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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 Fight Terrorism and Build Nations . . . One School at a Time

by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin

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... (read more)

Top tags: non-fiction,  pakistan,  memoir,  education,  afghanistan (all tags)

Overview: Groups

Central Asia, Himalaya & Tibet Readers 194 books / 35 members / 42 posts Readers of books about Tibet , Central Asia and the Himalayas unite! Any topic related to Central Asian/Himalayan cultures, languages, religions, food, or anything else is fair game.
Crazy Lady Book Club 74 books / 15 members / 6 posts We are a group of educators, always encouraging reading for our students, but finding little time to read on our own. Hence, the creation of a book club so we would force ourselves to "practice what we preach". Sometimes we eat and chat more than discuss books, but the underlying current is READING.
Modern Classic Book Club 15 books / 6 members / 0 posts This is a group that has been meeting monthly since 1998. We'll be listing all of our past and current reads here.
Diversity Works 500 books / 771 members / 7578 posts "Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity. Hate destroys a man's sense of values and his objectivity. It causes him to describe the beautiful as ugly and the ugly as beautiful, and to confuse the true with the false and the false with the true."

~ Martin Luther King Jr



Diversity Works is a where we acknowledge our differences, celebrate our commonalities, and make an honest effort to navigate between the two. We hope the setting here feels safe enough for you to examine, consider, and challenge ideas and thoughts expressed here. It's not about being right, but being heard.

Tell us what you think.
Seekers 197 books / 453 members / 1773 posts This is a group for those who seek to know the truth about how to live their lives. To join together in the quest for wisdom and the "meaning of life". We will read books that will open our eyes to new ideas, and this group will be a safe place for all to share their thoughts, no matter how outlandish or unconventional they may be. The only rule is to respect the ideas of others and to acknowledge where they are in their life search, that no one is absolutely right in their views, but we are all searching and have the right to search for new thought.
Coos Bay Book Club 59 books / 15 members / 9 posts We are a book discussion group that meets monthly in the Coos Bay/North Bend area. We are interested in all kinds of books, just as long as they generate good discussion and challenge us to read outside our comfort zone.

Books on the "Group Shelf" are the books we have already read and discussed. The Reading List shows books we will discuss soon. For a list of book recommendations and possible reads for future discussion, check out the book shelf on profile marked "Recommendations".


March 2008: Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier

April 2008: Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

May 2008: Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl

June 2008: Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

July 2008: The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean

August 2008: (Suggested) A Great and Terrible Beauty (YA) by Libby Bray

September 2008: (Suggested) White Ghost Girls by Alice Greenway

January 2009: Trying to Save Piggy Sneed by John Irving
High School Buds 13 books / 8 members / 200 posts Books we want to read together.
3rd Monday at Towne 99 books / 8 members / 0 posts The photo is from a memorable road trip that we took to learn about bees from a professor at Cornel University after reading The Secret Life of Bees.
The Book Chicks 86 books / 2 members / 0 posts Our local book club meets monthly and discusses both fiction and nonfiction.
Book Group 35 books / 3 members / 3 posts Kensington Mom/Daughter Book group!

If I'm missing books or put ones we haven't read, let me know!!
24 Book Challenge + Chat 625 books / 100 members / 2222 posts The 24 Book Challenge group is currently at full capacity; thank you for your interest.



"In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.", Mortimer Adler

*This is a group for book lovers who prefer to take an under-promise and over-deliver approach to their reading. It's also for those of us who quake at the thought of "committing" to read 50 books in a twelve month period.

The challenge: Set a goal for yourself to read and enjoy 2 books each month.(If 1 would be a s-t-r-e-t-c-h goal for you, that's great too! If you crave more than 2, go for it. It's your challenge :-)

If you have been keeping track of all that you've read since January 2008, feel free to include those books towards your goal. If you haven't been keeping track, simply begin now.

How it works: Put your name in the subject line of a new post, and start to add your book list. From that point on you can add to your list by replying to the first post in your thread. If you prefer to keep your thread free of others' questions or comments then you may want to include this request in your original post title (e.g. "No comments please"). If you would like questions or comments within your thread, why not include "Comments welcome" in the title? If you feel inspired to write mini-reviews or comments on any book in your list, please do. Whatever feels right for you!

The group shelf:You are also invited to add your 24 + books to the group shelf. If you did write a comment or review please also add this to your book on the shelf. In an effort to keep things simple, we're only using the "Books We've Read" shelf.


Please drop us a note if you have any questions or suggestions for improving the group. We'd love to hear from you!
Friendship for Universal Peace 1197 books / 2555 members / 13794 posts There are many languages - The Best language is the Language of the Heart.
There are many relationships in the World - The Best relationship is Friendship.
We welcome you to join this group and share your knowledge, learning, Worldly Wisdom, Love and Friendship for "Universal Peace."


