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Title: Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?
Author: Morgan Spurlock
Narrator: Erik Singer
Format: Abridged
Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-29-08
Publisher: Random House Audio
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 8 votes
Genres: Nonfiction, World Affairs
Publisher's Summary:
So the intrepid Spurlock kisses his anxious, pregnant wife goodbye and - armed with a complete lack of knowledge, experience, or expertise - sets out to make the world safe for infantkind and find the most wanted man on earth.
After boning up on his basic knowledge of OBL, Islam, and the Global War on Terror, he hits the Osama trail. He zigzags the globe, drawing ever closer to the heart of darkness near the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, where OBL is rumored to be hiding.
Along the way he interviews imams and princes, refugees and soldiers, academics and terrorists. He visits European ghettos where youth aspire to global jihad, breaks the Ramadan fast with Muslims in Cairo, and rides in the bomb squad van in Tel Aviv. And then the fun really starts.
A companion to the acclaimed documentary, Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden? delves even deeper than the film. What listeners will come away with is possibly the first-ever funny book about terrorism, as well as a greater understanding of a conflict that has cast a shadow across America and the world.
Members Reviews:
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden
This movie was much more than I expected. I was expecting to see a crazy guy traveling the world, looking everywhere for the "former" worlds #1 terrorist.
But besides that, the movie also shows a real-world view of Americans. Americans are lead to believe that Muslims are evil and Israelis are Americas best friend, but as you can see in this movie, that's not always true!
Just because the news, or government tells you one thing, don't believe it 100%, discover the truth for yourself, and you might be amazed to realize that the world isn't quite as bad as it seems. Yes, there are some bad people, but most of the people in this world are very kind and welcoming.
Funny, Facinating Documentary
Okay, I'll start with listing my prejudice: I think Morgan Spurlock is a genuis. I like everything I've seen from him, including "Sper-Size Me," "30 days" and "What Would Jesus Buy?" He is funny, but educational at the same time.
This book documents his search for Osama Bin Laden, the supposed most wanted man on earth. Through interviews in many different countries, he documents what people believe about jihad - from Muslims of differing varieties, as well as others. He uncovers both truth and lies. He visits people in their homes, oftening sharing meals with them at their insistence.
Morgan Spurlock, the genuis (no, this is NOT being written by his mother or other relative,) does his best to entertwine his personal story of his sometimes dangerous and always thrilling travels, with the views of people from many different backgrounds - people that do and do not believe in the War on Terror. His interviews include those that hate bin Laden and want him dead to those who think bin Laden is just about the best person who ever lived. Spurlock's own opinions are buried so that the results of the interviews are what gets presented.
This book asks whether or not there really is an American campaign to capture bin Laden and bring him to "justice." What would it mean if he ever was arrested? Would it make any difference in the world? Would it make us safer? He also examines the War on Terror by visiting the countries and the people involved on both sides - civillian and military.