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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time

by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

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ISBN13: 9780142414125
ISBN10: 0142414123
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This young readers edition of the worldwide bestseller Three Cups of Tea has been specially adapted for younger readers and updated by Greg Mortenson to bring his remarkable story of humanitarianism up to date for the present. Includes new photos and illustrations, as well as a special interview by Greg's twelve-year-old daughter, Amira, who has traveled with her father as an advocate for the Pennies for Peace program for children.

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About the original Three Cups of Tea:

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 taken in and nursed back to health by the people of an impoverished Pakistani village, Mortenson 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 — Greg Mortenson’s one-man mission to counteract extremism by building schools, especially for girls, throughout the breeding ground of the Taliban.

Award-winning journalist David Oliver Relin has collaborated on this spellbinding account of Mortenson’s incredible accomplishments in a region where Americans are often feared and hated. In pursuit of his goal, Mortenson has survived kidnapping, fatwas issued by enraged mullahs, repeated 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. Three Cups of Tea is at once an unforgettable adventure and the inspiring true story of how one man really is changing the world — one school at a time.

About the Author

Greg Mortenson is the director of the Central Asia Institute. A resident of Montana, he spends several months of the year in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

David Oliver Relin is a contributing editor for Parade magazine and Skiing magazine. He has won more than forty national awards for his work as a writer and editor.

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olderwoker, April 14, 2011 (view all comments by olderwoker)
This book was quite entertaining and I was happy to read it. That said, doesn't anyone think it a bit odd that Greg Mortenson refused to allow military funding? He doesn't really provide convincing reasons not to do so. Also, I would've liked more information on how he determined that schools for girls were more important than schools for everyone.
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olderwoker, April 14, 2011 (view all comments by olderwoker)
This book was quite entertaining and I was happy to read it. That said, doesn't anyone think it a bit odd that Greg Mortenson refused to allow military funding? He doesn't really provide convincing reasons not to do so. Also, I would've liked more information on how he determined that schools for girls were more important than schools for everyone.
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DKessler123, April 11, 2011 (view all comments by DKessler123)
I agree that this book should be required reading - for anyone that has the power to go to war. What a true message-fight terrorism by educating the children, so they will have a choice of what to do with their lives when they grow up. Excellent book. A must read for children (there is a children's version) and adults.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780142414125
Subtitle:
One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time
Author:
Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Author:
Mortenson, Greg
Author:
Relin, David Oliver
Author:
Thomson, Sarah L.
Adapted by:
Thomson, Sarah
Adapted:
Thomson, Sarah
Publisher:
Puffin
Subject:
People & Places - Middle East
Subject:
People & Places - United States - Asian American
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography : General
Subject:
People & Places - Asia
Subject:
Pakistan
Subject:
Afghanistan
Subject:
Girls' schools - Pakistan
Subject:
Girls' schools - Afghanistan
Subject:
Children s Young Adult-Biography
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Publication Date:
20090122
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 3 up to 7
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
7.69x5.07x.68 in. .50 lbs.
Age Level:
12-17

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