Allen Lane / Penguin, 2006, First thus

[x], 470 pages, illustrated with map and photographic illustrations, a very good copy. Brilliantly written, compelling and highly original, The Looming Tower is the first book to tell the full story of al-Qaeda from its roots up to 9/11. Drawing on astonishing interviews and first-hand sources, it investigates the extraordinary group of idealogues behind this organization - and those who tried to stop them. ; 230 x 150mm