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The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil

The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil

by Philip G. Zimbardo

What makes good people do bad things? How can moral people be seduced to act immorally? Where is the line separating good from evil, and who is in danger of crossing it? Renowned social psychologist Philip Zimbardo has the answers, and in The Lucifer Effect he explains how–and the myriad reasons why–we are all susceptible to the lure of “the dark side.” Drawing on examples from history as well as his own... (more)

The Cell: Inside the 9/11 Plot and Why the FBI and CIA Failed to Stop It

The Cell: Inside the 9/11 Plot and Why the FBI and CIA Failed to Stop It

by John Miller

In New York City, a a handful of veteran FBI agents, police officers and investigative journalists had known for years that a terrorist event on the scale of 9/11 was likely. Ironically, one of the men who had been most aware of the threat posed by Osama bin Laden had recently left the FBI, where he had been following the movements of bin Laden and al Qaeda, to become Chief of Security at the World Trade Center.... (more)

The Age of Sacred Terror: Radical Islam's War Against America

The Age of Sacred Terror: Radical Islam's War Against America

by Daniel Benjamin

Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon began working on this book shortly after leaving the National Security Council, where, as director and senior director for counterterrorism, they watched the rise of al-Qaeda and helped coordinate America’s fight against Usama bin Laden and his organization. They warned in articles and interviews about the appearance of a new breed of terrorists who were determined to kill on the... (more)

Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror

Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror

by Richard A. Clarke

THE EXPLOSIVE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER With all-new excerpts from Richard Clarke's dramatic public testimony, and revealing corroboration from The 9/11 Commission Report From the 9/11 Commission Report: "On the day of the meeting <September 4, 2001>, Clarke sent Rice an impassioned personal note. He criticized U.S. counterterrorism efforts past and present. The 'real question' before the principals,... (more)

American Jihad: The Terrorists Living Among Us

American Jihad: The Terrorists Living Among Us

by Steven Emerson

AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001... ...the federal government detained several hundred people suspected of terrorist involvement, and continued to search for hundreds more. Some were overseas, some were on the run, but most were already at home -- in America. Who are these people? Where did they come from? And how could there be so many terrorists or suspected terrorists living among us without action being... (more)

What We Saw: The Events of September 11, 2001, in Words, Pictures, and Video

What We Saw: The Events of September 11, 2001, in Words, Pictures, and Video

by CBS News

September 11, 2001, will be eternally frozen in our memories. Where we were; what we thought; what we felt; what we heard; and especially what we saw will stay with us forever. It was a day -- defined for each of us in an instant -- that we will share with our children and our grandchildren in the years to come. In words and images -- and on a full-length DVD -- What We Saw captures those moments. Dan Rather's... (more)

Red, White & Blue in the USA

Esther Chao has dedicated a year of her life to photographically documenting the patriotism in the United States. This book contains over 350 pages of beautiful photographs depicting all types of flags and patriotic symbols. Topics include military flags, the Navajo Code Talkers, diversity flags, the American flag and, of course, events from 9/11/01.

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