Three Cups of Tea

by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

This book tells of the real life story of a true American hero. Inspired by kindness, Mortenson finds himself soon building schools all over Pakistan after his failed attempt at K2.

This account of the last 15 years of Mortenson's life begins humbly as a climber looking to honor his recently deceased sister. Sadly, he fails and wonders into a village, and the locals treat him with kindness. He promises to build the small village in Pakistan a school after seeing the image of kids scratching their lessons into the dirt.

After struggling to make ends meet in his own life and raising enough money for the school across the planet, he returns and fulfills his promise. But his work isn't over. In the years to come, he makes many trips to a country torn by Islam sects and bruised by the post 9/11 bombings. Mortenson finds himself promoting peace through building schools so the children are not educated in fundamentalist madrassas.

This is an inspirational tale showing what one man with a vision can do. This book may help change America's view on Muslims from terrorists to a peaceful people who need our help. Mortenson's tale will, hopefully, change our view of the war on terror to that of a humanitarian effort.

Verdict: Read