In many of the nations where it operates, ExxonMobil has a greater sway than that of US embassy, its annual revenues are larger than total economic activity in most countries and in Washington it spends more on lobbying than any other corporation. This title begins with [...]
An investigation into the influential and fiercely private corporation traces the period between the Exxon Valdez accident and the Deepwater Horizion spill to profile chief executives Lee Raymond and Rex Tillerson as well as the company's role in violent international [...]
Traces the Bin Laden family's rise to power and privilege, describes the diverse lifestyles of the generation to which Osama bin Laden belongs, and discusses their attempts to recover from the effects of September 11.
An investigation into the secretive corporation traces the period between the Exxon Valdez accident and the Deepwater Horizion spill to profile chief executives Lee Raymond and Rex Tillerson as well as the company's role in violent international incidents.
The oil giant ExxonMobil makes more money annually than the GDP of most countries; has greater sway than US embassies abroad; and spends more on lobbying than any other corporation. Yet to outsiders it is a mystery. In this title, the author tells the truth about the [...]
An investigation into the secretive corporation traces the period between the Exxon Valdez accident and the Deepwater Horizion spill to profile chief executives Lee Raymond and Rex Tillerson as well as the company's role in violent international incidents.
English; CD-Audio
Released: May 2012 / Delivery time: at least 4 weeks (title will be specially ordered)
This 2005 Pulitzer Prizewinning work details the secret history of the CIA's role in Afghanistan, the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of bin Laden, and America's failed efforts to find and assassinate him.
English; CD-Audio
Released: 2011 / Delivery time: at least 4 weeks (title will be specially ordered)
This 2005 Pulitzer Prizewinning work details the secret history of the CIA's role in Afghanistan, the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of bin Laden, and America's failed efforts to find and assassinate him.
English; CD-Audio
Released: 2011 / Delivery time: at least 4 weeks (title will be specially ordered)
The Bin Ladens are shrouded in secrecy, living in one of the most closed, unaccountable countries on earth. Little has been known about the world that created Osama. This title reveals a Saudi Arabia torn between religious purity and the temptations of the West, telling a [...]
Available for the first time in paperback, Steve Collas trek across a socially and politically damaged South Asia. Bestselling author Steve Coll is one of the preeminent journalists of the twenty-first century. His last two books, the Pulitzer Prizeawinning "Ghost Wars" and [...]
English; Paperback / Softback
Released: March 2009 / Delivery time: 3-5 weeks (title will be specially ordered)
Traces the Bin Laden family's rise to power and privilege, describes the diverse lifestyles of the generation to which Osama bin Laden belongs, and discusses their attempts to recover from the effects of September 11.
English; Hardback
Released: April 2008 / Delivery time: 3-5 weeks (title will be specially ordered)
Die erste umfassende Darstellung der Familie, aus der Osama Bin Laden stammt. Brillant recherchiert. Woher kommt Osama Bin Laden? Der zweifache Pulitzer-Preisträger Steve Coll schildert mit zahlreichen bisher unbekannten Details Aufstieg, Leben und Einfluss der Familie Bin [...]
Dutch; Flemish; Paperback / Softback
Released: 2008 / Delivery time: 3-5 weeks (title will be specially ordered)
Italian; Paperback / Softback
Released: 2008 / Delivery time: at least 4 weeks (title will be specially ordered)
Steve Coll erzählt die Geschichte einer der mächtigsten und reichsten Familien der arabischen Halbinsel. Oberhaupt Mohammed Bin Laden, StädtebauerundFinanzerdersaudi-arabischen Königsfamilie, baute ein global agierendes Imperium mit engen Verbindungen in die USA auf. Gegen [...]