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1	The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 more books like this by Lawrence Wright add to wishlist This national bestseller and award-winning book is now available in paperback. A gripping narrative that spans five decades, "The Looming Tower" explains in unprecedented detail the rise of al-Qaeda and the intelligence failures that culminated in the attacks on 9/11. see all copies from $2.33! new only from $6.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Twins: And What They Tell Us about Who We Are more books like this by Lawrence Wright add to wishlist A prize-winning "New Yorker" staff writer introduces the most recent findingsfrom studies of twins that have provided stunning revelations about how genesand life experiences interact to shape personalities. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Clean and Decent: The Fascinating History of the Bathroom & the Water-Closet more books like this by Lawrence Wright add to wishlist Who would have supposed that the Romans had lagged hot-water pipes? that Queen Elizabeth I had a valve water-closet? that Louis XIV had cushions in his bath? that sponges have sex? This book, says the author, "is meant to entertain, even if scholarship does keep breaking through". This book offers an excursion into the household's most private ... see all copies from $5.74! new only from $5.75! \| first editions
4	Warm & Snug: The History of the Bed more books like this by Lawrence Wright add to wishlist This is a well-researched and entertaining book. Ranging from a Neolithic stone bed unearthed at Skara Brae in the Orkney Islands to the bed from Tutankhamen's tomb c.1350BC; from stark Anglo-Saxon to ornate early Renaissance beds and the elaborate State bedchambers of kings, this book is lavishly illustrated throughout. Marvel at the lacquered ... see all copies from $3.97! new only from $3.97! \| first editions
5	God's Favorite more books like this by Lawrence Wright add to wishlist Lawrence Wright's surprisingly sympathetic comic novel about the dictator Manuel Noriega of Panama begins in 1989, when the revolutionary leader Dr. Hugo Spadafora is assassinated--an event that triggers the downfall of Noriega four years later. "My character, Tony Noriega, is a creature of my imagination," Wright says. "Although his actions are ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Saints & Sinners more books like this by Lawrence Wright add to wishlist Profiles of religious leaders, including Jimmy Swaggart, Madalyn Murray O'Hare, Satanist Anton LaVey, as well as the controversial Dominican Matthew Fox, and Will Campbell. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Saints and Sinners: Walker Railey, Jimmy Swaggart, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Anton Lavey, Will Campbell, Matthew Fox more books like this by Lawrence Wright add to wishlist Profiles of religious leaders, including Jimmy Swaggart, Madalyn Murray O'Hare, Satanist Anton LaVey, as well as the controversial Dominican Matthew Fox, and Will Campbell. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
8	In the New World more books like this by Lawrence Wright add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	In the New World more books like this by Laurence Wright, Lawrence Wright add to wishlist "One of the most appealing volumes among the flood of baby boomer memoirs . . . Wright remembers in a smoothly articulate style that takes us back into history in near novelistic fashion".--Chicago Sun-Times. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $33.87! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Orienting of Attention more books like this by Richard D Wright, Lawrence M Ward add to wishlist This book is a succinct introduction to the orienting of attention. Richard Wright and Lawrence Ward describe the covert orienting literature clearly and concisely, illustrating it with numerous high-quality images, specifically designed to make the challenging theoretical concepts very accessible. The book begins with an historical introduction ... see all copies from $35.96! new only from $35.96!
11	Clean and Decent more books like this by Lawrence Wright add to wishlist see all copies from $4.00! first editions
12	City children, country summer more books like this by Lawrence Wright add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $170.85! \| signed copies \| first editions
13	Conflicted Boundaries in Wisdom and Apocalypticism more books like this by Benjamin G Wright (Editor), Lawrence M Wills (Editor) add to wishlist The notion that wisdom and apocalypticism represent fundamentally different and mutually exclusive categories of genre and worldview in early Jewish and Christian literature persists in current scholarship. The essay in this volume, the work of the Wisdom and Apocalypticism Group of the Society of Biblical Literature, challenged that generally ... see all copies from $25.00! new only from $26.99! \| SVS
14	Twins : genes, environment and the mystery of human identity more books like this by Lawrence Wright add to wishlist A brilliant and thought-provoking examination of how the study of twins informs our understanding of free will, individual identity and human nature. Written with great elegance and with complete control of the sometimes complex issues, this is a remarkable piece of scientific writing, and one of the best and most accessible examples of how ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $7.98! \| first editions
15	Clean & Decent: The History of the Bathroom & the W. C. more books like this by Lawrence Wright add to wishlist see all copies from $12.01!
16	Black Priest, White Church: Catholics & Racism more books like this by Bruce M Wright, Lawrence E Lucas add to wishlist Lucas has led a genuine revolution to compel the Roman Catholic Church to eradicate racism in its own house see all copies from $2.46! new only from $46.34!
17	Clean and Decent: The History of the Bath and Loo and of Sundry Habits, Fashions & Accessories of the Toilet, Principally in Great Britain, France & America more books like this by Lawrence Wright add to wishlist see all copies from $11.99! first editions
18 view cover	Science, Technology, and Warfare: The Proceedings of the Third Military History Symposium United States Air Force Academy 8-9 May 1969 more books like this by Monte D Wright (Editor), Lawrence J Paszek (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $26.56! new only from $26.56! \| SVS
19 view cover	Remembering Satan more books like this by Lawrence Wright add to wishlist The chilling true story of Paul Ingram, a US deputy sheriff accused of abusing members of his family. Brought in for questioning by police, Ingram recovered memories of satanic abuse, implicating his entire family and friends. The book sets out to discover whether Ingram's allegations were true. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda's Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright add to wishlist see all copies from $4.91! new only from $55.00!
21	Index to birthplaces of American authors more books like this by Richard Newman, R. Glenn Wright add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!
22	Der Tod Wird Euch Finden by Lawrence; Freundl Wright, Hans; Gebauer, Stephan add to wishlist see all copies from $36.37! new only from $63.95!
23	Gemelos: Entorno, Genes y El Misterio de La Identidad more books like this by Lawrence Wright add to wishlist Hasta que punto somos libres para decidir el curso de nuestras vidas? Este libro aborda las investigaciones realizadas hasta el momento sobre los gemelos y muestra como han ido iluminando gradualmente nuestra comprension de la educacion, los genes y el entorno, la forma en que determinados intereses politicos contaminan continuamente esos temas y ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $37.73! \| SVS
24	Perspective in Perspective more books like this by Lawrence Wright add to wishlist see all copies from $250.00!
25 view cover	The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda's Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright add to wishlist Brilliantly written, compelling and highly original, "The Looming Tower" is the first book to tell the full story of Al Qaeda from its roots up to 9/11. Drawing on astonishing interviews and first-hand sources, it investigates the extraordinary group of ideologues behind this organization - and those who tried to stop them. There is the tormented, ... see all copies from $15.27!

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