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Three Cups Of Tea: One Man's Mission To Promote Peace...one School At A Time

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Three Cups Of Tea: One Man's Mission To Promote Peace...one School At A Time

by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
Foreword by: E Hillary Sir

Viking USA | March 7, 2006 | Hardcover

The inspiring account of one man''s campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia

In 1993, following a failed attempt to ascend K2, Greg Mortenson was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers in Pakistan and promised to build them a school. From that rash, earnest promise grew one of the most incredible humanitarian campaigns of our time-Mortenson''s one-man mission to counteract extremism by building schools, especially for girls, throughout the breeding ground of the Taliban.

Award-winning journalist David Oliver Relin has collaborated on this spellbinding account of Mortenson''s incredible accomplishments in a region where Americans are often feared and hated. Over the following decade Mortenson built not just one but fifty-five schools. Three Cups of Tea is at once an unforgettable adventure and the inspiring story of how one man really is changing the world-one school at a time.

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    Rating: 3/5

    Good, but I may have enjoyed it more without the ? surrounding it

    LibraryCin

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    3 months ago

    3.5 stars

    Greg Mortenson was climbing K2 when he got lost on his way down and came across a small village in Pakistan. He decided he wanted to help the children there - the girls in partcular - by building them a school, as they'd had to learn outside. It took him a number of years and back and forth between the U.S. and Pakistan to get that first school built. Once he got going, he wanted to help more and more girls and villages in Pakistan - to build more schools to educate the children.

    I wonder if I would have enjoyed the book more without the taint around it. Not knowing how much of the book was true was at the back of my mind the entire time I was reading. It was still a good book, but I do wonder if I would have enjoyed it more had I read it earlier on, before the question mark around the book appeared. I am planning to follow this up with Three Cups of Deceit, as well.

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    Rating: 4/5

    Hero's Dose

    Mary Beth Denholme

    7 months ago

    This story is truly inspirational and makes the reader look inside themselves to understand what true conviction and dedication means to a cause.
    This story speaks to the heart's of those that want to help people around the world to share with developing nations the things we take for granted like water, shelter and most importantly education.
    It's a message about teaching and educating the masses to fight the development of wars through ignorance.
    A highly recommended read for those who are looking for ways to understand a bit more about global politics and a man's tremendous journey to work from a different angle to better the live's of all who come in contact with him.

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    Rating: 5/5

    Title is good but doesn't prepare you for the adventure inside.

    miriam hill

    13 months ago

    This book is broadening, uplifting, full of suspense, and anyone can become part of the action. It was recommended to me by a fundamentalist conservative. I'm not religious and a political progressive and I loved it, too. I have bought two additional copies for gifts and am sure I will buy a whole lot more, because it is a gift you can give to anyone.

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    Rating: 4/5

    It Takes Courage

    Anonymous

    6 years ago

    A story like Three Cups of Tea shows just how easy it is for one person to make a difference in the world. With lots of passion but no real money to speak of, Greg Mortenson goes to a part of the world we fear, Pakistan, and makes changes that will impact our future.

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The inspiring account of one man''s campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia

In 1993, following a failed attempt to ascend K2, Greg Mortenson was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers in Pakistan and promised to build them a school. From that rash, earnest promise grew one of the most incredible humanitarian campaigns of our time-Mortenson''s one-man mission to counteract extremism by building schools, especially for girls, throughout the breeding ground of the Taliban.

Award-winning journalist David Oliver Relin has collaborated on this spellbinding account of Mortenson''s incredible accomplishments in a region where Americans are often feared and hated. Over the following decade Mortenson built not just one but fifty-five schools. Three Cups of Tea is at once an unforgettable adventure and the inspiring story of how one man really is changing the world-one school at a time.

About the Author

Greg Mortenson is the director of the Central Asia Institute. A resident of Montana, he spends several months of the year in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
David Oliver Relin is a contributing editor for Parade Magazine and Skiing Magazine. He has won more than forty national awards for his work as a writer and editor.

Hardcover

336 Pages, 6.5 x 9.6 x 1.2 in

March 7, 2006

Viking USA

English


0670034827
9780670034826

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