Understanding the Bin Ladens (Los Angeles)

An Arabian Family in the American Century

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and author of the national bestseller Ghost Wars, Steve Coll presents the story of the Bin Laden family's rise to power and privilege. In The Bin Ladens, Coll shows how the family navigated though and around economic and cultural hurdles, and he presents an authentic story of Saudi Arabia, America and those caught in the crossfire. Revealing new information, Coll shows how American influence changed a family's fortune and how one family member's rebellion changed the world.

"Riveting" - The New York Times

"Stunningly researched and grippingly told" - Los Angeles Times

"Marvelous" - The Washington Post

To RSVP for this event, please go to the Los Angeles Public Library website.

04/16/2008 - 7:00pm
04/16/2008 - 8:30pm
Los Angeles Public Library - Central Library - Mark Taper Auditorium
Fifth & Flower Streets
Los Angeles
United States
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Participants

Steve Coll
President and CEO, New America Foundation
Staff Writer, The New Yorker
Author, The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century

Mike Schuster
Diplomatic Correspondent
National Public Radio