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32 pp.
| Bearport
| January, 2012
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-61772-459-6$25.27
(4)
4-6
Special Ops series.
This magazine-like overview briefly chronicles the Al Qaeda leader's legacy of terror. The superficial narrative begins with the destruction of the Twin Towers in 2001 before moving on to the hunt for bin Laden and near hits and misses in Afghanistan. The second half of the book focuses on the Navy Seals' successful 2011 mission. Lots of photos and sidebars provide additional context. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind.
112 pp.
| ABDO
| September, 2011
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-61783-180-5$23.95
(4)
YA
Essential Events series.
Lusted explores Osama bin Laden's early life and the influences leading to his radicalization. His rise to power in al Qaeda and his role in funding and planning terrorist operations in America are also discussed. The hunt for and eventual killing of bin Laden are not sensationalized. Photographs and maps enhance the text but crowd the pages. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind.
(4)
YA
A & E Biography series.
While Hussein, Arafat, and bin Laden attempt to provide unbiased biographies of controversial figures, Powell is an adulatory look at the Secretary of State. The books cover childhood and early influences but do not go into much detail about the current "war on terrorism." Some of the photos aren't relevant to the text. Reading list. Bib., ind. [Review covers these A & E Biography titles: Saddam Hussein, Colin Powell, Yasser Arafat, and Osama bin Laden.]
(4)
YA
Once past the clownish-looking cover art, this book offers a heavily researched yet still shadowy biography of bin Laden, linking almost every terrorist event of the past twenty-five years to his network. Readers new to foreign affairs may find the dense prose hard to follow, but report writers will be glad to have quotes, descriptions of events, and black-and-white photos all collected in one place. Bib., glos., ind.