Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace, One School at a Time Young Readers Edition

Based on the New York Times bestseller, this adaptation of Stones into Schools tells the story of a remarkable humanitarian campaign to build schools, empower communities, and educate girls and boys. Picking up where Three Cups of Tea left off, Stones into Schools tells the story of Greg Mortenson's work with the Central Asia Institute building schools and relationships in the secluded northeast corner of Afghanistan. This adaptation includes a special foreword by Angelina Jolie, who is a champion of Mortenson's work, and an introduction by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, and many new never-before-seen color photos, as well as a glossary and a new afterword by Khyber Mortenson, Greg Mortenson's young son.

Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace, One School at a Time Young Readers Edition

Children's Books

Mortenson, Greg

Geography & Cultures

Puffin

From the author of the #1 bestseller Three Cups of Tea, the continuing story of this determined humanitarian’s efforts to promote peace through education 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 in 2005; and the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal leaders. He shares for the first time his broader vision to promote peace through education and literacy, as well as touching on military matters, Islam, and women—all woven together with the many rich personal stories of the people who have been involved in this remarkable two-decade humanitarian effort. Since the 2006 publication of Three Cups of Tea, Mortenson has traveled across the U.S. and the world to share his vision with hundreds of thousands of people. He has met with heads of state, top military officials, and leading politicians who all seek his advice and insight. The continued phenomenal success of Three Cups of Tea proves that there is an eager and committed audience for Mortenson’s work and message.

Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Education in Afghanistan and Pakistan

History

Asia

Penguin??Books

Make this your next book club selection and everyone saves. Get 15% off when you order 5 or more of this title for your book club. Simply enter the coupon code MORTENSONTHREE at checkout. This offer does not apply to eBook purchases. This offer applies to only one downloadable audio per purchase. This young readers edition of the worldwide bestseller Three Cups of Tea has been specially adapted for younger readers and updated by Greg Mortenson to bring his remarkable story of humanitarianism up to date for the present. Includes new photos and illustrations, as well as a special interview by Greg’s twelve-year-old daughter, Amira, who has traveled with her father as an advocate for the Pennies for Peace program for children.

Three Cups of Tea: Young Readers Edition: Young Reader's Edition

Politics & Social Sciences

Relin, David Oliver

Social Sciences

Penguin Audio

Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Unabridged CDs • 14 CDs, 16 hours From the author of the #1 national bestseller Three Cups of Tea, the continuing story of this determined humanitarian and the schools he has established.

Middle East

Dans ce récit impressionnant écrit à la première personne, Greg Mortenson reprend la plume là où il l’avait laissée dans Trois Tasses de thé, en 2003. Il y relate ses efforts inlassables en vue de construire des écoles pour les jeunes Afghanes, son action en Azad Kashmir et au Pakistan après le grave séisme qui secoua la région en 2005, ainsi que sa façon très particulière de nouer des relations avec des religieux, des miliciens, des commandants et des chefs de clans islamiques, alors même qu'il réussissait à échapper aux tirs des seigneurs de la guerre afghans et à survivre à huit jours de captivité aux mains des talibans. Pour la première fois, il nous fait part de sa vision d'un monde pacifié grâce à l'éducation et à l'alphabétisation, et de ses réflexions sur la situation militaire, l'islam et le statut de la femme, en les imbriquant subtilement dans la propre histoire passionnante de ceux et celles qui ont participé à cet effort humanitaire remarquable, échelonné sur deux décennies. Depuis la publication en 2006 de Trois Tasses de thé, Mortenson a parcouru le Canada, les États-Unis et le monde entier pour faire partager sa vision à des centaines de milliers de personnes. Il a rencontré des chefs d'État, des hauts gradés militaires et des dirigeants politiques que ses idées n’ont pas laissés indifférents. Le succès phénoménal et durable de Trois Tasses de thé montre à l'évidence que le message de Mortenson rallie un public enthousiaste et convaincu.

Sur Ces Pierres Tu Batiras Des Ecoles

Biographies & Memoirs

Penguin Canada

La verdadera e increíble historia de un hombre y su campaña humanitaria en territorio talibán En 1993, un montañero llamado Greg Mortenson regresaba de un intento fallido de alcanzar la cumbre del K2. Exhausto y desorientado, acabo desviándose del camino de descenso y alejándose de su grupo para vagar perdido por una de las zonas más desoladas del norte de Pakistán. Solo y sin comida, agua o una carpa bajo la que protegerse, se encontró de pronto en una pobre aldea pakistaní, donde le cuidaron hasta su recuperación. Antes de regresar a casa, Mortenson les prometió volver y construir una escuela. De aquella promesa nació una de las campañas humanitarias más increíbles de la historia: la misión de un hombre de luchar contra el extremismo y el terrorismo construyendo escuelas. “Aquí [en Pakistán y Afganistán] bebemos tres tazas de té para hacer negocios; la primera eres un extraño, la segunda te conviertes en amigo y la tercera eres parte de la familia, y por la familia estamos preparados a hacer lo que sea —incluso a morir”. —Haji Ali, jefe del poblado Korphe, montañas Karakoram, Pakistán.

Tres tazas de te: La lucha de un hombre para promover la paz--escuela a escuela (Spanish Edition)

Professionals & Academics

Vintage

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. This young readers edition of the worldwide bestseller Three Cups Of Tea has been specially adapted for younger readers and updated by Greg Mortenson to bring his remarkable story of humanitarianism up to date for the present.

Three Cups Of Tea (Young Readers Edition): One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time

Biographies

Turtleback Books

In 1993, following a failed attempt to ascend K2, Greg Mortenson was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers in Pakistan and promised to build them a school. From that rash, earnest promise grew one of the most incredible humanitarian campaigns of our time—Mortenson’s one-man mission to counteract extremism by building schools, especially for girls, throughout the breeding ground of the Taliban.
Award-winning journalist David Oliver Relin has collaborated on this spellbinding account of Mortenson’s incredible accomplishments in a region where Americans are often feared and hated. Over the following decade Mortenson built not just one but fifty-five schools. Three Cups of Tea is at once an unforgettable adventure and the inspiring story of how one man really is changing the world—one school at a time.
Make this your next book club selection and everyone saves. Get 15% off when you order 5 or more of this title for your book club. Simply enter the coupon code MORTENSONTHREE at checkout. This offer does not apply to eBook purchases. This offer applies to only one downloadable audio per purchase.
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time

Historical

Viking/Penguin

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 in 2005; and the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal leaders even as he was dodging shootouts with feuding Afghan warlords and surviving an eight-day armed abduction by the Taliban. He shares for the first time his broader vision to promote peace through education and literacy, as well as touching on military matters, Islam, and women - all woven together with the many rich personal stories of the people who have been involved in this remarkable two-decade humanitarian effort.

Stones into School

Bryan, Mike

Viking Pr

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time

Perfection Learning

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