“Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace… One School at a Time” by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

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

In 1993 Greg Mortenson was the exhausted survivor of a failed attempt to ascend K2, an American climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistan’s Karakoram Himalaya. After he was … [more]

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4 Book Reviews for “Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace… One School at a Time” by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

A magical mystery tour investigating extremes of place and emotion, from inner space to the boundaries of outer space . The trip encompasses several spiritual journeys as well as some punishing physical adventures of a kind that the word ‘travel’ doesn’t begin to suffice.

Published the 4th day of March, 06 in The Washington Times | Reviewed by Ann Geracimos | Full Review
David Oliver Relin’s telling of Mortenson’s story is completely absorbing, captivating and well written. This is a wonderful book that gives the reader an unprecedented and very personal insight into a people that I had no knowledge of before reading it.
Published in March, 2007 in Water Bridge Review | Reviewed by Alma Lee | Full Review
Readers interested in a fresh perspective on the cultures and development efforts of Central Asia will love this incredible story of a humanitarian endeavor.
Published the 15th day of March, 2006 in Booklist | Reviewed by Vanessa Bush | Full Review
Mortenson and Relin argue that the United States must fight Islamic extremism in the region through collaborative efforts to alleviate poverty and improve access to education, especially for girls. Captivating and suspenseful, with engrossing accounts of both hostilities and unlikely friendships, this book will win many readers’ hearts.
Published the 9th day of January, 2006 in Publishers Weekly

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