Three Cups Of Tea
$26.36
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2009
Summary
Three Cups of Tea: A Promise in the Karakoram
In 1993, after a harrowing attempt to conquer K2, mountaineer Greg Mortenson stumbled into a remote Pakistani village, cold and near collapse. The villagers’ kindness sparked a promise: to return and build a school.
Three Cups of Tea recounts the remarkable fulfillment of that pledge. Following the local custom:
“Here we drink three cups of tea to do business; the first you are a stranger, the second you become …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141034263 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141034262 |
| Author: | Greg Mortenson |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2009 |
| Weight: | 282g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 22mm |
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About The Author
Greg Mortenson
Greg Mortenson is the director of the Central Asia Institute, and he spends several months each year building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. He lives in Montana with his wife and two children.
David Oliver Relin is a globe-trotting journalist who has won more than forty national awards for his writing and editing. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
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