Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend 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… Product details and pricing info |
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- Three Cups of Tea
- I read this book for a Seniors Book Club. We were all pretty unanimous in our responses to this book. It was more captivating and inspiring than we had expected. We would all highly recommend it.
- 2008-11-11, 1 of 3 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...
- The book arrived in great condition. I sent and email to the seller and asked about the book. She responded quickly and answered my question. The book was a very good read. Thank You!
- 2008-11-10, 1 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Inspiration Lies Within
- Greg Mortenson started off with a specific vision to help a small community of people in the Himalayan mountain range near K-2. I don't think he ever imagined the impact he would have on two countries in the Middle East (Pakistan and Afghanistan) , one country in the west (the United States) and me! The message I got from this wonderfully written book, Three Cups of Tea, is that we make a difference in ways we never thought possible.
My copy of the book looks quite worn and loved. The pages are dog-eared, the binding splintered but its look tells the story of a reader who has read passages again and again, mining the gems from Mortenson's reflections.
Some themes run strongly in one's life - helping others and wanting to make a difference happen to be one of mine. Three Cups of Tea reignited this theme in a way that reminded me of another loved book, Being Here: Modern Day Tales of Enlightenment The authors, Ariel and Shya Kane continue to inspire my passion for life. My belief that we all can make a difference comes from reading many of their works, How to Create a Magical Relationship and Working on Yourself Doesn't Work: The 3 Simple Ideas That Will Instantaneously Transform Your Life Inspiration lies in all four of these books - catch some of it for yourself! - 2008-11-09, 6 of 8 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Here's how to fight terrorism
- One Lockhead Martin Hellfire missile, the kind that is frequently launched from CIA drones on suspected Al Qaeda operatives in Pakistan costs $68,000. Mr. Mortenson and his charity organization, the CAI has been building schools in Pakistan at an average cost of $12,000 per school. The cost of a single Hellfire missile designed to kill en masse roughly equals the construction cost of five schools that touches lives for generations.
Firing missiles to destroy the enemy, and building schools to win the hearts and minds of future generations of potential enemies should both be viewed as investments for peace and stability, which are essential for prosperity in the U.S. and around the world. If we take the funds used for waging wars and building schools, bridges, hospitals etc. and let a savvy investor such as Warren Buffet decide how to allocate these funds for a maximum return on investment, which we defined as peace and stability, it becomes clear how misguided and unbalanced our policies in that region of the world are. Patience and foresight are necessary for long term investments such as building schools and fostering relationships with people not like us. Incidentally, these two virtues - patience and foresight -- have made Mr. Buffet one of the richest people in the world.
General Bashir Baz told Mr. Mortenson America's enemy is ignorance. "The only way to defeat it is to build relationships with these people, to draw them into the modern world with education and business."
In 1993, following a failed attempt at climbing K2, Mountaineer Greg Mortenson recuperated in a remote hospitable village in the northwest area of Pakistan called Korphe. Living conditions in Korphe were dire. One out of three infants died before their first birthday. Touched by the hospitality of the locals, and by the death of his younger sister at age 23, Mr. Mortenson promised the seemingly impossible to the village "nurmadhar", Haj Ali, who later became his mentor: "I'm going to build you a school". Fifty five schools and a couple of failed fatwas later, Dr. Greg, as he is known to the locals, continues to counteract the collateral damage U.S. bombs inflict on the inhabitants.
Visit threecupsoftea dot com to see how you can help make the world a safer place. It only takes $1 to educate a Pakistani child for a month. - 2008-11-09, 1 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Three Cups of Tea
- This is an uplifting, real-life story of one individual trying so hard to make this world a better place through education. Although his challenges seem unsurmountable (truly), Greg Mortenson succeeds. His humanitarian campaign is inspirational and humbling. The kind of story I had a hard time putting down and couldn't wait to get back to reading.
I have never written a book review, but this story is so remarkable, I will do all I can to contribute to its cause. - 2008-11-07, 2 of 3 people found this review helpful, Rated:
