September 11 attacks - Books

The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11

• 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
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• 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

• 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
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• 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

• 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
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• 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:
  • The Guardian - The fatal formula
  • Transnational Broadcasting Studies - Fouda, Yosri and Nick Fielding Masterminds of Terror: The Truth Behind The Most Devastating Terrorist Attack The World Has Ever Seen. Mainstream Publishing Ltd: Edinburgh. 2003. 208 pages. ISBN 1 84018 724 7.^{[unreliable source?]}

Why America Slept : The Failure to Prevent 9/11

• 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:
  • Time magazine - Confessions of a Terrorist
  • Time magazine - New Book Says Abu Zubaydah Has Made Startling Revelations About Secret Connections Linking Saudi Arabia, Pakistan And Osama Bin Laden
  • New York Times - Notable Books 2003

Perfect Soldiers: The 9/11 Hijackers: Who They Were, Why They Did It

• 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
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• 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

• 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
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• 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:
  • Christian Science Monitor - A Monitor Guide to Books of September 11

The 9/11 Wars

• 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

• 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
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• 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

• 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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See also

• User:Tom harrison/sources
• Encyclopedia Britannica's Additional Reading list
• New York Times Sept. 11th Resources and Recommended Reading
• Bookmark: A decade of books about 9/11
• PBS Frontline - The Essential 9/11 Bibliography