Diana and Michael Preston are Oxford-trained historians who live in London, England. Diana is the author of A First Rate Tragedy, The Boxer Rebellion, Lusitania: An Epic Tragedy, and Before the Fallout: From Marie Curie to Hiroshima, which won the 2006 Los Angeles Times prize for Science & Technology. She and Michael coauthored A Pirate of Exquisite Mind, a biography of the great seventeenth-century adventurer William Dampier.
"Filled with quotes, anecdotes and evocative prose, this true tale
has, at times, the texture of a historical novel." --Seattle
Times"This history breaks through the legendary facade to reveal a
powerful backstory." --Publishers Weekly"In describing the Moghul
Empire, the Prestons tell tales of Sunni and Shiite tensions;
battles that are won by bribery as much as by force; and religious
and clan wars that sweep from Kandahar to Kabul to Kashmir." --San
Diego Union-Tribune
Filled with quotes, anecdotes and evocative prose, this true tale
has, at times, the texture of a historical novel. "Seattle Times"
This history breaks through the legendary facade to reveal a
powerful backstory. "Publishers Weekly" In describing the Moghul
Empire, the Prestons tell tales of Sunni and Shiite tensions;
battles that are won by bribery as much as by force; and religious
and clan wars that sweep from Kandahar to Kabul to Kashmir. "San
Diego Union-Tribune""
"""Filled with quotes, anecdotes and evocative prose, this true
tale has, at times, the texture of a historical novel."--"Seattle
Times ""This history breaks through the legendary facade to reveal
a powerful backstory."--"Publishers Weekly ""In describing the
Moghul Empire, the Prestons tell tales of Sunni and Shiite
tensions; battles that are won by bribery as much as by force; and
religious and clan wars that sweep from Kandahar to Kabul to
Kashmir."--"San Diego Union-Tribune"
Praise for "Taj Mahal: "“Filled with quotes, anecdotes and
evocative prose, this true tale has, at times, the texture of a
historical novel.”—"Seattle Times "“This history breaks through the
legendary facade to reveal a powerful backstory.”—"Publishers
Weekly "“In describing the Moghul Empire, the Prestons tell tales
of Sunni and Shiite tensions; battles that are won by bribery as
much as by force; and religious and clan wars that sweep from
Kandahar to Kabul to Kashmir.”—"San Diego Union-Tribune"
Praise for "Taj Mahal: ""Filled with quotes, anecdotes and
evocative prose, this true tale has, at times, the texture of a
historical novel."--"Seattle Times ""This history breaks through
the legendary facade to reveal a powerful backstory."--"Publishers
Weekly ""In describing the Moghul Empire, the Prestons tell tales
of Sunni and Shiite tensions; battles that are won by bribery as
much as by force; and religious and clan wars that sweep from
Kandahar to Kabul to Kashmir."--"San Diego Union-Tribune"
Praise for "Taj Mahal:
""Filled with quotes, anecdotes and evocative prose, this true tale
has, at times, the texture of a historical novel."--"Seattle
Times
""This history breaks through the legendary facade to reveal a
powerful backstory."--"Publishers Weekly
""In describing the Moghul Empire, the Prestons tell tales of Sunni
and Shiite tensions; battles that are won by bribery as much as by
force; and religious and clan wars that sweep from Kandahar to
Kabul to Kashmir."--"San Diego Union-Tribune"
Built in 1631 by the Moghul emperor Shah Jahan after the death of his wife, Mumtaz, the Taj Mahal is one of the world's few instantly recognizable architectural landmarks, "an expression not only of supreme love but also of confident power and opulent majesty." To tell its story, the Prestons (A Pirate of Exquisite Mind), British historians, trace several generations in the violent family history of India's Moghul rulers and the elaborate mausoleums they built. Though Shah Jahan-who ascended to the throne after killing his brother-undoubtedly loved Mumtaz dearly, their lives turn out to have been slightly less romantic than the legend. Mumtaz died while delivering the 14th child of their 19-year marriage, after which her husband honored her wish that he never take another wife but relied on the constant companionship of concubines. It's the family saga and the exotic palace life that hold the Prestons' attention, but they supply just enough architectural details to satisfy those who might be more interested in how the building supports its massive central dome. Though many questions about the Taj remain unanswered, this small history breaks through the legendary facade to reveal a powerful backstory. 8 color and 55 b&w illus. (Apr.) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
"Filled with quotes, anecdotes and evocative prose, this true
tale has, at times, the texture of a historical novel."
--Seattle Times"This history breaks through the legendary facade
to reveal a powerful backstory." --Publishers Weekly"In
describing the Moghul Empire, the Prestons tell tales of Sunni and
Shiite tensions; battles that are won by bribery as much as by
force; and religious and clan wars that sweep from Kandahar to
Kabul to Kashmir." --San Diego Union-Tribune
Filled with quotes, anecdotes and evocative prose, this true tale has, at times, the texture of a historical novel. "Seattle Times" This history breaks through the legendary facade to reveal a powerful backstory. "Publishers Weekly" In describing the Moghul Empire, the Prestons tell tales of Sunni and Shiite tensions; battles that are won by bribery as much as by force; and religious and clan wars that sweep from Kandahar to Kabul to Kashmir. "San Diego Union-Tribune""
""Filled with quotes, anecdotes and evocative prose, this true tale has, at times, the texture of a historical novel."--"Seattle Times ""This history breaks through the legendary facade to reveal a powerful backstory."--"Publishers Weekly ""In describing the Moghul Empire, the Prestons tell tales of Sunni and Shiite tensions; battles that are won by bribery as much as by force; and religious and clan wars that sweep from Kandahar to Kabul to Kashmir."--"San Diego Union-Tribune"
""Filled with quotes, anecdotes and evocative prose, this true tale has, at times, the texture of a historical novel."-"Seattle Times ""This history breaks through the legendary facade to reveal a powerful backstory."-"Publishers Weekly ""In describing the Moghul Empire, the Prestons tell tales of Sunni and Shiite tensions; battles that are won by bribery as much as by force; and religious and clan wars that sweep from Kandahar to Kabul to Kashmir."-"San Diego Union-Tribune"
""Filled with quotes, anecdotes and evocative prose, this true tale has, at times, the texture of a historical novel."--"Seattle Times ""This history breaks through the legendary facade to reveal a powerful backstory."--"Publishers Weekly ""In describing the Moghul Empire, the Prestons tell tales of Sunni and Shiite tensions; battles that are won by bribery as much as by force; and religious and clan wars that sweep from Kandahar to Kabul to Kashmir."--"San Diego Union-Tribune"
""Filled with quotes, anecdotes and evocative prose, this true tale
has, at times, the texture of a historical novel."--"Seattle
Times
""This history breaks through the legendary facade to reveal a
powerful backstory."--"Publishers Weekly
""In describing the Moghul Empire, the Prestons tell tales of Sunni
and Shiite tensions; battles that are won by bribery as much as by
force; and religious and clan wars that sweep from Kandahar to
Kabul to Kashmir."--"San Diego Union-Tribune"
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