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THE BIN LADENS
by COLL, Steve
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- Hardcover
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Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
2008. COLL, Steve. THE BID LADENS: AN ARABIAN FAMILY IN THE AMERICAN CENTURY. NY: Penguin Press, 2008. Small quarto, black cloth & boards in dust jacket. First Edition, first printing. A groundbreaking history of the Bin Laden family by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Signed presentation from Coll on the title page, to high-profile laywer David Boies: "To David Boies, with the deepest respect, Steve Coll." Boies has represented such notable clients as George Steinbrenner and the New York Yankees, Al Gore in his famous case against George W. Bush just after the 2000 election, and recently filmmaker Michael Moore. Near fine (minor bump top of front cover & first several pages also bumped at top edge) in nice d/j. $85.00.
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.
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- Bookseller
- Antic Hay Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1382
- Title
- THE BIN LADENS
- Author
- COLL, Steve
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 2008
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Antic Hay Books
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Asbury Park, New Jersey
About Antic Hay Books
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