Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
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Book Reviews of Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
Book Review: One of the Best Reads in the Past 5 Years
Summary: 5 Stars
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission....is one of the best reads that I have experienced in the last five or more years....I also had the chance to meet the author and his daughter, in Cambridge, MA, during a discussion of his book and his experiences in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Africa....and, the author is even better in person!! I would recommend this book to anyone who cares about our present world and mankind....it is our only hope...Book Review: This book will change your life.
Summary: 5 Stars
Anyone who doubts that there is such a thing as Modern miracles will no longer doubt it after reading this story about the amazing journey of Greg Mortenson and what he has done for humankind in general, and people in Pakistan and Afghanistan in particular.
I can think of two people who deserve the Nobel Peace Prize: Greg Mortenson and Dr. Philip Farmer (Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder).
Book Review: A truly inspirational read
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an amazing story of what one person can do. The book provides a different perspective of Pakistan and Afghanistan that you don't read about in the media. Spread the word on this book and help Greg Mortenson and his organization educate children helping bring peace into our world.Book Review: Here is what happened when an American doesn't quite make the top of K2
Summary: 4 Stars
Greg Mortenson was exhausted after a failed attempt to reach the top of K2, arguably a more difficult climb than Everest. Finding refuge in a small village near the Karakoram range, he was helped back to strength by the kind citizens of the village. Greg noted that even in inclement weather children, especially girls, studied outdoors. In gratitude toward the villagers, Greg promised to build a school for them. The story, Three Cups of Tea, proceeds to narrate the building of this school and many others in the Pakistan hill country. He records a short period of time of being held by a group of ?terrorists in the ...istan area near Peshawar (Khyber Pass area). The book in its entirety is a good read and shows how one person with zeal and energy can help many children and their fellow villagers. Greg had "stick-to-it-tivess" and fulfilled his promise "in spades." My wife and I heard him speak in our hometown and were impressed by his sincerity. His organzation, located in Montana, is worthy of support. Book Review: A Good American
Summary: 5 Stars
Only someone living on Mars the past few decades would not wonder why the USA has such difficulty in its dealings in the Middle East. The military prowess of the US seems to be all that our leaders feel is necessary when dealing there. Greg Mortenson, a US citizen and former Himalayan mountain climber, found a better way.
Ignorance is rampant in much of the world. It is especially so in parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan where impoverished villages are all but forgotten by the national governments. Mortenson had a life-changing experience in northern Pakistan, which nearly twenty years later has profoundly impacted the people of that region.
Three Cups of Tea is Greg Mortenson's story. One could hope it could be America's story in that part of the world. Ignorance leads to many things especially when effecting large numbers of people in the same area. The radical Islamic madrassas are proliferating throughout this part of the world. Mortenson is not trying to change the world. Mortenson did not start out with a lofty goal to counter extremism. His desire was to teach children. He seeks to see Pakistani and Afghan children receive a general education without emphasis on any one cultural or religious system. He also wants so very much to see education given to little girls.
I say, "Bravo," to Greg Mortenson for story and his self-diminishment for the sake of these forgotten people.