Three Cups of Tea- Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

If you think you know where the war on terrorism started and the driving force behind it maybe you should think again. This is the remarkable true story of a mountain climber turned philanthropist. Greg Mortenson lost his route during his descent from an unsuccessful ascent of K2 and found himself in a remote village where he fell in love with the people’s warmth and hospitality. This chance happening led to a dialogue where Greg discovered the need for a school. He went to work procuring funds to build this first school which eventually led to more schools in other places. During 9/11 and the surrounding aftermath Greg was actually in Pakistan and Afghanistan working on building schools and shares his account of what was really going on. This is an incredible and inspiring story of the difference one person can make.