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  • I wanted to enjoy this book.. really! I am fascinated in learning about other cultures and building schools is a nobel undertaking. Everything was there to make for a great story except the writing. I was bored to tears. Choppy sentences and a the lack of a coherent structure made reading this book ... Continue

    I wanted to enjoy this book.. really! I am fascinated in learning about other cultures and building schools is a nobel undertaking. Everything was there to make for a great story except the writing. I was bored to tears. Choppy sentences and a the lack of a coherent structure made reading this book feel like I was reading a poorly translated instruction manual.

    

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  • Wonderful book about a real life hero and humanitarian, Greg Mortenson, who has devoted his life to building schools and aiding the innocent and impoverished in the remote villages of Pakistan, despite war, resistance, and limited means. He has done more to promote peace in that area than most head ... Continue

    Wonderful book about a real life hero and humanitarian, Greg Mortenson, who has devoted his life to building schools and aiding the innocent and impoverished in the remote villages of Pakistan, despite war, resistance, and limited means. He has done more to promote peace in that area than most heads of state.

    

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  • An exceptional man; a very inspiring story.

    

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• ― Kerry Jacobson said on Apr 13, 2008 | 1 feedback| 1 feedback

The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban's backyard

Anyone who despairs of the individual's power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistan's treacherous K2, was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers and promised to build them a school. Over the next decade he built fifty-five schools—especially for girls—that offer a balanced education in one of the most isolated and dangerous regions on earth. As it chronicles Mortenson's quest, which has brought him into conflict with both enraged Islamists and uncomprehending Americans, Three Cups of Tea combines adventure with a celebration of the humanitarian spirit.

• C3 at McCarthyPakistan文學類/英文Middle EastHumanitarianAfghanistanhumanitarian aidpeaceBook Club ChoiceHumanitarism
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