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Label: Viking/Penguin Manufacturer: Viking/Penguin Number Of Pages: 338 Publication Date: 2006 Publisher: Viking/Penguin Studio: Viking/Penguin Sales Rank: 130301 Related Items:
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 Rating: - A Must ReadI just finished reading "Three Cups of Tea" and cannot stop thinking about Greg Mortenson's perseverance to fulfill a promise he made to the children of a small village in Pakistan. Thousands of children in Pakistan and Afghanistan are now the beneficiaries of Mortenson's humanitarian efforts to make a difference and provide a well-rounded education to counter the Islamic extremist schools which have been been fueled by the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mr. Mortenson's skills in diplomacy ... Read More Rating: - A message of hope, a real inspiration!Greg Mortensen has created a very special organization bringing education, clean drinking water, and other basic services to remote parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan. This book chronicles his amazing story, from his childhood in Tanzania, to the epic K2 attempt that accidentally landed him in Korphe, to the amazing work he did to get the schools going, staffed, etc. This is an incredibly inspirational story about a man with few to little means who worked so hard to make a difference in a place that ... Read More Browse for similar items by category: 
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