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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
Greg Mortenson
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Paperback. Previously read but good clean copy.
The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban's backyard. Anyone who despairs of the individual's power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistan's treacherous K2, was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers and promised to build them a school. Over the next decade he built fifty-five schools - especially for girls - that offer a balanced education in one of the most isolated and dangerous regions on earth. As ... Read more
The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban's backyard. Anyone who despairs of the individual's power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistan's treacherous K2, was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers and promised to build them a school. Over the next decade he built fifty-five schools - especially for girls - that offer a balanced education in one of the most isolated and dangerous regions on earth. As ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780143038252
SKU
KDK0010999
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About Greg Mortenson
Greg Mortenson is the director of the Central Asia Institute, and he spends several months each year building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. He lives in Montana with his wife and two children. David Oliver Relin is a globe-trotting journalist who has won more than forty national awards for his writing and editing. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
Reviews for Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
"Greg Mortenson’s dangerous and difficult quest . . . is not only a thrilling read, it’s proof that one ordinary person, with the right combination of character and determination, really can change the world."-Tom Brokaw "An inspiring chronicle . . . this is one protagonist who clearly deserves to be called a hero."-People "Mortenson’s mission is admirable, his ... Read more