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The Looming Tower
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He also wrote a great book Lawrence right about uh the looming Tower which I also read about the uh the rise of Islamic fun alism and culminating in 911.
Bryan Callen · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jul 2013 Listen at 1:54:46 What they say about it
- Focus on 9/11 origins“about how 9/11 happened”4
- Details on Osama bin Laden“talks about bin Laden's early life”4
The best things said about it
The Looming Tower, which is a book about how 9/11 happened by Lawrence Wright.
The Looming Tower, the Lawrence Wright book, was very specifically about 9/11 and its aftermath.
The book The Looming Tower, it talks about bin Laden's early life and his early campaigns as a sort of terrorist.
In The Looming Tower, Lawrence Wright describes Muhammad bin Laden's household as being run like a corporation.
The Looming Tower, which is being turned into TV show right now, makes the case that Zawahihiri, the Egyptian co-leader of al-Qaeda, kind of radicalized him into attacking America. Another book I read for this just titled Osama bin Laden.
Um, I suspect these were for Bin Laden's son because of a quote I found in The Looming Tower where it he basically points out that when they were hiding out in Afghanistan and bored, he would let his younger sons play Nintendo because it would entertain them.
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Why people recommend it
The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright is a detailed non-fiction account tracing the origins of the war on terrorism, the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, and the events leading up to September 11. Scott Horton recommended the book on the Lex Fridman Podcast to provide essential historical context on Al-Qaeda, while Bryan Callen offered a similar endorsement on The Joe Rogan Experience, praising its exploration of the path to 9/11. Robert Evans discussed on Behind the Bastards how Palantir CEO Alex Karp added the book to reading lists for new employees to understand how the tragedy happened. On The Book Review, Jennifer Szalai and Gilbert Cruz analyzed Wright's compelling narrative pacing and structure across his non-fiction works, and Scott Heller cited the book as a definitive text on the 9/11 aftermath. Lawrence Wright himself appeared on the podcast to discuss the reporting challenges he faced with Saudi authorities while researching the project, and Byrne Hobart noted on the Dwarkesh Podcast that the volume sheds light on Osama bin Laden's early life and campaigns.
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Bryan Callen he also wrote a great book Lawrence right about uh the looming Tower which I also read about the uh the ris… 2
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“Lawrence Ryder won a pull surprise winning book called looming tower that actually traced”
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“he also wrote a great book Lawrence right about uh the looming Tower which I also read about the uh the rise of Islamic fun alism and culminating in 911”
Scott Horton Or you could read "The Looming Tower," by Lawrence Wright 1
Recommended
“Or you could read "The Looming Tower," by Lawrence Wright”
Robert Evans In the Looming Tower, Lawrence Wright describes Muhammad bin Laden's household as being run like a corporat… 5
Discussed
“Over time, Alex added some of his favorite books to the list of books that new Palunteerians would get. This included improv, which is a guide to improvisational theater that I guess he felt is like a good guide to creativity, and the looming tower, which is a book about how 9/11 happened by Lawrence Wright.”
Discussed
“In the Looming Tower, Lawrence Wright describes Muhammad bin Laden's household as being run like a corporation. Each wife would manage her children and then report to him about how they were doing so he didn't have to do any parenting.”
Discussed
“There's a quote from his friend Khalifa who said uh and this is again from the looming tower. We were riding horses in the desert and we were going very fast. I saw fine sand in front of us and I told Osama, "This is dangerous.”
Discussed
“The Looming Tower, which is being turned into TV show right now, makes the case that Zawahihiri, the Egyptian co-leader of al-Qaeda, kind of radicalized him into attacking America. Another book I read for this just titled Osama bin Laden”
Discussed
“Um, I suspect these were for Bin Laden's son because of a quote I found in The Looming Tower where it he basically points out that when they were hiding out in Afghanistan and bored, he would let his younger sons play Nintendo because it would entertain them.”
Byrne Hobart the book the looming tower it talks about bin laden's early life and his early campaigns as a sort of terro… 1
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“the book the looming tower it talks about bin laden's early life and his early campaigns as a sort of terrorist”
Gilbert Cruz in your non-fiction as a reader it it feels like you think a lot about pacing of your narrative and the loo… 1
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“in your non-fiction as a reader it it feels like you think a lot about pacing of your narrative and the looming Tower”
Jennifer Szalai I I you know the way that the way that he structures his books and I kind of found that I don't know if he… 1
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“I I you know the way that the way that he structures his books and I kind of found that I don't know if he does this in God Saves Texas but in the looming Tower and in going clear his book about scientology the looming Tower of course being about sort of origins of the war on terrorism”
Lawrence Wright well after 911 when I was working on my book The looming Tower the Saudis wouldn't let me in as a reporter 1
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“well after 911 when I was working on my book The looming Tower the Saudis wouldn't let me in as a reporter”
Scott Heller we have the looming Tower the Lawrence Wright book was very specifically about 911 and its aftermath 1
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“we have the looming Tower the Lawrence Wright book was very specifically about 911 and its aftermath”
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Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“Then the looming tower came out, and you find out all of the different pieces, every single piece there to stop.”
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“The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright, The Lay of the Land by Richard Ford, and Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl. What year?”
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“at least did you read the looming Tower”
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“Lawrence Wright is the New Yorker staff writer who's the author of The looming Tower about 911 which won the poer prize”
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“God save Texas going clear about Scientology the looming Tower and now a new book called the end of October”