"Three Cups of Tea" is at once an incredible adventure story of a mountain trek gone wrong in the ungovernable territory of Pakistan. The failed mountain experience leads to a spiritual awakening that results in the author's establishing schools in areas where none had existed before. This establishment results in a dedicated, long term transformation which involves the uniting of divergent communities on two continents. Greg Mortensen's book is excellent non-fiction. Reviewed by Skipper Smith
In case you think this is a "chick" book about ladies drinking tea, we should tell you that the title comes from a philosophy in Afghanistan and Pakistan, that says, after drinking three cups of tea with us "you join our family and for our family we are prepared to do anything - even die." Thank you Skipper for bringing this 2009 Book of the Year to us.
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