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Three Cups of Tea

by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

About Three Cups of Tea

In Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time, Greg Mortenson and acclaimed journalist David Oliver Relin recount the unlikely journey that led Mortenson from a failed attempt to climb Pakistan’s K2, the world’s second highest mountain, to successfully building schools in some of the most remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan. By replacing guns with pencils and rhetoric with reading, Mortenson combines his unique background with his intimate knowledge of the third world to fight terrorism with books, not bombs, and successfully bring education and hope to remote villages in central Asia.

Three Cups of Tea is at once an unforgettable adventure and the inspiring true story of how one man really is changing the world—one school at a time.

Praise for Three Cups of Tea

"Three Cups of Tea is one of the most remarkable adventure stories of our time. Greg Mortenson’s dangerous and difficult quest to build schools in the wildest parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan is not only a thrilling read, it’s proof that one ordinary person, with the right combination of character and determination, really can change the world."

                                  -Tom Brokaw

"I’ve learned more from Greg Mortenson about the causes of terrorism than I did during all our briefings on Capitol Hill. He is a true hero, whose creativity, courage, and compassion exemplify the true ideals of the American spirit."

                                 -Congresswoman Mary Bono (Rep – Cali.)

"He (Greg Mortenson) is the ultimate social entrepreneur ... a guy with a good idea, prepared to start small and stay with it as long as it takes to have a big impact and commit a lifetime to it. ... he is effective in an area where Americans are not popular because he relates to people as human beings."

                                  -Former President Bill Clinton 

Additional links:

Three Cups of Tea official website

Central Asia Institute

Greg Mortenson on CBS Sunday Morning
Thomas Friedman Praises Greg Mortenson