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With the first cup of tea, you are a stranger. With the second ...a friend. With the third cup of tea, you are family. One day Greg Mortenson set out to climb K2 - the world\'s second highest mountain - in honour of his younger sister, but things went wrong and Greg became lost. He wandered into a poor village, where the chief and his people took him in. Moved by their kindness, Greg promised to return and build a school for the children. This is the remarkable story of how Greg built not one but more than sixty schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and how he has dedicated his life to promoting literacy, peace and understanding.
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- PublisherPenguin Books Ltd
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0143304631
- ISBN 13 9780143304630
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World. One Child at a Time (Young readers edition)
Seller: Barclay Books, York, WA, Australia
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Paperback. Condition: 2009. A very good copy. Young Readers' ed. With the first cup of tea you are a stranger. With the second .a friend. With the third cup of tea, you are family. In 1993, Greg Mortenson tried to climb K2, which is the second highest mountain in the world. On the way down, he became lost in the mountains of Pakistan and stumbled into a poor village. There, the village chief and his people offered Greg even more than three cups of tea: they nursed him back to health. Moved by their kindness, he promised to return and build a school for their children. This is the story of that promise's extraordinary result. Despite death threats, a kidnapping, and more, Mortenson has built over sixty schools-especially for girls-in Pakistan and Afghanistan. He has dedicated his life to promoting peace through education, one child at a time. This young readers' edition is based on the #1 New York Times bestseller. 1.9 Centimeters X 13 Centimeters X 19.8 Centimeters. Seller Inventory # 7829956
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