On the Grand Trunk Road

<b><b>From the Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author of <i>Ghost Wars </i>and <i>The Achilles Trap</i> <i> </i>a</b> trek across a socially and politically damaged South Asia</b> <p/> Bestselling author Steve Coll is one of the preeminent journalists of the twenty-first century. His last two books the Pulitzer Prize-winning <i>Ghost Wars</i> and <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>The Bin Ladens</i> 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 <i>On the Grand Trunk Road</i> 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 <i>The Washington Post On the Grand Trunk Road</i> 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.