Upton Book Club 28 books / 5 members / 1 posts The Book Club that Aimee startedd in her neighborhood in Upton, MA.
American-Iranians & Iranians Connect! 4 books / 23 members / 12 posts Welcome. This group is meant for Iranian-Americans to connect to Iranians living in Iran. We may have been brought up in a different culture but our connection can be rekindled through the love and discussion of books and that of one another.
Oakton Book Club 27 books / 8 members / 5 posts
The Hoo Hoo Sisters 31 books / 7 members / 1 posts
ChickLits 4 books / 7 members / 30 posts Nuthin' more than a small group of good-lookin' women chit chatting about literature.
Holoholo Hui 1 books / 4 members / 0 posts There is no frigate like a book ... what better way to stay in touch when we are lands away?
Middle Plantation Book Club 5 books / 1 members / 0 posts A neighborhood book club that meets 10/year to discuss selected books.
JC Bookclub 18 books / 6 members / 9 posts
The Cosmos 19 books / 1 members / 0 posts It's a group of us moms who wanted to start reading again and have a good time too !!
Golden Gate Book Club 14 books / 9 members / 12 posts
SF working women's reading group 18 books / 3 members / 0 posts Friends to share books
Hobo Chili 22 books / 4 members / 0 posts This Book Club is private, yo! so step off! :)
Ravenous Readers 39 books / 2 members / 0 posts
To Be Discussed 9 books / 2 members / 0 posts
Eat Good Food, Read Good Books 87 books / 6 members / 24 posts Our book club picks books and then meets at restaurants to discuss. We try to match the food as much as possible to the books. I think we enjoy the food just as much or more than the books, thus the order of the title of our book club. Happy Reading
Bedforians 34 books / 2 members / 0 posts Custis and I moved away from Bedford, Texas in 2007, and I miss the Morrow Green Book Club. Although this club is defined as Bedfordian, it can include anyone who would like to join. Even Brits. Please check in to let me know you're there, even if you just want to lurk. My collection is mostly related to growing things, so they're more for reference than for reading.
À bientôt, y'all.
Nurse Book Club 14 books / 3 members / 1 posts We are a group of school nurses who like to read for fun. It gives us a chance to see each other once a month.
Crossroads Book Club 11 books / 7 members / 13 posts Church affiliated book club focusing on friendship and fellowship. Always on the lookout for a great book!
TAS Upper School - Summer 2008 26 books / 24 members / 2 posts Hello TAS US students,
This group is about reading good literature, especially during the summer of 2008, and sharing your thoughts about what you read.
You will read a minimum of three books this summer. Read Section I for English course readings and Section II for your choice reading. (A list of ISBNs is in the "Discussion" section of this group.)

Section I Read the following two required books according to your grade for the 2008-2009 school year:
English 9: (1) Picture Bride by Yoshiko Uchida and (2) When The Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka.
English 10 & English 10 Honors: (1)Blink by Malcolm Gladwell and (2)The Alchemist by Paul Coelho.
IBSL Year 1: (1) A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen and (2)The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
IBSL Year 2: (1) The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy and (2) Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris.
IBHL Year 1: (1) The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien and (2)The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh.
IBHL Year 2: (1) Hamlet by William Shakespeare and (2)Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard.
American Literature: (1) The Crucible by Arthur Miller and (2)Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri.
Rhetoric & Composition:(1)Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris and The Color of Water by James McBride.
Contemporary Writers & Film Life of Pi by Yann Martel and (2)The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
Honors Seminar: (1) Aunt Julia and the ScriptwriterMario Vargas Llosa and (2)Night by Elie Wiesel.
IB Theater Year 1: (1) God by Woody Allen and (2)The Open Door: Thoughts On Acting by Peter Brook.
IB Theater Year 2: (1) True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor by David Mamet and (2)Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer.

Section II In addition, choose one of the titles from the GROUP BOOK SHELF (click on the link above)for your third book.

When choosing a book below, you can click on the book covers to see what the rest of the world thinks of the book or simply find one of your teachers below and read her or his personal recommendations for other ideas for summer reading. Shelfari lets you create a book list and purchase the books as well.

Happy Reading!

Women of Faith 60 books / 137 members / 2360 posts The mission of this inter-denominational group is to provide a forum for developing friendships between Christian women. Because it is a private group, it is a place of refuge where we can talk about anything that is on our hearts: what it means to be a woman, contemporary matters of faith, the world ... anything! While we love our neighbors of other faiths, this is not a place to debate religion.

We will also be reading a book as a group eve