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 enlarge | Authors: Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book
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Rating:  1554 reviews
Sales Rank: 17
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 368
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0143038257
Dewey Decimal Number: 371.82209549
EAN: 9780143038252
ASIN: 0143038257
Publication Date: January 30, 2007
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What an amazing Human! January 5, 2009
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an amazing book. Wow! I wish this book was required reading four our high school students. Actually I wish everyone that lives in the U.S. would read this. It will help people put into perspective a huge chunk of information left out about northern Pakistan and the US current wars. You will be enraged about the money our government wastes on war and their failure to understand other cultures around the world.
Earth-shattering January 4, 2009
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
After a friend loaned me this book, I couldn't put it down. I realized how much I didn't understand about our war on terror and it made me very sad. There is no question remaining in my mind, nor will there be in yours once you read this book, what we need to do to bring peace to both our countries; education. As a female brought up in a home where higher education was not very well cherished, I am especially saddened to know there are so many bright minds awaiting to absorb anything they can, to pull themselves up into a better life, for themselves and their families.
Greg Mortenson has to be a superhero, as is his family. I don't think I have ever been so inspired, so moved. It's amazing that time and again throughout history education IS the answer. Why is this such a troubling concept to grasp among some our world leaders? Read the book and understand why I call it Earth-shattering.
 One right answer. . . . January 4, 2009
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Once again my colleagues made a fantastic recommendation for a yearend reading gift for my CEO group.
After reading Mortenson's book, I felt as though I must be the only person in the world not aware of the work he has been doing. How did I miss it?
Failing to make it to the top of K2, getting lost on the way down, and being rescued by a Pakistani man was the serendipity found only in the stuff of fairy tales; yet it happened and certainly the world is a better place for it.
It seems to me that Mortenson has single-handedly put the lie to the ugly American by taking care to learn the customs, language and needs of the people he chose to serve. The many bureaucratic roadblocks, political sidetracks, lack of funds and weather delays did not keep Mortenson from moving forward with his pledge to build a school. And then another. And then a couple more until now 100's have been provided.
"Here (in Pakistan and Afghanistan), we drink three cups of tea," said Haji Ali, Korphe Village Chief, Karakoram Mountains, Pakistan. "The first you are a stranger, the second you become a friend, and the third, you join our family, and for our family we are prepared to do anything - even die." Mortenson became family to many of the far-flung village people in Pakistan and now Afghanistan. As he has demonstrated that he would risk his life for them, they in turn have shown a willingness to protect him and guide him through the challenges of trying to help those for whom few are willing to speak.
This book is a compelling read and difficult to put down. It is both an adventure story and a testament to the good that a determined compassionate person can accomplish with the right amount of love and determination. It shows, in a non-partisan way, the path we must take to work for peace and marginalize the extremists on all sides of the discontent and modern terrorist story. This is a must read book for anyone interested in understanding what is going on in the global community today.
Read This Book! January 4, 2009
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Yes the writing is a little schmaltzy, but the story is so transcendent and important that it wouldn't matter who'd have written it - it's the message, not the medium. Mortensen is a true hero, someone whom we should all know about. This is the triumph of good over evil and it blew away even the most hardcore of all cynics - me!
Scovill Allan
A wonderful read and an eye opener January 4, 2009
A book that is a must read for anybody who wants to understand how to not only improve the quality of life for future poverty-ridden generations in Pakistan, but also to bridge the gap between civilizations that has only increased in a post 9/11 world.
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