Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin - Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism And Build Nations One School at a Time - Library Edition

Pros: could hardly put it down
Cons: hmmm...

You may have first heard of ex-mountaineer-turned-humanita rian Greg Mortenson in Parade Magazine right after 9/11. Today, after globetrotting journalist David Oliver Relin published Mortenson’s astounding story in Three Cups Of Tea, your chances ...

Pros: Nice, inspiring story
Cons: Leaning a bit toward hagiography at times

Slowly and painfully, we are seeing worldwide acceptance of the fact that the wealthier and more technologically advanced countries have a responsibility to help the underdeveloped ones.... Not only through a sense of charity, but also because only in ...

Pros: Exceptional easy to read true life story of making a difference.  Vivid details.  Vibrant characters.
Cons: Minimizes other efforts while extohling one perspective.

Greg Mortenson moved from Montana to Tanzania with his missionary parents months after he was born.  Growing up in Africa exposed Mortenson to an array of cultures as well as a mountain climbing.  Mortenson stumbled into the village of Korphe ...

Pros: Compelling story with a clear call to action
Cons: You will feel like you can't do enough to help.

In these polarized political times, there are many ways of looking at the world. As our politicians, stake out fuzzy positions about how to fight the "war on terror" (how does one conduct war on a noun anyway), people like Greg Mortensen are making an ...

Pros: True story, building schools in Pakistan, one man on a mission
Cons: Long long sentences that get wordy

It took over two months to get my hands on Three Cups of Tea One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time as there were a backlog of requests for it through the inter-library loan system. There are fifty more people behind me wanting ...

Pros: An inspiring and amazing story! I could not put it down.
Cons: The writing style is choppy and wordy

Three Cups of Tea is written by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin is an amazing and inspiring true story of one man’s mission to promote peace by building schools in remote areas of Pakistan. The Story Greg Mortenson is ...

Pros: Inspirational, eye-opening story.
Cons: A bit dry, too self-praising.

My summer reading assignment was to complete this book and take notes on it.  I am not used to reading non-fiction books, they simply do not interest me.  Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin tell the inspiring and amazing story of Greg ...

Pros: Beautifully written, a page turner, yet based on reality
Cons: none!

I read this book for my bookclub, and I loved it! The story is beautifully written by David Oliver Relin, and tells the story of Greg Mortensen, and his efforts to build a school in rural Pakistan. He succeeds in building this school for a village ...

Pros: Positive message, interesting story
Cons: Slow start, native words

The book gets off to a slow start, but it's worth it to keep going! I read this for a school project, and I normally dislike the books chosen. This one blew me away. Greg Mortenson's story is a lasting message of peace in an area that many people do not ...