In 1993 Greg Mortenson tried to climb K2 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, he promised to return and
build a school for the children. Over the next decade, Mortenson
built more than sixty schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan,
dedicating his life to building literacy and peac
內容簡介:
With the first cup of tea, you are a stranger. With the second
… a friend. With the third cup of tea, you are family. One day Greg
Mortenson set out to climb K2 - the world''s second highest mountain
- in honour of his younger sister, but things went wrong and Greg
became lost. 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 Greg built not one but more than sixty schools in
Pakistan and Afghanistan, and how he has dedicated his life to
promoting literacy, peace and understanding.
關於作者:
Greg Mortenson is the co-founder of the non-profit
organizations, the Central Asia Institute and Pennies for Peace
www.penniesforpeace.org. He has established many schools in rural
and often volatile regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan, and has
survived