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The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban’s backyard Anyone who despairs of the individual’s power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistan’s treacherous K2, was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers and promised to build them a school. Over the next decade he built fifty-five schools—especially for girls—that offer a balanced education in one of the most isolated and dangerous regions on earth. As it chronicles Mortenson’s quest, which has brought him into conflict with both enraged Islamists and uncomprehending Americans, Three Cups of Tea combines adventure with a celebration of the humanitarian spirit.
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Drie koppen thee, Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, E. Spauwen
- Language
- Released
- 2008
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Drie koppen thee
- Subtitle
- eén man op vredesmissie, één school tegelijk
- Language
- Dutch
- Authors
- Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, E. Spauwen
- Publisher
- Nieuw Amsterdam
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 447
- ISBN10
- 904680481X
- ISBN13
- 9789046804810
- Series
- Tags
- Travel, Adventure, Contemporary Fiction, Wars, Education & School System, Asia, Inspiration, Journey, Social Justice, Development, Near and Middle East
- Description
- The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban’s backyard Anyone who despairs of the individual’s power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistan’s treacherous K2, was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers and promised to build them a school. Over the next decade he built fifty-five schools—especially for girls—that offer a balanced education in one of the most isolated and dangerous regions on earth. As it chronicles Mortenson’s quest, which has brought him into conflict with both enraged Islamists and uncomprehending Americans, Three Cups of Tea combines adventure with a celebration of the humanitarian spirit.