The Osama bin Laden I Know, Peter L. Bergen
The Osama bin Laden I Know, Peter L. Bergen
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The Osama bin Laden I Know
An Oral History of al Qaeda's Leader

Author: Peter L. Bergen

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 16 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/10/2008

Synopsis

No one knows more about Osama bin Laden than Peter Bergen. In 1997, well before the West suddenly became aware of the world's most sought-after terrorist, Bergen met with him and has followed his activities ever since. Today, years after President Bush swore to get him dead or alive and despite haunting the popular imagination since September 11, 2001, bin Laden remains shrouded in mystery and obscured by a barrage of facts, details and myths. With numerous never-before-published interviews, The Osama Bin Laden I Know provides unprecedented insight into bin Laden's life and character drawing on the experiences of his most intimate acquaintances. This timely and important work gives readers their first true, enduring look at the man who has declared the West his greatest enemy.

About Peter L. Bergen

Peter Bergen is the author or editor of nine books, including three New York Times bestsellers and four Washington Post best nonfiction books of the year. A Vice President at New America, Bergen is a professor at Arizona State University and a national security analyst for CNN. He has testified before congressional committees eighteen times about national security issues and has held teaching positions at Harvard and Johns Hopkins University.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Osama

كتاب رصين يقدم تفاصيل قيمة وشيقة من شهادات أشخاص تعاملوا مباشرة مع صاحب غلاف الكتاب.......more

Goodreads review by Man

SOMEWHAT OF A SPOILER ALERT: Possibly the most compelling passages from this book are those which paint a picture of an Osama Bin Laden uninhibited by political objectives. A Bin Laden who is really rather child-like. For example, a Bin Laden who likes to ride horses, read poetry and play soocer or......more

Goodreads review by Michael

This is a fairly important book, which I used as a teaching assistant for the course "The World After 1945." In terms of understanding American foreign affairs in the twenty first century, there is probably no one individual so important to get a grasp on as Osama bin Laden. Even after the death of......more

Goodreads review by Ashley

I had to read this for a history class and normally I wouldn't do a full review but since we had to write a review, I figured I'd share a little of it here. Peter Bergen’s The Osama Bin Laden I Know offers an informative and eye-opening look for readers young and old of Osama Bin Laden, Al-Qaeda, and......more

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