| Stones into Schools |  | Author: Greg Mortenson
Publisher: Penguin
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Pages: 448
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Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 1.2
ISBN: 0141047143
EAN: 9780141047140
Publication Date: March 4, 2010
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Product Description
Presents the author's extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in 2005. This book offers information on the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal leaders even as he was dodging shootouts with feuding Afghan warlords.
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American miracleman! August 26, 2010
Riz
An amazing story of an amazing man. It should be read by those who believe that wars are the way to solve international problems.
An essential read August 22, 2010
C Adams
This book not only describes the journey of an extraordinary man and real humanity, it also does many other things. It demonstrates the power of effective communication for building productive relationships, even with your enemies. It demonstrates that if you want to support positive change in the world you must listen to and understand the needs of communities from the point of view of those who live in them. It demonstrates the power of supporting education, particularly of girls, to bring about real change in one of the most war ravage areas of the world. Finally it makes clear that it is pens not bullets which can deliver a better future for us all. All children need to be brought up to understand this message, and all governments need to ensure those determining overseas humanitarian policy read this book. However this book also tells an exciting story, you are bound to the pages by anticipation, fear and hope for success by the author and his extraordinary team as they strive to deliver hope for communities just surviving under some of the most challenging conditions in the world. Hearing of floods and earthquakes in Pakistan takes on a new meaning when you have read this book and the one which preceded it, '3 cups of tea'. Such are the pictures painted by the author that you can visually imagine the additional hardships now faced by so many already very vulnerable people.
A window into Greg Mortenson's work to save the world August 11, 2010
P. Kulkarni (Bristol UK)
After reading Three Cups of Tea, I couldn't wait to read Stones Into Schools. Didn't think it would be just as good, but I was wrong!
The beauty of the book is how it explains the different relationships that have been created with a diverse set of people in the last seven years to make the CIA a strong organization. It gives a promise that long after the CIA, the movement of the importance of education will always remain strong. This is because the CIA does not simply provide schools and books, but it empowers the local people to be creative, and make it feel it is their own baby. It gives truly inspiring ideas as to how education can be spread in various forms, and how it has catered to the local needs of the area.
The most important message it gives, is the humanitarian effort of the US military. That they too are struggling to empower the people, understand them and help them have a better life.
This book is a promise that better times are ahead for not only Afghanistan and Pakistan, but for all the other countries that have taken the idea of education to empower the local people. This is the only way a country can grow prosperous, self sustaining and peaceful.
Thank you Greg, your amazing CIA team and your families for your hard work in creating a better place for all of us to live in.
Stones into Schools - thought-provoking and humbling August 3, 2010
SusieH (Dubai and Yorkshire, UK)
Do read `Three Cups of Tea' first if you have not done - although this book does stand on its own. `Stones into Schools' continues the story of Greg Mortenson's considerable efforts to provide schools in remote areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan - with particular emphasis on getting girls, previously with no expectation of formal education, into school.
He introduces us to the strange mix of characters at the sharp end of making this happen, and they are truly fascinating people, including change-of-heart ex-Taliban. Some of the obstacles and red tape that make everything difficult, and take up valuable time, are totally frustrating, and it takes much patience, and awareness of cultural issues, hence `three cups of tea' to make these projects get off the ground.
Greg's forte is his cultural sensitivity and adaptability, and his wonderfully supportive family who are fully behind his work. He much prefers to be in the field, tackling projects, but now has to spend large amounts of time in the US, spreading the message, and fundraising for new projects.
This is a must-read book - very thought-provoking.
Every bit as good as Three Cups of Tea July 31, 2010
MaryAnne (Dubai United Arab Emirates)
With minimum repetition from Three Cups of Tea, this book sets the scene and is off at a gallop. It throbs with a sense of urgency as Greg and his intrepid team surmount countless obstacles to build schools throughout Pakistan and Afghanistan, particularly schools for girls.
Mike Bryan's writing is brilliant. He has the job of piecing together numerous, apparently disjointed, stories into one coherent narrative and he does it flawlessly. Never does it become stilted or lose its flow; it reads like a novel.
Several reviewers have said that Greg Mortenson should get the Nobel Peace Peize for his work and he would certainly get my vote. Not only does he struggle tirelessly to reach isolated areas with education for women, but he has the sense to realise when his greatest service is to travel round the US presenting his cause and soliciting donations for the ongoing work, even though he would far rather be out in the thick of it.
A truly amazing book about a dedicated man that everyone should read.
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