Students of fraud and fabrication always combat headwinds. In the winter. Uphill both ways. The evidentiary standards for such claims of fabrication grow higher yet given the passage of centuries and an unknown creator of the subject of interest. And…
In his new book, historian and public intellectual Ramachandra Guha opens spaces for reflections by Gandhi as well as his argumentative supporters and critics As Guha emphasises throughout Arguments with Gandhi, this is a follow-up to his two-volume biography, but…
FILE - A statue of Alexander the Great holding Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, stands near Litochoro in northern Greece, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, backdropped by Mount Olympus' highest peaks, Mytikas and Stefani. Edmund Richardson’s “Alexander: God, King, Man” was named winner…
A Duluth family uncovered generations of secrets and new relatives while researching their history for a book. Marie Pank and her mother, Loretta Rounding, recently published “Stories, Secrets and Spirits: One Family in Duluth”. The book explores their family’s past…
He was in the kitchen preparing lentils. The skins of these lentils were a mottled grey with green and brownish flecks. The kitchen after the rain was still and bright. A reddish sun slanted across the rain-soaked garden. Smells of…
Post Register - Manage Subscription (Pay Your Bill, Vacation Request, Update Account Info) An acclaimed biography of Alexander the Great wins the Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize Edmund Richardson's biography of Alexander the Great "Alexander: God, King, Man" was won the prestigious…
An “immersive” biography of Alexander the Great won the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction on Wednesday, in the latest sign of booming interest in the world of ancient Greece. Edmund Richardson’s “Alexander: God, King, Man” was named winner of…
Find out what Mao's Last Dancer did next, where the traditions of Christmas originated and how two sisters cope when a cult-like wellness centre comes between them in this week's wrap of what's new on bookshop shelves. Li Cunxin. Penguin.
A book about Alexander the Great has won the Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction. University of Durham historian Professor Edmund Richardson, 44, was named the winner of the prize for his book Alexander: God, King, Man. It is the first time…
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