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September 11 attacks - Books
[edit]The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
[edit]- Amazon page. ($11.56)
- Digitized (GoogleBooks) - Lawrence Wright (2007). The looming tower: Al-Qaeda and the road to 9/11. Random House Digital, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4000-3084-2.
- Pages: 553
- Wikipedia article about book: The Looming Tower
- Wikipedia articles about author(s): Lawrence Wright
- Wikipedia article about publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
- Secondary sources about book:
- New York Times - Sunday Book Review - The Plot Against America
- The Guardian - The Guardian and Observer books season - The spectacle is all
- The Guardian - The Guardian and Observer books season - The road that led to 9/11
- Time magazine - All-TIME 100 Best Nonfiction Books - The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright
- Houston Chronicle - The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright
- The Christian Science Monitor - The who and why of 9/11
- The Economist - The Q&A: Lawrence Wright, journalist
- CBC News - Road to 9/11 book wins Lionel Gelber Prize
- Los Angeles Times - Five essential books about 9/11
- FOX News - Wright Wins Nonfiction Pulitzer Prize for 'Looming Tower,' McCarthy Earns Fiction Prize for 'The Road'
- Austin Chronicle - Eve of Destruction
- The San Diego Union-Tribune - Publishers low-key for 9/11 anniversary
- The Pulitzer Prizes - The 2007 Pulitzer Prize Winners - General Nonfiction
- Bloomberg - `Looming Tower' Goes Deep Inside Al-Qaeda Network: Book Review
- Lawrence Wright on 'The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11' (interview)
- London Review of Books - The Original Targets
- Conversations with History (interview)
- Columbia Graduate School of Journalism - 2007 Lukas Prize Winners
The Eleventh Day: The Full Story of 9/11 and Osama bin Laden
[edit]- Amazon page. ($17.86)
- Digitized (GoogleBooks) - Anthony Summers; Robbyn Swan (19 July 2011). The Eleventh Day: The Full Story of 9/11 and Osama Bin Laden. Random House Digital, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4000-6659-9.
- Pages: 624
- Wikipedia article about book: The Eleventh Day: The Full Story of 9/11 and Osama bin Laden
- Wikipedia articles about author(s): Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan
- Wikipedia article about publisher: Ballantine Books
- Secondary sources about book:
- The Globe and Mail - The Eleventh Day: The Full Story of 9/11 and Osama bin Laden, by Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan
- Yahoo News - Anniversary brings avalanche of 9/11 books
- The Telegraph - The Eleventh Day: The Ultimate Account of 9/11 by Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan: review
- The Guardian - 9/11 books round-up – review
- The Scottsman - Book review: The 9/11 Wars by Jason Burke | The Eleventh Day: The Ultimate Account of 9/11 by Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan | The 9/11 Commission Report
- The Spectator - Book Club - Book Review - Day of reckoning
- New York Times - 9/11 Books Released Into a Sea of Others
Masterminds of Terror: The Truth Behind the Most Devastating Terrorist Attack the World Has Ever Seen
[edit]- Amazon page.
- Digitized (GoogleBooks) -Yosri Fouda; Nick Fielding (17 August 2004). Masterminds of Terror: The Truth Behind the Most Devastating Terrorist Attack the World Has Ever Seen. Arcade Publishing. ISBN 978-1-55970-717-6.
- Pages: 208
- Wikipedia article about book: Masterminds of Terror: The Truth Behind the Most Devastating Terrorist Attack the World Has Ever Seen
- Wikipedia articles about author(s): Nick Fielding and Yosri Fouda.
- Wikipedia article about publisher: Arcade Publishing
- Secondary sources about book:
Why America Slept : The Failure to Prevent 9/11
[edit]- Amazon page.
- Pages: 256
- Wikipedia article about book: Why America Slept : The Failure to Prevent 9/11
- Wikipedia articles about author(s): Gerald Posner
- Wikipedia article about publisher: Random House
- Secondary sources about book:
Perfect Soldiers: The 9/11 Hijackers: Who They Were, Why They Did It
[edit]- Amazon page. ($5.98)
- Digitized (GoogleBooks) -Terry McDermott (15 August 2006). Perfect Soldiers: The 9/11 Hijackers: Who They Were, Why They Did It. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-058470-2.
