Stones into schools : promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan /
Mortenson, Greg.
Stones into schools : promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan / Greg Mortenson. - New York : Viking, 2009. - xxiii, 420 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
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Mortenson, Greg--Anecdotes.
Taliban--History.
Girls' schools--Afghanistan.
Girls' schools--Pakistan.
Humanitarian assistance, American--Afghanistan.
Humanitarian assistance, American--Pakistan.
Peace-building--Afghanistan.
Peace-building--Pakistan.
Humanitarian assistance, American.
Single-sex schools--Afghanistan.
Single-sex schools--Pakistan.
Philanthropy--Afghanistan.
Philanthropy--Pakistan.
Conflict management--Afghanistan.
Conflict management--Pakistan.
Anecdotes.
LC 2330 / .M66 2009
Stones into schools : promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan / Greg Mortenson. - New York : Viking, 2009. - xxiii, 420 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
9780670021154 0670021156
Penguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 SAN 282-5074
2009030812
Mortenson, Greg--Anecdotes.
Taliban--History.
Girls' schools--Afghanistan.
Girls' schools--Pakistan.
Humanitarian assistance, American--Afghanistan.
Humanitarian assistance, American--Pakistan.
Peace-building--Afghanistan.
Peace-building--Pakistan.
Humanitarian assistance, American.
Single-sex schools--Afghanistan.
Single-sex schools--Pakistan.
Philanthropy--Afghanistan.
Philanthropy--Pakistan.
Conflict management--Afghanistan.
Conflict management--Pakistan.
Anecdotes.
LC 2330 / .M66 2009