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68 Hours Inside the Taj Hotel
Penguin
November 2013
On Sale: October 29, 2013
350 pages
ISBN: 0143123750
EAN: 9780143123750
Kindle: B00C5R84LI
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Non-Fiction
In the page-turning tradition of Black Hawk Down, the definitive account of the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai
Mumbai, 2008. On the night of November 26, Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists attacked targets throughout the city, including the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, one of the worldβs most exclusive luxury hotels. For sixty-eight hours, hundreds were held hostage as shots rang out and an enormous fire raged. When the smoke cleared, thirty-one people were dead and many more had been injured. Only the courageous actions of staff and guestsβincluding Mallika Jagad, Bob Nichols, and Taj general manager Binny Kangβprevented a much higher death toll.
With a deep understanding of the region and its politics and a narrative flair reminiscent of Midnight in Peking, journalists Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy vividly unfold the tragic events in a real-life thriller filled with suspense, tragedy, history, and heroism.
 Media BuzzDiane Rehm Show - NPR - November 21, 2013
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