Stones into schools promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan /
In this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where "Three Cups of Tea" left off in 2003, recounting his relentless, ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan; his extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region i...
| Main Author: | Mortenson, Greg. |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Viking,
2009.
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| Physical Description: |
xxiii, 420 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm. |
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Table of Contents:
- The Promise
- The people at the end of the road
- The man with the broken hand
- The year zero
- The sound of peace
- Style is everything
- The seal of the Kirghiz Khan
- Qayamat ("The Apocalypse")
- A dark and distant roar
- No idea what to do
- Farzana's desks
- Sarfraz's promise
- The chance that must be taken
- The School on the Roof of the World
- An E-mail from the American colonel
- The man from the Jalozai refugee camp
- Barnstorming through Badakshan
- A meeting of two warriors
- The point of return
- The last best school
- Investing in girls' education yields high returns
- Key ingredients in successfully building girls' schools
- Take action.
- Promise
- People at the end of the road
- Man with the broken hand
- Year zero
- Sound of peace
- Style is everything
- Seal of the Kirghiz Khan
- Qayamat ("The Apocalypse")
- A
- dark and distant roar
- No idea what to do
- Farzana's desks
- Sarfraz's promise
- Chance that must be taken
- School on the Roof of the World
- An
- E-mail from the American colonel
- Man from the Jalozai refugee camp
- Barnstorming through Badakshan
- A
- meeting of two warriors
- Point of return
- Last best school
- Investing in girls' education yields high returns
- Key ingredients in successfully building girls' schools
- Take action.