By Greg Mortenson (author) & David Oliver Relin (author)
ISBN: 0143038257
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
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Three Cups of Tea is the astonishing, uplifting story of Greg Mortenson 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—mostly 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.