num_pages: 338
description: In 1993, following a failed attempt to ascend K2, Greg Mortenson was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers in Pakistan and promised to build them a school. From that rash, earnest promise grew one of the most incredible humanitarian campaigns of our time—Mortenson’s one-man mission to counteract extremism by building schools, especially for girls, throughout the breeding ground of the Taliban.Award-winning journalist David Oliver Relin has collaborated on this spellbinding account of Mortenson’s incredible accomplishments in a region where Americans are often feared and hated. Over the following decade Mortenson built not just one but fifty-five schools. Three Cups of Tea is at once an unforgettable adventure and the inspiring story of how one man really is changing the world—one school at a time.Make this your next book club selection and everyone saves. Get 15% off when you order 5 or more of this title for your book club.Simply enter the coupon code MORTENSONTHREE at checkout.This offer does not apply to eBook purchases. This offer applies to only one downloadable audio per purchase.Watch a Video
language: English
title: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time
titlecomplete: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time
characters: Greg Mortenson, Sarah Bishop, Syed Abbas, Ali
genres: Book Club, Biography, History, Inspirational, Education, Nonfiction, Travel, Biography Memoir, Pakistan, Memoir
ratings_count: 342955
places:  
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Dayton Literary Peace Prize
category: Nonfiction, awardedAt: 1262332800000
name: Puddly Award
category: Nonfiction, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Montana Book Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Kiriyama Prize
category: Nonfiction, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: One Book One San Diego
publisher: Viking Penguin