Dear Book Lover,

We have finished reading Kim by Rudyard Kipling this month. We are currently reading I, Claudius by Robert Graves, a dashing account of the scandals and intrigue that drove the Roman empire. It is sure to be an exciting book, so please join us!

The vote for July's book is in, and the winner is Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson. This is a radical departure from our previous two choices, and will be an interesting change from the older books.

Synopsis:

Three Cups of Tea is 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. 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.

We look forward to seeing you in the discussion at the community forums.

Have a wonderful week.

Cheers,
Heather
Your Book Club Host