Three Cups of Tea

My 114th book read (and last, I begin a new list tomorrow) since September 1, 2008 definitely was one of the best. Three Cups of Tea – One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace … One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and  David Oliver Relin. This book was inspirational and highly informative about a part of the worlds that is in the news every day, yet we know very little about the area. Mortenson is a former mountaineer who after failing on an attempt to scale K2 was inspired to build a school in a remote village in what is called the tribal areas between Pakistan and Afghanistan. This lead to a project to build more schools in remote villages, especially for girls. I think the title ought to be “Books not Bombs” because he shows how much good will and change can occur through education. Read this, it will give you some insights into Islam, Pakistan and Afghanistan that you will not get in the evening news.