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Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson, David O. Relin

A book that was recommended by my dear friend D again and again but I somehow could locate only young readers edition where ever I asked… and than one day while shopping with her she found it for me… and I am so glad she did because this one surely has to be one of the best books I have read in the recent past..

Three cups of tea is a true story of a man, a man who starts from US to fulfill the dream he has long nurtured, the dream to conquer the second highest peak in world K2, he fails to reach the submit, gets lost and is badly injured and barely alive when the inhabitants of a small village in Pakistan take care of him, bring him back to life both physically and emotionally as there he finds a new motive for life, a new dream after failing the one he was living for, a dream to build school for that village…

Its an amazing story of a man who doesn’t have enough money to rent an apartment for himself and just with the drive inside inside him yearns to build a school in a far away land… Its an amazing tale which shows how it is indeed possible to brave against all odds and do what u want to.

The book is full of adventures, of mountain stories and jeeps rides, of how Greg survives a kidnapping and fatwa of sheer will and ofcourse some local friends he has made. And in the end he makes not one but many schools (the current count is I think 55)

Incase u are wondering about the tittle of the book… this pakistani proverb is behind it

“The first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you take tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share a cup of tea, you become family…”

A proverb I loved too… And I love the cover there is something about those three girls in it, the fact that Greg is making education accessible to these girls makes me doubly happy

Last Word : A very very heartwarming account of a very brave and noble soul which truly makes one believe in life and motivates one to do that little extra. A must read for everyone.

Rating – 5/5

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Comments (11)

  1. Abhinav Sunday - 24 / 10 / 2010 Reply
    >The review inspires one to have three cups of tea :)
  2. Booklover Sunday - 24 / 10 / 2010 Reply
    >This book has been reviewed before but you've really written this one well !
  3. LindyLouMac Sunday - 24 / 10 / 2010 Reply
    >Great review I must look out for this.

    Well spotted Booklover, is there any way of putting links to earlier reviews so that it is easy to compare? with so many reviewers this is bound to happen more and more I suspect. I found this one
    http://bookreviews.bookrack.in/2010/07/three-cups-of-tea.html
  4. Booklover Sunday - 24 / 10 / 2010 Reply
    >@Linda - Have been trying to figure that out, but haven't yet come across a simple way to do that.

    Will keep looking :)
  5. ChoxBox Monday - 25 / 10 / 2010 Reply
    >Nice review! Absolutely agree - its a must-read.

    There is also a children’s version of this book - called 'The Three Cups of Tea- The Young Reader’s Version'. It is targeted at 9+ aged kids and is as awesome as the original. Has a long interview with Amira Mortenson, the author’s 12-year old at the end.
  6. Monika Monday - 25 / 10 / 2010 Reply
    >@abhinav,
    pick it up its a great read


    @Linda, boolover - yeah i agree we sld try and find a solution to this, how? I should checked may be

    @Chox
    yeah I recently gifted that one to my 10 yr old neice... what a lovely read..
  7. sandhya Monday - 25 / 10 / 2010 Reply
    >I have been eyeing both this and the children's version every time I go to a book store and see them. Time to buy them, I think.
  8. Srik Monday - 25 / 10 / 2010 Reply
    >Nice review there! his second book "Stones into Schools" is a great read too!
  9. Vibha Tuesday - 26 / 10 / 2010 Reply
    >Its lying on my bookshelf since last year. After reading the review, I am going to pick it up soon.
  10. Monika Friday - 19 / 11 / 2010 Reply
    >Sandhya : I think A will absolutely love it, u must buy it for her and u must read it too

    Srik : oh let me try and find that one too

    Vibha : go pick it up I dont think u will regret it
  11. AKSHAY SINGH Monday - 09 / 05 / 2011 Reply
    >I LOVED THE BOOK . It's also about a man who rises up from is ashes ( against all odds ) and creates a future not only for himself but entire humanity .
    Also ,an eye opening description of Pakistan ! It just makes you love your neighbours in some way :-D

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