Three Cups of Tea (Playaway Adult Nonfiction) by Greg Mortenson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Three Cups of Tea (Playaway Adult Nonfiction)
Book Review: I have had this book for less than a week but everyone I know has now heard about it...
Summary: 5 Stars
Brilliant read. It has been the basis of many discussions in several of my classes this week. I am a science teacher and I have been making a point of describing to my classes how lucky they are to have a school. I for one will be raising funds through various sources for this fantastic cause.Book Review: Like Mortenson, I'm a born-again humanitarian
Summary: 5 Stars
Due to lack of time, I normally take 15-20 days to get through a book. This one took only four though!
The book narrates the story of Greg Mortenson who decides to build a school for a village in the North of Pakistan. What inspired me most was the fact that Mortenson, an American national, himself lived 'on the edge' with no accomodation and barely enough money to buy the next meal. However, resolve and commitment to the cause allowed him to generate the necessary funds so that the promised school can be built.
What happened next was inevitable. The experiment proved to be such a success that one after the other he just kept on building schools and the money kept pouring into the accounts of the newly-found charity, Central Asia Institute.
If you have a spark for social responsibility, the book will serve as a catalyst to turn in to a fire. Got get it!
Book Review: In complete awe
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't very often get touched by a book, but this has made me really think about the deeper issues surrounding war. One persons complete devotion and determination has changed so many childrens lives and that is very humbling.
If there is one book you must read in your lifetime, it is this book.
Superb.
Book Review: A most inspiring adventure
Summary: 5 Stars
I must have read this book in two days! Having spent some time in Pakistan I was able to relate to the descriptions of the people and the rugged countryside, perhaps more than most. It is well written in a lively style and well structured. This man's story is an inspiration and makes you really wish you could do more to help. I donated as soon as I finished reading.
An American mountaineer tries to climb K2 and fails, then gets lost in the North of Pakistan, where is rescued and nursed back to health by a dirt poor Pakistani family. He sees that they have no school and the children have to sit on the ground and scratch the dirt with a stick to try to write their lessons. When he leaves he promises to return and build them a school. back in the US he works as a nurse, lives in his car for a year to save enough money to go back. He saves the $12000 that he needs and goes back. That is the first of 58 schools he has built without help from any government (the US only managed to carpet bomb at great expense).
Book Review: what an inspiration!
Summary: 5 Stars
A friend recomended this book knowing that I'm thinking of going in to aid work in a few years. This is perfect inspiration and a wonderful true stroy of willpower to make a difference in this world. Buy this book and tell everyone you know about it.