Stones into schools
Subtitle: promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan
By: Greg Mortenson
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9781616644765
Subjects: Anecdotes; History; Girls' schools; American Humanitarian assistance; Peace-building; Taliban
Description: In this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where "Three cups of tea" left off in 2003, 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 2005; and the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal leaders even as he was dodging shootouts with feuding Afghan warlords and surviving an eight-day armed abduction by the Taliban.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The promise. The people at the end of the road ; The man with the broken hand ; The year zero ; The sound of peace ; Style is everything ; The seal of the Kirghiz Khan; title: Qayamat ("The Apocalypse"). A dark and distant roar ; No idea what to do ; Farzana's desks ; Sarfraz's promise ; The chance that must be taken; title: The School on the Roof of the World. An E-mail from the American colonel ; The man from the Jalozai refugee camp ; Barnstorming through Badakshan ; A meeting of two warriors ; The point of return ; The last best school; title: Investing in girls' education yields high returns; title: Key ingredients in successfully building girls' schools; title: Take action.