Review: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



An amazing tale of one of the supreme actors for positive change, American humanitarians, of our time, someone I put on the same level as Dr. Paul Farmer ([b:Mountains beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World|10235|Mountains beyond Mountains The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World|Tracy Kidder|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320524223s/10235.jpg|1639628]). Mortenson's tale of transition from army medic and mountain climber and success beyond harsh odds made even worts by 9/11 and the War on Terror to promote basic education for children in Afghanistan and Pakistan (Waziristan and Baltistan!) gives me hope for our entire species.

I have to knock this down to two stars due to the allegations of falsehoods in the work, which make me especially uncomfrotable since Jon Krakauer, a former financial supporter of CAI, has also questioned Mortenson's accounts separately and released his allegations in [b:Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way|11151351|Three Cups of Deceit How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way|Jon Krakauer|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1303177098s/11151351.jpg|16075075].

Still, it seemed someting in Mortenson's accomplishments was remarkable and selfless and suggests that a girl with a text book could be the best defense against terrorism.





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