Some people are born to greatness, some achieve it and some accidently stumble upon it while getting lost stumbling down the slopes of K2. This book is the story of mountaineer turned school builder Greg Mortenson whose chance encounter with the people of northern Pakistan after an unsuccessful attempt on K2 led to a new mission to educate the poor in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Mortenson builds schools mostly for girls and has learned how to work with the the leaders of this mostly islamic area in a way that the united states as a whole has not yet learned.
This book should be required reading for every member of congress as it shows that the root of some of the problems we are fighting with bombs and bullets might be better fought with books and blackboards.
by Chris Christensen
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Tags: Afghanistan, Greg Mortenson, islam, Pakistan
Amy Hodge
Says:June 15th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Hiya Chris–I read this book back in the fall and found it very inspiring. I passed my copy on to a coworker that I knew would appreciate it, and encouraged her to pass it on to someone else when she was done!