Posted on: Monday, September 24, 2001

The September 11th attack
Two new books on terrorism hit shelves soon

Associated Press

Caleb Carr, a military historian and author of the best-selling historical novel "The Alienist," will write a book on the history of terrorism.

"The Conquest of Terror" is scheduled for a December release from Random House.

The publisher said Carr's book will examine "the historical roots of terrorism since ancient times and show why it has been, though immensely destructive, an ultimately failed tactic."

Meanwhile, University Press, California next month will publish "America Attacked," a comprehensive retelling on everything from the background of the terrorists to the cell phone calls made by hijacked passengers.

A first printing of 100,000 is planned and the publisher reports 25,000 orders as of early Thursday. A "significant" part will be donated to families of firefighters killed.

Since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, books on terrorism or any related topic have become best sellers with most bookstores sold out of anything on Islam, Osama bin Laden, the World Trade Center and such subjects.