Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations...One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson

In 1993 Greg Mortenson was an American mountain climber. After a terrifying and disastrous climb he drifted into an impoverished Pakistan Village in the Karakoram mountains. After Greg was taken in and nursed back to health by the people of the village, he promised to return one day and build a school. This is the story of that promise and its extraordinary outcome. (371.822 MORTENSON)