Three Cups of Tea
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson, published by Viking in 2007, is an Advance Reading Copy that spans 349 pages. This book chronicles Mortenson’s journey from a mountain climber in Pakistan’s Karakoram to a dedicated humanitarian focused on building schools in some of the most dangerous and remote areas of Asia. After being rescued by a Pakistani village, Mortenson made a promise to return and establish a school, which led to a significant campaign aimed at promoting education, particularly for girls, in a region often marked by extremism.
Readers will find a detailed account of Mortenson’s efforts to counteract extremism through education, highlighting the challenges he faced, including threats and personal sacrifices. The narrative emphasizes the importance of education in fostering understanding and peace, while also touching on themes related to social science and women’s studies. This edition provides insight into the complexities of humanitarian work in a culturally rich yet tumultuous environment, showcasing the impact of building schools in areas where they are desperately needed.
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One man’s campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia: in 1993 Greg Mortenson was an American mountain-climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistan’s Karakoram. After he was taken in and nursed back to health by the people of a Pakistani village, he promised to return one day and 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. In a region where Americans are often feared and hated, he has survived kidnapping, fatwas issued by enraged mullahs, death threats, and wrenching separations from his wife and children. But his success speaks for itself–at last count, his Central Asia Institute had built fifty-five schools.–From publisher description.
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