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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time

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Patrick Lawlor

13 Hours 38 Minutes

Tantor Media

June 2006

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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.

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  • mark

    After I listened to the whole story I found out the author is being sued for making a lot of it up and defrauding donors. Kind of spoils the story.

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  • Ziggie

    Even with all the scrutiny Graig Mortensen has received in the recent months, this book is still very enlightening. Greg gave this rural region of the world a voice, a few schools, and the rest of us a deeper cultural understanding and appreciation.

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  • Phillip

    This is an inspiring book. I admit I am only half way thru this CD, but I have already put Stones into Schools on my list.

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  • Anonymous

    This is an interesting story, but the writing wasn't the best. The writer seems to assume that the reader already knows Greg Mortinsen's story, which I didn't. It took forever to get to the meat of the story. By then, the book was almost over. Mr. Mortinsen's story is really inspirational and moving. He's an admirable guy, and the story is really interesting, too. The narrator, who was clearly American, drove me crazy with the absolutely terrible attempt at foreign accents. For the first few discs, I thought all attempts at accents sounded like Russian, which none of the characters were. By the end, I found myself cringing everytime he said the word, "Pack EE stan". Never-the-less, the story is good enough to bear through the bad spots.

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  • Charlotte H.

    I didn’t know the story before I listened to it. It was a little Lengthy and some of the descriptions

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  • Linda K.

    What I liked most about this book is the rich cultural description. I knew nothing about Pakistan’s culture and now have a more well rounded understanding of the Pakistanis. Greg is certainly a hero for his one man effort to build schools for so many villages, against a variety of odds.

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  • Ellen in New City

    What an amazing story of the difference one man's life can make. It makes me realize that all children are made in the image of God and they all need education. I hope this story goes on and on forever. The descriptions of the places and the people are wonderful. The book gives hope that people will see good in us if we see good in them first.

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  • Penny

    This was a great book. Persistence is the key to greatness and Greg Mortenson never lost sight of his vision. His story is amazing and demonstrates what one man can do when he believes in something as wholehearted as Greg did. I learned alot about the Muslim culture as well as how we as Americans have a lot to learn about this part of the world. In the end, we all want the same things for our children.

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  • Anonymous

    This is an amazing book. I really enjoyed it. Typically, I read mysteries or fun stories, so this was much more serious than I normally go for. A friend recommended it so I signed up for it. It really was an amazing story. I enjoyed the whole book, and it was quite eye-opening. It is truely awesome what he was able to accomplish. I think that all political leaders of this country should be required to read this book. There are other ways to change a situation without bombing. I hope that Greg is still building schools today.

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  • ToniL

    Ah, this story not only kept me entertained but inspired me to action. Thank YOU Greg Mortenson.

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