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Author:

Loehfelm, Bill.

Title:

Osama bin Laden / Bill Loehfelm.

Publisher:

Lucent Books,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

112 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Bin Laden, Osama--1957-
Bin Laden, Osama--1957-
Bin Laden, Osama,--1957---Juvenile literature.
Terrorists--Saudi Arabia--Biography.
Violence--Islam.--Islam.
Terrorists.
Terrorists.--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Violence--Islam--Islam--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-104) and index.

Contents:

Shrouded in mystery -- Beginnings : "like any other awkward teenager" -- University : history's lessons -- Afghanistan : joining the jihad -- Saudi Arabia : "let there be no two religions in Arabia" -- Sudan : one man's army -- Back to Afghanistan : dangerous signs -- Attack on America : "they will be targeted".

Summary:

Profiles Osama bin Laden, his family background and education, his commitment to Islam, his mentors, the beginnings of his interest in violent and radical ideas, and his actions as leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist group. Includes discussions of war and unrest in the Middle East, including the region's growing resentment toward the United States.

Series:

Heroes and villains

ISBN:

9781590182949 (lib. : alk. paper)
1590182944 (lib. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)50583265

LCCN:

2002013066

Locations:

RAPD371 -- Jefferson Public Library (Jefferson)

KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)