About Lawrence Wright
Lawrence Wright (born August 2, 1947) is an American writer and journalist, a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine, and fellow at the Center for Law and Security at the New York University School of Law. Wright is best known as the author of the 2006 nonfiction book, Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11. He is also known for his work with documentarian Alex Gibney, who directed film versions of Wright's one-man show, My Trip to Al-Qaeda, and his book Going Clear. == Early life == Wright graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, Texas, in 1965 and was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2009. He is a graduate of Tulane University and taught English at the American University in Cairo (from which he was awarded a Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics in 1969) in Egypt for two years. Wright lives in Austin, Texas. == Career == In 1980 Wright began working for the magazine Texas Monthly and contributed to Rolling Stone magazine. In late 1992 he joined the staff of The New Yorker. In 1995, he was writing an article on twins when he stumbled upon an article that referenced a clandestine study conducted by psychiatrist Peter Neubauer in partnership with Louise Wise Services that separated twins for adoption. Wright later adapted his article into a book.
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