{"product_id":"on-the-grand-trunk-road-a-journey-into-south-asia-9780143115199","title":"On the Grand Trunk Road: A Journey into South Asia","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGhost Wars \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Achilles Trap\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ea\u003c\/b\u003e trek across a socially and politically damaged South Asia\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bestselling author Steve Coll is one of the preeminent journalists of the twenty-first century. His last two books, the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eGhost Wars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Bin Ladens\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eOn the Grand Trunk Road\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, On the Grand Trunk Road\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteve Coll\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eGhost Wars\u003c\/i\u003e and a professor and dean emeritus of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, and from 2007 to 2013 was president of the New America Foundation, a public policy institute in Washington, D.C. He is a staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and previously worked for twenty years at \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, where he received a Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism in 1990. He is the author of nine books, including \u003ci\u003eOn the Grand Trunk Road\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bin Ladens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrivate Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDirectorate S\u003c\/i\u003e., and \u003ci\u003eThe Achilles Trap\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844053963026,"sku":"9780143115199","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1939efd9-3d1b-4141-b8e1-9ce2a56aaae6.jpg?v=1737308920","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/on-the-grand-trunk-road-a-journey-into-south-asia-9780143115199","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}