About the Book

The inspiring account of one manas 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 Pakistanas 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 timeaGreg Mortensonas 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 Mortensonas 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 worldaone school at a time.

Product Details

Media: Hardcover Book, 338 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Viking Books (Mar. 31st, 2006)

ISBN-10: 0670034827

ISBN-13: 9780670034826

Dimensions: 6.40 x 9.58 x 1.17 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.29 lbs

• Categories: Educators Biography & Educators Autobiography