IRB Intro #2: Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America by Yossef Bodansky

     For the next 4 weeks, I have chosen to read, "Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America" by Yossef Bodansky. This book looks into the rise of Bin Laden, and how he went from a promising engineer into a leader of radical Islam. Bodansky takes a different route into portraying Bin Laden's terrorism as he shows the why's and how's of his decision to do the things he does. Although impossible to understand the true reasons, Bodansky tries to use Bin Laden's past to try and piece together his reason for attacking the US. I stumbled upon this book when I was looking through my dad's bookshelf and decided to chose it because I realized that I truly didn't know much about Bin Laden. I thought to myself that I should know who this man was because he had such an impact on myself as well as the rest of America. Although most of us cheered when we heard about his assassination, I realized that I really had no idea who this man was. Therefore through reading this account of Bin Laden's life, I hope to understand why this man did what he did, as well as who he truly was. Often times non-fiction seems boring, however this book seems really interesting, and I am excited to read it.