Ebook {Epub PDF} Stones into Schools by Greg Mortenson

Following where Three Cups of Tea left off, Stones into Schools is Greg Mortenson's account of his nonprofit Central Asia Institute's endeavors to build schools for girls in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Early on in the book, Mortenson tells of meeting a band of Kirghiz horsemen, who extract a promise from him to build a school in a remote region of Afghanistan/5. Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan is a non-fiction book by American author and humanitarian Greg Mortenson. The head of the Central Asia Institute, an aid organization building schools in the undeveloped regions at the heart of the Asian continent, Mortenson became famous in the U.S. for his first non-fiction book, Three Cups of Tea, . In this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where Three Cups of Tea left off in , recounting his relentless, ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan; his extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in ; and the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal leaders. He Cited by: 9.

Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Mortenson, Greg and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru Stones into Schools by Greg Mortenson, author of "Three Cups of Tea" is the most inspiring and entertaining book I have read in a long while - probably since I read "Three Cups of Tea" a few years ago. Greg's story of the thirst for literacy in Pakistan and Afghanistan, his developing relationships with the leaders of these remote communities, and helping them to build schools for their girls. Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan is a New York Times bestselling book by Greg Mortenson published by Viking in The book is the sequel to the bestselling book Three Cups of Tea and tells the story of Mortenson's humanitarian efforts to build schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan with his non-profit charity organization, Central Asia.

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