title: The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century
text: # The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century
  
  The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century is a New York Times best-selling book written by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steve Coll in 2008. The book illustrates the story of the Bin Laden family's rise to power and privilege, with Coll's journalistic investigation revealing how American influences affected the family and how one member, Osama bin Laden, led a rebellion that changed the United States of America.
  
  ## Recognition
  
      CODES Notable Books Council Award Winner
      Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography Finalist
      National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist
      Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist.
      PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award
  