by ...
The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 (Vintage)
Lawrence Wright
Vintage
, 2007
The Looming Tower
This is a must read for every American who needs to understand the history of Al-Qaida and its present threat! I bought several to pass along!
Kaplan AP World History, 2008 Edition (Kaplan Ap. World History)
Patrick Whelan
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Jennifer Laden
Kaplan Publishing
, 2008
AMAZING!!!!
My 10th grader used it for her review on the AP test...through the whole year she has been expressing how much she hated the class; after she used this book for her review and took her AP test, she came back like I have never seen her before. She said she felt pretty ...
Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden
Peter Bergen
Free Press
, 2002
This Was Good....But Bin Laden's Mistress
This book had a lot of technical stuff, but I still really enjoyed it. I'm more excited by the new book by Osama Bin Laden's mistress, Kola Boof--"Diary of a Lost Girl". I've read an advance copy and it was absolutely stunning. I think her portrait of Bin Laden ...
The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of al Qaeda's Leader
Peter Bergen
Free Press
, 2006
An Introduction to Bin Laden
Peter Bergen is a journalist, so it is not surprising that this book is a collection of brief interviews or quotes rather than one long narrative. The interviews are arranged chronologically, with some comments by Bergen interspersed to make a more cohesive and ...
When Pigasso Met Mootisse
Nina Laden
Chronicle Books
, 1998
Fun book
Whether your kid knows who Picasso is or not, this is a fun play on Famous Artists and their feuding ways. My Kindergartener loves this book.
The Night I Followed the Dog
Nina Laden
Chronicle Books
, 1994
Great, Great, Great!
This book is wonderful! I am a substitute teacher and I carry this book with me just in case. My classes, 1st - 5th, love to listen to this story. It lifts their spirits and gets them giggling. It has saved me many times!
Through Our Enemies' Eyes: Osama bin Laden, Radical Islam, and the Future of America, Revised Edition
Michael Scheuer
Potomac Books Inc.
, 2007
Wake up America!
Fabulous book, well written, eye opening. Every Christian in America needs to read this Scheuer book. The future is frightening, and Scheuer explains why in no uncertain terms.
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