The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century
by Steve Coll
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good+/None
- ISBN 10
- 0143114816
- ISBN 13
- 9780143114819
- Seller
-
Syracuse, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
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.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Books End Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 472280
- Title
- The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century
- Author
- Steve Coll
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0143114816
- ISBN 13
- 9780143114819
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- March 2009
- Pages
- 671
Terms of Sale
Books End Bookshop
About the Seller
Books End Bookshop
About Books End Bookshop
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...