One day Greg Mortenson set out to climb K2 - the world's second highest mountain - in honour of his younger sister, but when another member of his group fell ill, they turned around and Greg became lost in the mountains of Pakistan. He wandered into a poor village, where the chief and his people took him in. Moved by their kindness, Greg promised to return and build a school for the children.
This is the remarkable story of how, against all the odds, Greg built not only one but more than sixty schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and how he dedicated his life to establishing literacy and peace, and understanding.
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
ISBN: 9780141329000
Number of pages: 240
Weight: 182 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 15 mm
although this book is written in a style that I found irritating at times (possibly by the co-author), I would definitely put it on my 'must read' list because of the insight it gives to the... More
If you have any kind of interest in what was and is going on in this part of the world you will like this book. Told from the perspective of one man who has no agenda but to help the poorest communities in Northern... More
I have a strong interest in area's like Afghanistan and the cultures and ways of life there, therefore this book was a great choice, when one day I randomly selected it off the shelf. What I think was good about... More
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