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Lucy
Jan 02, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: non-fiction, 2011
This "Ronseal" of books does exactly what it says on the cover and tells the tale of "One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time". It recounts the story of Greg Mortenson and his struggles to build schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan through his organisation CAI. We follow his often foolhardy, yet frequently intrepid adventures in building relationships with the local officials and American benefactors.

As an example of quality writing this book fails on many accounts; the first f
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