{"product_id":"9781620409848","title":"The Exile : The Stunning Inside Story of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda in Flight","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Exile\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Adrian Levy, Catherine Scott-Clark\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStartling and scandalous, this is an intimate insider's story of Osama bin Laden's retinue in the ten years after 9\/11, a family in flight and at war.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom September 11, 2001 to May 2, 2011, Osama Bin Laden evaded intelligence services and special forces units, drones and hunter killer squads. \u003ci\u003eThe Exile\u003c\/i\u003e tells the extraordinary inside story of that decade through the eyes of those who witnessed it: bin Laden's four wives and many children, his deputies and military strategists, his spiritual advisor, the CIA, Pakistan's ISI, and many others who have never before told their stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInvestigative journalists Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy gained unique access to Osama bin Laden's inner circle, and they recount the flight of Al Qaeda's forces and bin Laden's innocent family members, the gradual formation of ISIS by bin Laden's lieutenants, and bin Laden's rising paranoia and eroding control over his organization. They also reveal that the Bush White House knew the whereabouts of bin Laden's family and Al Qaeda's military and religious leaders, but rejected opportunities to capture them, pursuing war in the Persian Gulf instead, and offer insights into how Al Qaeda will attempt to regenerate itself in the coming years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile we think we know what happened in Abbottabad on May 2, 2011, we know little about the wilderness years that led to that shocking event. As authoritative in its scope and detail as it is propuslively readable, \u003ci\u003eThe Exile\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark work of investigation and reporting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Scott-Clark and Levy] set out to do what few had done before in the West: to see the September 2001 terror attacks and their aftermath from the other side. They traveled widely in the region, listened intently, interviewed aggressively, read newly released accounts and government documents deeply (and wrote lengthily). \u003cb\u003eThe result is a breathtaking tale\u003c\/b\u003e.\" - \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Remarkable . . . They have produced the best account yet of what happened to al-Qaida after 9\/11: it is an astonishingly good piece of work.\" -\u003ci\u003e Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eThis book is a tour de force\u003c\/b\u003e and the first detailed account told by al-Qaeda members themselves, making good use of the diaries of Abu Zubaydah, the captured al-Qaeda facilitator, as well as extensive interviews with one of its religious thinkers . . . It tells us lots of things we knew, but in far more detail.\" - \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Scott-Clark and Levy’s] latest, \u003ci\u003eThe Exile: The Flight of Osama bin Laden, \u003c\/i\u003eis perhaps their best yet . . . The book fills in many important gaps in our knowledge of al-Qaida . . . a gripping inside account.\" - \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Remarkable . . . The book’s fascinating perspective exposes layers of human complexity in individuals who are often shrouded by intrigue, and brings nuance to the general Western understanding of jihadi groups. This extensively researched, eminently readable work greatly enhances public knowledge of these dramatic years and will be welcomed by specialists and general readers alike.\" - Starred Review, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003etour de force\u003c\/b\u003e of investigative research.\" - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] piece of outstanding journalistic bravery . . . the book has an impact and immediacy far stronger than much of the other literature on the subject.\" - \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What struck me more than anything else about \u003ci\u003eThe Exile\u003c\/i\u003e is the phenomenal degree of intimacy that the co-authors Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy have achieved with bin Laden himself . . . By tracking down the myriad bin Laden family members, associates and al-Qaeda members that inhabit \u003cb\u003ethis huge tour-de-force of a read\u003c\/b\u003e, the authors have brought the personality of bin Laden into \u003cb\u003ea sharper focus than could ever have been imagined\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eThe detail mustered is little short of incredible, and evidently the result of forensic research only the best of investigative journalists could dig out\u003c\/b\u003e . . . It’s this feel of being there that makes \u003ci\u003eThe Exile\u003c\/i\u003e such an exceptional account of those lost years when bin Laden and his family went to ground . . . \u003cb\u003eBig it might be, but it is also a page-turner. There have been many books before on bin Laden and al-Qaeda, but this is one of the best. \u003c\/b\u003eThis is bin Laden the man. Above all it’s a unique glimpse into darkest recesses of those caves in Tora Bora and the thinking of those that inhabited them while hiding from the world.\" - \u003ci\u003eGlasgow Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] magnificent telling . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Exile\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea truly impressive feat of journalism\u003c\/b\u003e, both the closest we're ever likely to come to a day-by-day account of Bin Laden's life in those years and also \u003cb\u003ean intensely gripping reading experience\u003c\/b\u003e.\" - \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eAn astonishing work of scholarship and journalism\u003c\/b\u003e.\" - \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Exile\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea remarkable achievement\u003c\/b\u003e. Through years of research, investigative work, and interviews, the authors have artfully woven together a gripping account that reads like a thriller -- Al-Qaeda's story from their perspective, with all the complexities and nuances of a deeply disturbing chapter of our history, that continues to this day. \u003ci\u003eThe Exile\u003c\/i\u003e is the shocking story behind the story. \u003cb\u003eA must read\u003c\/b\u003e.\" - Suroosh Alvi, co-founder of VICE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Based on meticulous and unique research, this riveting account of Osama bin Laden's last decade is \u003cb\u003ethe most important and revealing book about the al Qaeda leadership in years\u003c\/b\u003e. The role of the Iranian and Pakistani 'deep states' in hiding bin Laden and his family is fascinating and disturbing.\" - Bruce Riedel, former CIA analyst and counter-terrorism expert, and adviser to four US Presidents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The most definitive account available of bin Laden's increasingly fraught existence in an over-crowded, ramshackle villa just a stone's throw from Pakistan's version of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point . . . No other publicly available source comes as close to \u003ci\u003eThe Exile\u003c\/i\u003e in presenting this familiar story . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Exile\u003c\/i\u003e is destined to become a classic.\" - Bruce Hoffman, \u003ci\u003eWar on the Rocks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The Exile \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003ea tour de force of investigative journalism\u003c\/b\u003e. Scott-Clark and Levy focus on the crucial but much ignored 'human factor' in Islamic extremism with great effect. Packed with new details and revelations, their \u003cb\u003eastonishingly intimat\u003c\/b\u003ee account of the inner workings of Al Qaeda, and of the battle to counter its murderous campaign, will be a hugely valuable resource for specialists and general readers alike for years to come.\" - Jason Burke, author of AL-QAEDA, THE 9\/11 WARS, and THE NEW THREAT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781620409848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40616157282510,"sku":"9781620409848","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_d15438a4-233a-4184-ad57-bd786aba4a41.jpg?v=1638319352","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781620409848","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}