Mortenson, Greg.

Stones into schools : promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan Greg Mortenson. - New York Viking, 2009. - xxiii, 420 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (mostly col.), maps ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

The people at the end of the road -- The man with the broken hand -- The year zero -- The sound of peace -- Style is everything -- The seal of the Kirghiz Khan -- A dark and distant roar -- No idea what to do -- Farzana's desks -- Sarfraz's promise -- The chance that must be taken -- E-mail from the American colonel -- The man from the Jalozai refugee camp -- Barnstorming through Badakshan -- A meeting of two warriors -- The point of return -- The last best school.

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.

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Mortenson, Greg--Anecdotes.


Taliban--History.


Girls' schools--Afghanistan.
Girls' schools--Pakistan.
Humanitarian assistance, American--Afghanistan.
Humanitarian assistance, American--Pakistan.
Peace-building--Afghanistan.
Peace-building--Pakistan.

LC2330 / .M66 2009

371.823/4209581