3/16/2010 @ 7:00

3/16/2010

Postal code 78726, US
Austin, TX 78726

Hi gals! Our winner for March is Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time. When you RSVP for this meetup, youÂÂ'll be prompted to vote for our April book choice. This will allow us to know much earlier what weÂÂ'll be reading next. Enjoy reading for March! HereÂÂ's a synopsis: Synopsis The inspiring account of one man's campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia. Review by Publishers Weekly Some failures lead to phenomenal successes, and this American nurse's unsuccessful attempt to climb K2, the world's second tallest mountain, is one of them. Dangerously ill when he finished his climb in 1993, Mortenson was sheltered for seven weeks by the small Pakistani village of Korphe; in return, he promised to build the impoverished town's first school, a project that grew into the Central Asia Institute, which has since constructed more than 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. Coauthor Relin recounts Mortenson's efforts in fascinating detail, presenting compelling portraits of the village elders, con artists, philanthropists, mujahideen, Taliban officials, ambitious school girls and upright Muslims Mortenson met along the way. As the book moves into the post-9/11 world, Mortenson and Relin argue that the United States must fight Islamic extremism in the region through collaborative efforts to alleviate poverty and improve access to education, especially for girls. Captivating and suspenseful, with engrossing accounts of both hostilities and unlikely friendships, this book will win many readers' hearts. (Mar.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.