| On the Grand Trunk Road: A Journey Into South Asia Contributor(s): Coll, Steve (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143115197 ISBN-13: 9780143115199 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: Available for the first time in paperback, Steve Collas trek across a socially and politically damaged South Asia Bestselling author Steve Coll is one of the preeminent journalists of the twenty-first century. His last two books, the Pulitzer Prizeawinning "Ghost Wars" and "New York Times" bestseller "The Bin Ladens," have been praised for their creative insight and complex yet compelling narrativesaand have put him on par with journalists such as the legendary Bob Woodward. Now, for the first time ever, the paperback edition of "On the Grand Trunk Road" is finally available, revised and updated with new material. Focusing on Collas journeys in conflict-ridden India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Afghanistan as a bureau chief for "The Washington Post, On the Grand Trunk Road" reveals a little-seen area of the world where violence, corruption, and greed have had devastating effects on South Asians from all walks of life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Asia - Southwest - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: 915.404 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.48" W x 8.42" (0.64 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the award-winning and bestselling author of Ghost Wars and Directorate S, a trek across a socially and politically damaged South Asia Bestselling author Steve Coll is one of the preeminent journalists of the twenty-first century. His last two books, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Ghost Wars and New York Times bestseller The Bin Ladens, have been praised for their creative insight and complex yet compelling narratives-and have put him on par with journalists such as the legendary Bob Woodward. Now, for the first time ever, the paperback edition of On the Grand Trunk Road is finally available, revised and updated with new material. Focusing on Coll's journeys in conflict-ridden India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Afghanistan as a bureau chief for The Washington Post, On the Grand Trunk Road reveals a little-seen area of the world where violence, corruption, and greed have had devastating effects on South Asians from all walks of life. |