Greg Mortenson stumbled, lost and delirious, into a remote Himalayan village after a failed climb up K2. The villagers saved his life, and he vowed to return and build them a school. The remarkable story of his promise kept is now perfect for reading aloud. Told in the voice of Korphe’s children, this story illuminates the humanity and culture of a relevant and distant part of the world in gorgeous collage, while sharing a riveting example of how one person can change thousands of lives.
Greg Mortenson Poradie kníh (chronologicky)
27. december 1957
Greg Mortenson je medzinárodne uznávaný autor, ktorého tvorba sa zameriava na silu vzdelania a jeho transformačný dopad na komunity v odľahlých oblastiach. Jeho diela skúmajú krehkú rovnováhu medzi kultúrami a neúnavné úsilie o budovanie mostov prostredníctvom výstavby škôl a podpory vzdelávania dievčat. Mortensonov štýl je priamy a presvedčivý, prinášajúci drsné príbehy o húževnatosti tvárou v tvár nepriazni osudu, vrátane únosov a politických nepokojov. Jeho príbehy nesú hlboké posolstvo o mierovom spolužití a základnej ľudskej túžbe po poznaní.
Stones into schools : promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan
- 420 stránok
- 15 hodin čítania
A follow-up to the best-selling Three Cups of Tea continues Mortenson's story of his humanitarian efforts to bring education into disadvantaged Middle East regions, describing such events as the 2005 earthquake and a tense eight-day abduction by the Taliban.
Im Spiegel der Zeit
Hör auf den Wind. Was in zwei Koffer passt. Meine Farm am Matanje. Der Mann der die Mauer öffnete
Three Cups of Tea
One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time
- 349 stránok
- 13 hodin čítania
The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban’s backyard Anyone who despairs of the individual’s power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistan’s treacherous K2, was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers and promised to build them a school. Over the next decade he built fifty-five schools—especially for girls—that offer a balanced education in one of the most isolated and dangerous regions on earth. As it chronicles Mortenson’s quest, which has brought him into conflict with both enraged Islamists and uncomprehending Americans, Three Cups of Tea combines adventure with a celebration of the humanitarian spirit.