Three Cups Of Tea

Name: Three Cups Of Tea
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SKU: 9780141034263
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By Greg Mortenson

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Three Cups of Tea is a powerful memoir by Greg Mortenson that recounts his journey to build schools in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan. After a failed attempt to climb K2, he is inspired by the kindness of a small mountain community and commits to fighting illiteracy and promoting peace. The book highlights the transformative power of education and one man's dedication to creating positive change.
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This inspiring memoir may appeal to you if you enjoy stories of personal transformation and humanitarian efforts. It chronicles a man's journey from failure to triumph as he dedicates his life to building schools in remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan, offering a real-life example of how one person's passion and determination can drive positive change in the world.

Three Cups Of Tea

Written by a mountaineer who in 1993, after a terrifying and disastrous attempt to climb K2, drifted cold and dehydrated, into an impoverished Pakistan village in the Karakoram Mountains. It tells how moved by the inhabitants' kindness, he promised to return and build a school. It tells the story of that promise and its outcome.

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OVER HALF A MILLION PAPERBACKS SOLD IN THE US since publication in 2007, 37 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.

'Here we drink three cups of tea to do business; the first you are a stranger, the second you become a friend, and the third, you join our family, and for our family we are prepared to do anything - even die.'

- Haji Ali, Korphe Village Chief, Karakoram mountains, Pakistan

In 1993, after a terrifying and disastrous attempt to climb K2, a mountaineer called Greg Mortenson drifted, cold and dehydrated, into an impoverished Pakistani village in the Karakoram Mountains. Moved by the inhabitants' kindness, he promised to return and build a school.

Three Cups of Tea is the story of that promise and its extraordinary outcome. Over the next decade, Mortenson built not just one but fifty-five schools—especially for girls—in remote villages across the forbidding and breathtaking landscape of Pakistan and Afghanistan, just as the Taliban rose to power.

His story is at once a riveting adventure and a testament to the power of the humanitarian spirit.

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Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson, a Biography & Memoir, generally receives praise for its inspirational story detailing Mortenson's dedication to building schools in Central Asia. Reviewers appreciate the heartfelt narrative and the depiction of cultural connections fostered through his efforts. However, some criticisms have been noted regarding the accuracy of certain events and claims in the book. Overall, readers find it an engaging account of cross-cultural collaboration and philanthropy, with a contentious mix of admiration and scepticism.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141034263

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 January 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 282g

Pages: 368

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Biography & Memoir Education & Reference Greg Mortenson Non-Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

Greg Mortenson is the director of the Central Asia Institute, and he spends several months each year building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. He lives in Montana with his wife and two children. David Oliver Relin is a globe-trotting journalist who has won more than forty national awards for his writing and editing. He lives in Portland, Oregon.