Greg Mortenson





Greg Mortenson

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born
January 01, 1957

gender
male

place of birth
Montana, The United States

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genre
Biographies & Memoirs


about this author

Greg Mortenson (born 1957) is a mountain climber, former U.S. Army medic, and humanitarian from Bozeman, Montana. From 1958 to 1973, Mortenson grew up on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania, where his father Dempsey Mortenson was the founder and development director of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center. His mother, Dr. Jerene Mortenson, founded the International School Moshi.




avg rating: 4.10 | 6313 reviews | 16414 ratings | 2 distinct works
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's M... Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time (Paperback)
by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
avg rating 4.10 — 16345 ratings — published 2006
21 editions
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's M... Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time (Paperback)
by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
avg rating 4.10 — 16345 ratings — published 2006
21 editions
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Listen to the Wind: A Village... Listen to the Wind: A Village in Pakistan Builds a School (Hardcover)
by Greg Mortenson
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event: Greg Mortenson on tour for book "Three Cups of Tea"
date: February 07, 2009 12:00AM
location: Sheraton Ferncroft Resort, 50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA, The United States
description: Tickets $45

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event: Greg Mortenson on tour for book "Three Cups of Tea"
date: March 03, 2009 12:00AM
location: American Association of University Women, 38257 Craig Street, Fremont, CA, The United States
description: See Greg Mortenson on tour promoting the book "Three Cups of Tea"

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event: Greg Mortenson on tour for book "Three Cups of Tea"
date: March 04, 2009 12:00AM
location: San Francisco City College, 50 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco, CA, The United States
description: See Greg Mortenson on tour promoting the book "Three Cups of Tea"

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quotes by Greg Mortenson

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"You can hand out condoms, drop bombs, build roads, or put in electricity, but until the girls are educated a society won’t change."
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"Educate a boy, and your educate and individual. Educate a girl, and you educate a community.
African proverb via Greg Mortensen "
Greg Mortenson (Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time)
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"“Once you educate the boys, they tend to leave the villages and go search for work in the cities, but the girls stay home, become leaders in the community, and pass on what they’ve learned. If you really want to change a culture, to empower women, improve basic hygiene and health care, and fight high rates of infant mortality, the answer is to educate girls.” (p.209)"
Greg Mortenson (Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time)
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