by Greg Mortenson, Mike Bryan · Viking Pr · tapa dura · ISBN 9780670021154
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«Stones into Schools» is the non-fiction work by Greg Mortenson and Mike Bryan, published by Viking Penguin in hardback (448 pages, in English).
A continuation of Three Cups of Tea, it recounts in the first person how Greg Mortenson created schools for girls in Afghanistan and worked in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after the 2005 earthquake. It relates his dealings with clerics, commanders and tribal leaders, an eight-day kidnapping by the Taliban and his commitment to peace through education.
First edition published in 2009. Recognised with the Nautilus Book Award 2010 and nominated for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Includes a foreword by Khaled Hosseini.
Recommended to non-fiction readers interested in education, human rights and the recent history of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Greg Mortenson is an American professional speaker, writer, veteran, and former mountaineer. He is a co-founder and former executive director of the non-profit Central Asia Institute and the founder of the educational charity Pennies for Peace.
