Three Cups of Tea: One Mans
Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build
Nations...One School at a Time by
David Oliver Relin
Mixed Feelings
The inspiring account of one man’s campaign to build schools in the most
dangerous, remote, and anti- American reaches of Asia
In 1993 Greg Mortenson was the exhausted survivor of a failed attempt to
ascend K2, an American climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost
through Pakistan’s Karakoram Himalaya. After he was taken in and
nursed back to health by the people of an impoverished Pakistani village,
Mortenson promised to return one day and build them a school. From that
rash, earnest promise grew one of the most incredible humanitarian

campaigns of our time—Greg 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. In pursuit of his goal, Mortenson has survived kidnapping,
fatwas issued by enraged mullahs, repeated death threats, and
wrenching separations from his wife and children. But his success speaks
for itself. At last count, his Central Asia Institute had built fifty-five schools.
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.
Personal Review: Three Cups of Tea: One Mans Mission to
Fight Terrorism and Build Nations...One School at a Time by
David Oliver Relin
No wonder this book is wildly popular! In 1993, mountaineer, Greg
Mortenson, failed in his attempt to climb K2. Lost and alone he wandered
into an impoverished village in the high mountains of Pakistan where he
was kindly treated by the people there who had nothing. As he got to
know them, he realized their great desire for learning, and he promised to
return and build them a school. The story of Greg's determination in spite
of overwhelming odds in raising the money and the logistics of getting
supplies and materials into the mountains is a page-turner of drama,
extreme danger, and even romance. This timely book is a look behind the
headlines and into the hearts of people. This one man could never have
survived and succeeded without a good heart and noble spirit, and a hero's
determination in a land with the Taliban. An inspiring story! For a very
different though inspiring fiction story, also recommend: ARROWS
THROUGH TIME: A Time Travel Tale of Adventure, Courage, and Faith
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