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Three Cups of Tea

Author: Greg Mortenson
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Category: Book

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

17 reviews
Sales Rank: 243

Media: Paperback
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1

ISBN: 0141034262
EAN: 9780141034263
ASIN: 0141034262

Publication Date: January 3, 2008
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5 out of 5 stars

Inspirational July 7, 2008
I bought this book on my holidays in NY. Just could not stop reading it. This is the most amazing book I have read in recent times. It brought tears to my eyes on occasions. The story twists and turns every few pages and keeps the reader engagged. Beautifully written and also fit for big screen. I intend to buy copies of the book and pass it on to people who can contribute to CAI or similar projects. I have been involved in helping poor kids of our village to go to school. This book has made me determined to do even more. Thank you Dr Greg for helping the people of our region.

5 out of 5 stars

No-one who cares about our future can afford to miss this book July 4, 2008
5 stars seems ungenerous to a book that is not only a tribute to a formidable character (Greg Mortenson) written in high quality journalistic style, but a cautionary tale about how those who choose to run global politics without knowing the facts or the people on the ground are guility of the grossest dereliction of duty (i.e. George W Bush and his fellow ignorami). You'll find this book inspirational, provocative and ultimately gripping and, in my view, it changes perceptions of Islam profoundly. Read it, think hard and share the core point with anyone who'll listen - education is the key to unlocking the benign human resources of the third world - just start the process with courage, goodwill and a bucketful of belief and anything is possible. A book no child in the West should be allowed to ignore......

5 out of 5 stars

Deserves Five Stars June 28, 2008
At the time of writing this review, the book has 5 stars. Greg deserves the stars for his bravery, let alone the content. I really enjoyed this book. It's well written, exciting and more importantly a massive eye-opener.

5 out of 5 stars

Interesting and good hearted. June 21, 2008
This is a very readable book, peppered with a lot of good humour and sound points about the value of education to impoverished communities so that they may improve their circumstances, and to have knowledge with which to make better judgments about the world. The narrative tells a great deal about the geographic splendour of the region, the nature and diversity of the people, and gives a fair degree of insight into Greg Mortenson's character and motivation.

Why those who have benefited from CAI funding and intervention were not doing this for themselves, already, is something of a mystery. The lack of government funding was mentioned. But given that all the villages had the skills to raise stone buildings as a matter of course, and although life was lived at a subsistence level, for the most part, and it is claimed that a great deal of enthusiasm existed for education, it was not clear why a basic education was so difficult to make available, until someone else chose to make it available.

That nag aside, it has to be acknowledged that, for less than the price of 6 JDAM bombs dropped, which did little more than smartly pound Afghani gravel into dust, funding for the CAI is the smarter way to go.

5 out of 5 stars

A fabulous book June 6, 2008
Inspirational, articulate and an incredible story. I loved this book from beginning to end and would recommend it to anyone - it should be a curriculum book for secondary school. Buy it - you won't be disappointed.