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Greg Mortenson was mountain climbing when he got lost, found, then lost again until he tumbled into the village of Korphe in Karakoram Mountains (in Pakistan near border with China). Greg stays in Korphe to recuperate and gains a deep admiration for the villagers who are willing to give when they have so little. When Greg sees that they don't have a school, (only an uncovered hill ledge where the children write in the dirt with sticks) he promises that he will come back and build them one. After
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The review from “Bookmarks magazine” quoted on the Amazon web site sums it up perfectly: “Three Cups of Tea should be read for its inspirational value rather than for its literary merit”.
The book is quite poorly written, a little too much uncritical hagiography and public relations. Morentson is a saint, that kind of thing. Surprisingly, it’s even a little condescending to its middle eastern subjects; wow, the Pakistani’s can keep accounting records how incredible!
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The book is quite poorly written, a little too much uncritical hagiography and public relations. Morentson is a saint, that kind of thing. Surprisingly, it’s even a little condescending to its middle eastern subjects; wow, the Pakistani’s can keep accounting records how incredible!
But the book’s inspirational va ...more
Greg is the prime example of how one person can make the world a better place. This man actually deserves the Nobel Prize - what a shame they made it a such a joke. Great book, very well written, hard to put down.
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South Austin Spiritual Book Group.
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Great tale, but not a very well-written book. Some credibility issues with the author's story.
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Everyone should read this book!
Sep 01, 2009
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