Three Cups of Tea
Mortenson, Greg; Relin, David Oliver
Language: English
Published by Penguin Books, London, 2008
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Darkwood Online T/A BooksinBulgaria, Blagoevgrad, BulgariaDarkwood Online T/A BooksinBulgaria
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Minor reading creases, gift inscription to title. ; Twenty-first printing of Penguin paperback edition, 2007. Nice tight copy. Cover design by Jasmin Lee with photos by Greg Mortenson. ; B&W Photographs; 368 pages; In 1993, after a terrifying and disastrous attempt to climb K2, a mountaineer called Greg Mortenson drifted, cold and dehydrated, into an impoverished Pakistan village in the Karakoram Mountains. Moved by the inhabitants' kindness, he promised to return and build a school. "Three Cups of Tea" is the story of that promise and its extraordinary outcome. A local village chief had told him - 'Here we drink three cups of tea to do business; the first you are a stranger, the second you become a friend, and the third, you join our family, and for our family we are prepared to do anything - even die'. Over the next decade Mortenson built not just one school but fifty-five schools - especially for girls - in remote villages across the forbidding and breathtaking landscape of Pakistan and Afghanistan, just as the Taliban rose to power. 19.7 X 12.9 X 2.21 centimeters.…
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- Title
- Three Cups of Tea
- Author
- Mortenson, Greg; Relin, David Oliver
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, London
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0141034262
- ISBN 13
- 9780141034263
- Edition
- Reprint; Twenty-First Printing.
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Review
In regards to the 60 Minutes episode that aired April 17, 2011: "Greg Mortenson’s work as a humanitarian in Afghanistan and Pakistan has provided tens of thousands of children with an education. 60 Minutes is a serious news organization and in the wake of their report, Viking plans to carefully review the materials with the author."
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Darkwood Online T/A BooksinBulgaria
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Based in a small village on the Western edge of the Rhodope Mountains in Southern Bulgaria Books in Bulgaria has the largest selection of English Language second hand books in the Balkans. We ship books to destinations all over the world. We do not use stock images and each book is individually scanned so what you see is what you get. We stock a broad range of paperbacks and hardbacks, coffee-table and art books, covering literally hundreds of topics. We endeavour to describe our books accurately, but if you are dissatisfied in any way on receipt of order or wish to cancel the contract for any reason within seven days, which period is to start the day after the date on which the goods are received, in which case please contact us to arrange the return and refund of the cost of the goods and delivery. This does not affect your statutory rights. All returned goods should be packed to the same standard as sent. If you have any queries or requirements about shipping please contact us before ordering. On occasion, very heavy books may require an additional shipping amount, if so we will contact you to agree this before the sale is processed.…
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Based in a small village on the Western edge of the Rhodope Mountains in Southern Bulgaria Books in Bulgaria has the largest selection of English Language second hand books in the Balkans. We ship books to destinations all over the world. We do not use stock images and each book is individually scanned so what you see is what you get. We stock a broad range of paperbacks and hardbacks, coffee-table and art books, covering literally hundreds of topics. We endeavour to describe our books accurately, but if you are dissatisfied in any way on receipt of order or wish to cancel the contract for any reason within seven days, which period is to start the day after the date on which the goods are received, in which case please contact us to arrange the return and refund of the cost of the goods and delivery. This does not affect your statutory rights. All returned goods should be packed to the same standard as sent. If you have any queries or requirements about shipping please contact us before ordering. On occasion, very heavy books may require an additional shipping amount, if so we will contact you to agree this before the sale is processed.
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