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Häftad, Engelska, 2008
133 kr
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‘Here we drink three cups of tea to do business; the first you are a stranger, the second you become a friend, and the third, you join our family, and for our family we are prepared to do anything – even die.’Haji Ali, Korphe Village Chief, Karakoram mountains, PakistanIn 1993, after a terrifying and disastrous attempt to climb K2, a mountaineer called Greg Mortenson drifted, cold and dehydrated, into an impoverished Pakistan village in the Karakoram Mountains. Moved by the inhabitants’ kindness, he promised to return and build a school. Three Cups of Tea is the story of that promise and its extraordinary outcome. Over the next decade Mortenson built not just one but fifty-five schools – especially for girls – in remote villages across the forbidding and breathtaking landscape of Pakistan and Afghanistan, just as the Taliban rose to power. His story is at once a riveting adventure and a testament to the power of the humanitarian spirit.
Häftad, Engelska, 2010
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In this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where Three Cups of Tea left off in 2003, recounting his relentless, ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan; his extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in 2005; and 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 and surviving an eight-day armed abduction by the Taliban. He shares for the first time his broader vision to promote peace through education and literacy, as well as touching on military matters, Islam, and women - all woven together with the many rich personal stories of the people who have been involved in this remarkable two-decade humanitarian effort.
Häftad, Engelska, 2010
137 kr
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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.
E-bok
Engelska, 2008105 kr
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'Here we drink three cups of tea to do business; the first you are a stranger, the second you become a friend, and the third, you join our family, and for our family we are prepared to do anything even die.Haji Ali, Korphe Village Chief, Karakoram mountains, PakistanIn 1993, after a terrifying and disastrous attempt to climb K2, a mountaineer called Greg Mortenson drifted, cold and dehydrated, into an impoverished Pakistan village in the Karakoram Mountains. Moved by the inhabitants' kindness, he promised to return and build a school. Three Cups of Tea is the story of that promise and its extraordinary outcome. Over the next decade Mortenson built not just one but fifty-five schools especially for girls in remote villages across the forbidding and breathtaking landscape of Pakistan and Afghanistan, just as the Taliban rose to power. His story is at once a riveting adventure and a testament to the power of the humanitarian spirit.
E-bok
Engelska, 201086 kr
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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.
E-bok
Engelska, 2010105 kr
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In this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where Three Cups of Tea left off in 2003, recounting his relentless, ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan; his extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in 2005; and 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 and surviving an eight-day armed abduction by the Taliban. He shares for the first time his broader vision to promote peace through education and literacy, as well as touching on military matters, Islam, and women - all woven together with the many rich personal stories of the people who have been involved in this remarkable two-decade humanitarian effort.
Häftad, Engelska, 2007
254 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2010
339 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2009
273 kr
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Inbunden, Svenska, 2010
163 kr
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Med utbildning som vapen "Egentligen är jag inget mer än en kille som gick vilse i bergen och aldrig riktigt lyckades hitta hem igen. Min första vision, om man nu kan kalla den det, gjorde att jag hjälpte en by att slå upp ett tvåhundra kvadratmeters skolhus utan avlopp eller el mitt i en kornåker på tre tusen meters höjd. I en värld full av djärva drömmare och storstilade idéer är det svårt att föreställa sig ett mer blygsamt mål än så."Så inleder Greg Mortenson sin nya bok Skolor av sten. På ett plan en nutida krönika över händelseutvecklingen i Pakistan och Afghanistan, hur världspolitikens växlingar påverkar samhällen, nationer, och det som kommit att kallas kriget mot terrorismen.Samtidigt är det berättelsen om Greg Mortenson och hans "tolv fördömda män" som med utbildningen som vapen i det tysta drar ut i strid mot kvinnoförtryck och fatwas. Efter ett dramatiskt inledande möte med en grupp ryttare från det avlägsna nordöstra hörnet av Afghanistan inleds det som ska komma att bli deras hittills största utmaning. Att bygga en skola för flickorna på "Världens tak". Detta uppdrag ska föra dem rakt in i talibanland och en av världens mest infekterade konfliktzoner.Skolor av sten griper tag, förundrar och behåller läsaren i ett fast grepp rakt igenom. Greg Mortenson är utbildad sjuksköterska och före detta bergsbestigare. Han är grundare av välgörenhetsorganisationen Central Asia Institute som projekterar och bygger skolor för främst flickor på den afghanska och pakistanska landsbygden. Greg Mortensons första bok, Tre koppar te, är en internationell bestseller som översatts till ett 40-tal språk och sålts i fler än fyra miljoner exemplar. Greg Mortenson bor i Montana med sin fru Tara Bishop och två barn.