{"product_id":"three-cups-of-tea-one-mans-mission-to-promote-peace-one-school-at-a-time-9780143038252","title":"Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban's backyard \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnyone 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 mountain villagers and promised to build them a school. Over the next decade he built fifty-five schools--especially for girls--that offer a balanced education in one of the most isolated and dangerous regions on earth. As it chronicles Mortenson's quest, which has brought him into conflict with both enraged Islamists and uncomprehending Americans, \u003ci\u003eThree Cups of Tea\u003c\/i\u003e combines adventure with a celebration of the humanitarian spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143038252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.48w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/20\/2008 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/29\/2008 pg. 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/14\/2009 pg. 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2013 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e135090 \/ Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations One School at a Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.2 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 23\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43140431020213,"sku":"9780143038252","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f1f97d14-7cff-4b5d-be64-d0abb8de4cde.jpg?v=1695699056","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/three-cups-of-tea-one-mans-mission-to-promote-peace-one-school-at-a-time-9780143038252","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}