Three Cups of Tea

Don't you just love the name?

It was literally the reason that I picked up the book from the second hand book sale. And if that wasn't enough to sell me on the book, the next line was:  
"One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time"

So starts the book review feature on my book review section of the blog - Book Lover - where I will review books I've loved and ones that haven't been that great (just so you don't waste your time!) And from time to time, I'll take a look at a TV series and audio book too! Any suggestions for books to devour are welcome!


Title: Three Cups of Tea
Author: Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Genre: True-life inspirational adventure
Synopsis: This is a truly astonishing real-life tale of mountaineer, Greg Mortenson who, after getting lost on his way down from K2 (one of the scary huge mountains in the Himalayas), stumbles into a remote mountain village. He is touched by their generosity at welcoming a stranger and so he sets out on his unexpected life's work - to build schools in the remote villages of Pakistan and eventually Afghanistan. Bureaucracy, a love story and firm friendships litter the story, as told to David Oliver Relin.

My thoughts: Firstly, there is the absolutely inspiring dream of a man trying to provide the means of education for rural children, and in particular, for the girls who have traditionally been left out of the school system in Islamic Pakistan and surrounds. But more than that, is the fact that education is being used to triumph over terrorism and the Islamic extremism that is spreading in that region. 9/11 happens during the book and it was refreshing to see the horrific event - and its consequences - from the other side. Of course, Greg is an American so even seeing how he was treated differently - and the same by some - in Pakistan and Afghanistan as President Bush declared his War on Terrorism made the story even my real.

My rating: 9/10
                   Buy the book right now to get wowed by humanity and to hopefully,  inspire you to  
                   do something for your own community or get involved in Greg's mission, which
                   continues to this day!

For more information: Go to the book's website here and follow Greg on Twitter (@gregmortenson) here