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Books : Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a TimeIn association with Amazon.comRating:  - three cups of teaAmazing story!! Has elements of surprise, suspense, sacrifice, love, unrequited love,honor, friendship and very entertaining. Rating: - Excellent ReadWish we had more people like Greg Mortenson in this world. I also hope it is mandatory reading for our current administration and presidential hopefuls. Rating: - Three Cups of TeaThree Cups of Tea was one of the most moving books I've ever read. The need is so great, and we hope to help, as education IS an excellent way to let these children know we DO care about them. In this book, Mortenson briefly mentioned that the people he was visiting told a story of saving a United States soldier. That was a reference, I believe, to Marcus Luttrell. Luttrell wrote Lone Survivor, the story of the Navy Seals's mission; Luttrell was rescued by these wonderful people. Both books offer extended examples of the heroics these men went to in order to safely escort/save Mortenson and Luttrell. Rating: - you need to read thisGreg opens a window of light and hope in a sometimes bleak and dark part of the world. You will be inspired as you learn about an increasingly important Pakistan and Afghanistan, as seen up close and personal. I've listened to this twice on CD. I've read it to my daughter in 5th grade. After she picked Greg for her 5th grade "hero" project her class was motivated to raise Pennies for Peace. And if you come away wondering if there wasn't a good deal of "literary license" thrown in, I can assure you that after meeting Greg I'm convinced he is the real deal. Rating: - Now I'm hoping for a mini seriesI can't add anything new to what has already been written by the others who have reviewed this book. Sayings like "The power of one" come to mind. So you can understand why I won't say much. But I did have a film going through my imagination as I read the book. And I hope that one day we'll have a series across several evenings so most of the story can be shared on the screen. |
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