- Pages: 368
- Wikipedia article about book: Perfect Soldiers: The 9/11 Hijackers: Who They Were, Why They Did It
- Wikipedia articles about author(s): Terry McDermott (journalist)
- Wikipedia article about publisher: Harper (publisher)
- Secondary sources about book:
- Washington Post - The 9/11 Hijackers
- The New York Times - Ordinary but for the Evil They Wrought
- Seattle Times - "Perfect Soldiers": Profile of hijackers lacks drama, personality
- New Statesman - Suicide Bombers Are Often Portrayed As Demoniacal Psychopaths, But The Perpetrators Of Both 9/11 And 7 July Appear To Have Been Remarkably Normal. Were Such Men Attracted To Jihadism Because It Helped Give Meaning To Their Otherwise Aimless Lives?
- Washington Post - Experts' Picks
- New York Times - Perfect Soldiers
- Deseret News - 9/11 killers led ho-hum, banal lives
- NPR - Journalist Terry McDermott
- Houston Chronicle - Perfect Soldiers by Terry McDermott
- Financial Times - Point of no return
- Front Page Magazine - Perfect Soldiers (interview)
Inside 9-11: What Really Happened
[edit]- Amazon page. ($6.99 - only Kindle Edition is available)
- Digitized (GoogleBooks) - Der Spiegel Magazine (29 August 2002). Inside 9-11: What Really Happened. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-312-98748-0.
- Pages: 336
- Wikipedia article about book: Inside 9-11: What Really Happened
- Wikipedia articles about author(s): Der Spiegel
- Wikipedia article about publisher: Der Spiegel
- Secondary sources about book:
The 9/11 Wars
[edit]- Amazon page. ($13.32)
- Pages: 500
- Wikipedia article about book: The 9/11 Wars
- Wikipedia articles about author(s): Jason Burke
- Wikipedia article about publisher: Penguin Group
- Secondary sources about book:
- The Scottsman - Book review: The 9/11 Wars by Jason Burke | The Eleventh Day: The Ultimate Account of 9/11 by Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan | The 9/11 Commission Report
- The Telegraph - The 9/11 Wars by Jason Burke: review
- The Telegraph - 9/11 by Jason Burke and Countering Al-Qaeda in London by Robert Lambert: review
- New Statesman - The Books Interview: Jason Burke
- 9/11 books round-up - review
- The Economist - Learning the hard way
- The Guardian - After 9/11: our own low, dishonest decade
- Financial - Times Enduring freedom
- Irish Times - War stories: 10 years after September 11th
- Main and Guardian - Counting the cost of the 9/11 wars (book extract)
- Sunday Herald - Jason Burke: The 9/11 Wars (Allen Lane)
American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center
[edit]- Amazon page. ($13.70)
- Digitized (GoogleBooks) - William Langewiesche (1 October 2003). American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-86547-675-2.
- Pages: 240
- Wikipedia article about book: American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center
- Wikipedia articles about author(s): William Langewiesche
- Wikipedia article about publisher: North Point Press
- Secondary sources about book:
- The Guardian - Air and angles
- New York Times - Reverse Engineering
- Los Angeles Times - Heroes are in the details
- PBS - William Langewiesche, Journalist
- New York Times - Rebutting a Claim of Tarnished Valor; Research Challenges Account of 9/11 Looting by Firefighters
- American Journalism Review - Ground for Contention
- Los Angeles Times - Five essential books about 9/11
- The Telegraph - Fireman protest over looting claim
- The New York Times - Book Critics' Group Names Finalists for Its Awards
- New York Observer - Gould’s Wife Takes On Atlantic Scribe
- St. Petersburg Times - Must-reads of a fateful day: some of Sept. 11's most notable books
- American Journalism Review - 'We Had Never Seen Anything Like This'
- The Ottawa Citizen - Five essential books about 9/11
- The Independent - A Week In Books: The literature of ruins has acquired a fresh landmark
- USA Today - Author defends FDNY looting claim
- Los Angeles Times - Journalist Documents Journey From Ruin to Recovery at Ground Zero
- The Atlantic - Excerpts From "American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center"
- January Magazine - After the Fall
Links to useful Wikipedia policies, guidelines and other good stuff
[edit]- WP:WikiProject Books
- WP:WikiProject Books/Non-fiction article
- Wikipedia:Naming conventions (books)
- Wikipedia:Good article criteria
- Wikipedia:Featured article criteria
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