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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 371.82209549
EAN: 9780143038252
ISBN: 0143038257
Label: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: January 30, 2007
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Sales Rank: 14
Studio: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Product Description:
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 it chronicles Mortenson’s quest, which has brought him into conflict with both enraged Islamists and uncomprehending Americans, Three Cups of Tea combines adventure with a celebration of the humanitarian spirit.
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Rating: - A Wonderful Tale of a True Modern Hero
I raced home, (on foot) after work each day to devour more pages of this exceptional story. Greg Mortenson is inspiring, a driven and motivated man on a quest to save us all, one school at a time. Risking all he has, his family, his life. I love his dedication to his focus of educating students, and most of all young girls living in poverty half way around the world.
An excellent read! I loved it!
Rating: - Boring Title, Great Book
When my mother gave me this book to read I was a little scared of what I might find inside.The name, "Three Cups of Tea" didn't sound very exciting.The cover, showing three young girls studying, didn't look very appealing.And the subtitle, "One Man's Mission to Promote Peace One School at a Time," wasn't the most exciting thing in the world either.It looked like an Oprah book or a chick lit book.
Since my Mom recommended it, I read it...and thoroughly enjoyed "Three Cups of Tea." ... Read More
Rating: - Required reading
gripping from start to finish. An important book for readers of all ages. A lesson in choosing the really important issues and having the guts to follow the righ path.
Rating: - Amazing!
I would definitely vote this book as an award winner (it gets really good after the first half -- especially towards the last third of the book). Greg Mortenson definitely needs to win the Nobel Peace Prize! A definite must-read for our times.
Rating: - Schools, not bombs
It's a little rough in the beginning with the narrator's obvious opinion that Mortenson poops sunshine but the story draws you in. And you will cheer at the end and gratefully write a check. This is how peace will happen in the world. Our leaders will be almost irrelevant to the process.
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