by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin · Penguin Books Ltd (UK) · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141034263
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«Three Cups of Tea» is the memoir by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, published by Penguin Books Ltd in paperback (368 pages, in English).
After failing on K2 in 1993, mountaineer Greg Mortenson arrives in a Pakistani village in Karakoram and promises to build a school. The work recounts how he ends up building fifty-five schools, mainly for girls, in Pakistan and Afghanistan, while the Taliban gain power.
Originally published in 2006, it won the Kiriyama Prize for nonfiction in 2007. This edition appeared in 2008.
It is suitable reading for those seeking true stories of adventure and humanitarian projects in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Greg Mortenson is an American professional speaker, writer, veteran, and former mountaineer. He is a co-founder and former executive director of the non-profit Central Asia Institute and the founder of the educational charity Pennies for Peace.
