Three Cups of Tea

Mortenson, Greg; Relin, David Oliver

ISBN 10: 0141034262 / ISBN 13: 9780141034263

Published by Penguin Books, London, 2008

About this Item

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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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Three Cups of Tea
• Publisher: Penguin Books, London
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0141034262
• ISBN 13: 9780141034263
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Reprint; Twenty-First Printing.
• Condition: Very Good+

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Synopsis

'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' - Haji Ali, Korphe Village Chief, Karakoram mountains, Pakistan. 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. Over the next decade Mortenson built not just one 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. His story is at once a riveting adventure and a testament to the power of the humanitarian spirit.

Review

From Viking Press
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."