The Bin Ladens : an Arabian family in the American century / Steve Coll.
Coll, Steve.
2008
CS1129 .B552 2008 (Mapit)
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Title The Bin Ladens : an Arabian family in the American century / Steve Coll.
Author Coll, Steve.
ISBN 9781594201646
1594201641
Imprint New York : Penguin Press, 2008.
Language English
Description 671 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number CS1129 .B552 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification 953.805/2
Summary The Bin Ladens rose from poverty to privilege; they loyally served the Saudi royal family for generations--and then one of their number changed history on September 11, 2001. Journalist Steve Coll tells the story of the rise of the Bin Laden family and of the wildly diverse lifestyles of the generation to which Osama bin Laden belongs, and against whom he rebelled. Starting with the family's escape from famine at the beginning of the twentieth century, through its jet-set era in America after the 1970s oil boom, and finally to the family's attempts to recover from September 11, this book unearths extensive new material about the family and its relationship with the United States, and provides a richly revealing and emblematic narrative of our globally interconnected times.--From publisher description.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [637]-645) and index.
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The royal garage
Silent partners
The glory of his reign
For Jerusalem
The backlash
A modern man
Crosswind
Sons and daughters : September 1967 to May 1988. The guardians
Young Osama
Realm of conspiracy
The rising son
Discovering America
The convert's zeal
Wired
The amusement park
In the king's service
Anxiety disorder
The grinder
The arms bazaar
Off the books
The proposal
Kitty Hawk field of dreams
The global family : June 1988 to September 2001. Writer-director-producer
Lump sums
America in motion
The Swiss accounts
A Rolls Royce in the rain
The construction of exile
Hedge funds
A trojan desk
The aesthetics of worship
One phone, one world
Lawyers, guns, and money
Bin Laden island
Legacies : September 2001 to September 2007. The name
Public relations
Brands
So what?
In exile.

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