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The history of 9/11.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • A “heart-stopping account of the events leading up to 9/11” (The New York Times Book Review), this definitive history explains in gripping detail the growth of Islamic fundamentalism, the rise of al-Qaeda, and the intelligence failures that culminated in the attacks on the World Trade Center.

One of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century • A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century • A Los Angeles Times Best Nonfiction...

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Awards Current Affairs & Politics History United States Politics & Government Diplomacy & International Relations United States History Terrorism Public Health & Safety U.S. Politics - General & Miscellaneous Espionage United States History - Northeastern & Middle Atlantic Region U.S. Politics in the Post Cold-War Era 21st Century United States History U.S. Politics & Government - General & Miscellaneous United States - Espionage New York City - History U.S. Politics & Government - 2001-2009 September 11th Terrorist Attacks, 2001 U.S. Politics - Public Affairs & Administration Terrorism - Policy & Prevention Terrorism - History Terrorism - General & Miscellaneous September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 2006 National Book Awards->Nonfiction Finalist Publishers Weekly's Best Nonfiction of 2006 New York Times Notable Nonfiction of 2006 New York Times 10 Best Books of 2006 The Washington Post's Ten Best Books of the Year 2006 Christian Scientist Monitor's Best General Nonfiction of 2006 New York Magazine's Top 10 Books of 2006 Los Angeles Times Favorite Nonfiction of 2006 Time Magazine's 10 Best Books of 2006 2007 Gelber Prize Shortlist 2007 Gelber Prize 2007 Lukas Prizes Winners 2007 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism 2007 PEN Center USA Literary Award Winners 2006 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winners J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize->All Winners 2007 Pulitzer Prize Winners 2001-2010->General Nonfiction->Pulitzer Prize PEN Center USA Literary Award->Research Nonfiction Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History National Book Awards Previous Nonfiction Finalists - National Book Awards Best Books of the Year Best Books of the Year 2006 Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2006 New York Times Best Books of 2006 Washington Post Best Books of 2006 Christian Science Monitor's Best Books of 2006 New York Magazine's Best Books of 2006 Los Angeles Times Favorite Books of 2006 Time Magazine's Best Books of 2006 Journalism & Political Book Awards Gelber Prize 2000s - Gelber Prize 1990s - Gelber Prize Lukas Prize Project Awards All Winners - Lukas Prizes Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism All Winners - Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism Other Awards PEN Center USA Literary Awards PEN Center USA Literary Awards by Year Los Angeles Times Book Prizes All Winners by Year - Los Angeles Times Book Prizes J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize Pulitzer Prizes All Winners - Pulitzer Prizes General Nonfiction - Pulitzer Prize Winners PEN Center USA Literary Awards by Category Winners by Category - Los Angeles Times Book Prizes

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