Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time | Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin | An amazing story

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	Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 - 368 pages average customer review:based on 1003 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A Book Worth Reading

This book is very moving. It is a life story of a man fully devoted to a very noble mission. This book is true and inspiring. Some of my dear friends have read it and found it wanting, but I think they have read too many untrue novels. I am grateful to Greg Mortenson and to all of his family and friends in Afghanistan and Pakistan and here in America for the good that they do and have done. The world is a better place because of all of them. READ THIS BOOK. Then pass it on.

An amazing story

This is truly an amazing story of one person's passion for making a difference. Having visited many of these areas I cannot imagine that he was able to accomplish what he did. Then throw in all of the military activity during that time frame and it becomes an incredible tale of guts and perserverance. We bought six copies to give to friends.

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Inspiring Story

This book sat on our shelves for the last 5 months. It's only when I finished my graduate studies did I have time to sit down and read it. And in three days I read it (a record me). The story is truly an inspiration about how one person can inspire others to make change. The historical perspective on mountaineering, Pakistan, Taliban, and others made this book a well rounded story for anyone.

Over-hyped...

I'm a little surprised by the nearly universal praise for this book. I selected it for a recent book club based on the fact that it was the best reviewed of the titles I was looking at. It's not a bad book by any means -- it starts out strong, with some wonderfully evocative scenes of hiking parties on K2, and shifts to an equally fanciful depiction of Mortenson's single minded (and selfless) pursuit of funding to build schools in one of the world's most dangerous places. I thoroughly enjoyed the first third. At a certain point, however, the writing became repetitive and I grew tired of the sycophantic tone of co-author David Oliver Relin. This is essentially a puff piece that could probably be condensed by half.

If you're inclined to read this because every review is glowing, you may find yourself disappointed. I know I did.

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