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Authors: Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

1258 reviews
Sales Rank: 18

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.9

ISBN: 0143038257
Dewey Decimal Number: 371.82209549
EAN: 9780143038252
ASIN: 0143038257

Publication Date: January 30, 2007
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Worth Reading September 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This book is worth reading.
I have told many about this story of Greg Mortenson that has moved me to tears more than once.
The powerful story within a story is about the desperate desire of so many parents and villagers to educate their young. Their willingness to sacrifice extraordinary amounts of time and effort, and risk personal safety, to realize that dream through the help of Greg Mortensen, is inspiring.
Dr. Greg learned early on that the people he was helping only needed the financial backing, encouragement, and opportunity to take care of their own. They wanted to work - to build the schools themselves - once given resources that were completely unavailable to them without Greg's help. That ethic provoked my strong admiration for these faraway people.
I believe what makes this success story even more satisfying is seeing that once Greg began helping the villagers to accomplish their own dreams, he empowered them in myriad ways. Had he just gone in there and done things he wanted to do in his own way, the successes may not have flourished and blossomed into village-wide improvements. When he allowed them to help themselves- the early successes inspired them to continue beyond building a bridge and then schools, to implementing clean water systems, developing industry to bring money to their villages (sewing and porter schools), and thereby educating everyone in each village who wanted to participate.
No wonder the villagers love him - as in any truly good relationship he has helped them -and allowed them -to become their best selves.
Just a note: I could go on as many reviewers here have about the style of writing. However, I would rather not, as so often criticism causes something "good" to be forsaken for an elusive "better" or "best". This book is worth the read - that's the best recommendation I can give- that it was worth the time I spent on it - flaws and all.

5 out of 5 stars

One man movement September 1, 2008
Mr. Mortensen found a need in the people that helped him back to health and worked endlessly to bring that need to educate the peoples children of the villages to fruition. He is a wonder, but you need to read this book to know the hardships and wonderful people he met in the remote and harsh areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

5 out of 5 stars

READ BEFORE VOTING!! September 1, 2008
If you want to know how we should handle the war ... read this book. If you aren't moved by this story - you aren't human.

5 out of 5 stars

A Life Changing Story September 1, 2008
Greg Mortenson has been referred to as a modern-day Indiana Jones. After reading the nonfiction Three Cups of Tea, I'd have to agree. This book is the fascinating story of Greg Mortenson's personal mission to build schools in remote villages in Pakistan. Mortenson is a mountaineer who found his way into a poor village in the Karakoram mountains after a failed (and nearly fatal) attempt to climb K-2. The inhabitants of the village welcomed and cared for him, and in response to their kindness he promised to return and build a school. Three Cups of Tea is the story of how he fulfilled his promise. How someone who knew nothing about fund raising and even less about moving goods through the many levels of government in Pakistan becomes a compelling story. Over a decade, he built not only the school he promised, but fifty-five other schools in forbidding mountain terrain bordering Afghanistan. The narrative reads almost like a novel, thanks to the skills of journalist David Oliver Relin. The story is factual and heroic. A number of photographs accompany the text, showing schools, students and villagers. Here in the United States, for me at least, Pakistan is far away and vaguely threatening. Three Cups of Tea made the people of this country come alive. Their struggles are personal now, rather than news stories I've skipped over to read the latest celebrity gossip. The book should be required reading for both John McCain and Barack Obama as preparation for occupying the White House. In some ways, the issues raised by Three Cups of Tea remind me of the ending of the film "Charlie Wilson's War." Once the military objective was gained, nothing was done to help the people. Three Cups of Tea offers insight into the needs of the ordinary citizens of Pakistan, and by extension, citizens of any country overrun by war and corruption. I suggest you visit www.threecupsoftea.com for more information.

4 out of 5 stars

Three Cups of Tea August 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The book gave a good insight into a culture (Pakistan) that I was not very familiar. It was more an overview of the process of acquiring money and resources to build schools for girls in the mountainous northern part of Pakistan. It emphasized the dangers of the Madrassas Schools in this part of the world as an agents for terrorist. I wished there had been more about his relationship with the students for whom the schools were developed.

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