Greg Mortenson

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1) Stones into schools: promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Author

Mortenson, Greg

Language

English

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Greg Mortenson picks up where Three Cups of Tea left off in 2003 with the dramatic story of his ongoing humanitarian efforts in the Middle East. Mortenson recounts his relentless labors to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan and describes his extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in 2005. He tells of the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal...

2) Three cups of tea: one man's mission to promote peace -- one school at a time

Author

Mortenson, Greg

Language

English

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Falmouth The Fanger Collection

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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...

3) Three cups of tea: The young readers edition

Author

Thomson, Sarah L

Language

English

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Traces how Mortenson, having been rescued and resuscitated by Himalayan villagers after a failed attempt to climb K2, worked to build schools that would benefit the young girls who were forbidden an education by Taliban restrictions.

4) Three cups of tea: one man's mission to fight terrorism and build nations-- one school at a time

Author

Mortenson, Greg

Language

English

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Book, CD Audiobook

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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,...