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Description edit
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and author of the national bestseller Ghost Wars , Steve Coll presents the story of the Bin Laden family’s rise to power and privilege, revealing new information to show how American influences changed the family and how one member’s rebellion changed America ... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Osama Bin Laden: Add a description of this character.
- Bargeld
- Feisal
- Mohamed Bin Laden
- Dschidda
- Mann
- Bin Ladens
- Mohammed Bin Laden
- Fahd
- Sohn
- Krieg
- Abdullah
- Frau
- Königsfamilie
- Gott
- Ende
- Bruder
- Pilger
- Rolle
- Recht
- Faisal
- Medina
- Abdulaziz
- Khalil
- Riad
- Bin Mahfouz
- Mohammeds
- Ibrahim
- Azzam
- Weise
- Juden
- Macht
- Boden
- Roten Meer
- Tod
- Freund
- Peschawar
- Mekka
- Lage
- Randa
- Khalid Bin Mahfouz
- Druck
- Saud
- Lehrer
- Mudschahidin
- Yeslam
- Ghalib
- Bakr
- Omar
- Saddam
- Hassan
- Blum
- Khashoggi
- Coleman
- Christine
- Sowell
- Freeman
- Carmen
- Harrington
- Scheuer
- Lynn
- Batarfi
- Salman
- Reagan
- Philby
- Griffin
- Nasser
- Dietrich
- Hinson
- Hunnewell
- Angawi
- Newcomb
- Auerbach
- Clinton
- Carrie
Setting & Locations edit
- Jerusalem
- Karatschi
- Jeddah
- United States
- America
- Riyadh
- Mecca
- Islam
- Port Sudan
- Afghanistan
- Osamas
- Washington
- Amerika
- London
- Pakistan
- Europe
- Peshawar
- Los Angeles
- Yemen
- Cairo
- Kairo
- Saudi-arabien
- San Antonio
- Europa
- Sudan
- New York
- Egypt
- Texas
- Iran
- Khartum
- Panama City
- Yahya
- Ramadan
- Syrien
- Hedschas
- Pochna
- Miami
- Afrika
- Gouverneur
- Angawi
- Desert Bear
- Maryland
- Dhahran
- Moscheen
- Salem Bin Laden
- Lebanon
- Arabia
- Houston
- Orlando
- Sibba
- Britain
- Iraq
- Geneva
- Florida
- Kuwait
- White House
- Beirut
- Israel
- California
- Hejaz
- England
- Paris
- Khartoum
- Boston
- Middle East
- Syria
- Switzerland
- Hadhramawt
- Red Sea
- Africa
- Hadhrami
- Dubai
First Sentence edit
LYNN PEGHINY played piano most mornings at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel in Orlando, Florida.
Table of Contents edit
Author's Note
Family Tree
A Note on Transliteration
Prologue: "We All Worship the Same God"
October 1984 to February 1985
PART ONE: PATRIARCHS
1900 to September 1967
1. In Exile
2. The Royal Garage
3. Silent Partners
4. The Glory of His Reign
5. For Jerusalem
6. The Backlash
7. A Modern Man
8. Crosswind
PART TWO: SONS AND DAUGHTERS
September 1967 to May 1988
9. The Guardians
10. Young Osama
11. Realm of Conspiracy
12. The Rising Son
13. Discovering America
14. The Convert's Zeal
15. Wired
16. The Amusement Park
17. In the King's Service
18. Anxiety Disorder
19. The Grinder
20. The Arms Bazaar
21. Off the Books
22. The Proposal
23. Kitty Hawk Field of Dreams
PART THREE: THE GLOBAL FAMILY
June 1988 to September 2001
24. Writer-Director-Producer
25. Lump Sums
26. America in Motion
27. The Swiss Accounts
28. A Rolls-Royce in the Rain
29. The Construction of Exile
30. Hedge Funds
31. A Trojan Desk
32. The Aesthetics of Worship
33. One Phone, One World
34. Lawyers, Guns, and Money
35. Bin Laden Island
PART FOUR: LEGACIES
September 2001 to September 2007
36. The Name
37. Public Relations
38. Brands
39. So What?
40. In Exile
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Steve Coll (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: The Penguin Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 1594201641
Page Count: 688
Publisher: The Penguin Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 1594201641
Page Count: 688
Awards edit
- ALA Notable Book (2009: Non-Fiction)
- Pulitzer Prize (Finalist, 2009: Biography)
- National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 2008: Biography)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: CS1129.B552 2008
- Dewey: 953.8052
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