Three Cups Of Tea: One Man'S Mission To Promote Peace - One School At A Time - Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
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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Format: Paperback | 368 pages
Language: English
ISBN-13 : 9780143038252
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 30 January 2007
Category: Non-Fiction
Dimensions: (WxH): 5.5 x 8.4 inches
Weight: 349 g
Author: Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
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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.
PRODUCT DETAILS
Format: Paperback | 368 pages
Language: English
ISBN-13 : 9780143038252
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 30 January 2007
Category: Non-Fiction
Dimensions: (WxH): 5.5 x 8.4 inches
Weight: 349 g
Author: Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
