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Name: Three cups of tea
Rating: 3.85 (20 reviews)
Author: Greg Mortenson

After a 1993 climb of K2, mountaineer Greg Mortenson was motivated by a meeting with underserved mountain villagers to construct schools in Pakistan’s remote regions. Over the next decade he erected fifty‑five schools, many for girls, providing balanced education where basic facilities were lacking. His work, carried out amid tensions with Taliban forces and differing American perspectives, illustrates the impact of humanitarian effort through education.

First publish date: 2006

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography

Authors: Greg Mortenson

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