
Stones into Schools
Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan
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From the author of the number one best-seller Three Cups of Tea, the continuing story of this determined humanitarian’s efforts to promote peace through education
In this dramatic first-person narrative, 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; his extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in 2005; and the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal leaders. He shares for the first time his broader vision to promote peace through education and literacy, as well as touching on military matters, Islam, and women - all woven together with the many rich personal stories of the people who have been involved in this remarkable two-decade humanitarian effort.
Since the 2006 publication of Three Cups of Tea, Mortenson has traveled across the US and the world to share his vision with hundreds of thousands of people. He has met with heads of state, top military officials, and leading politicians who all seek his advice and insight. The continued phenomenal success of Three Cups of Tea proves that there is an eager and committed audience for Mortenson’s work and message.
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Gripping. Beautifully written true story of Israel, Palestine
- De margot en 08-18-15
De: Sandy Tolan
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Country Driving
- A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory
- De: Peter Hessler
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 16 h y 35 m
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In the summer of 2001, Peter Hessler, the longtime Beijing correspondent for The New Yorker, acquired his Chinese driver's license. For the next seven years, he traveled the country, tracking how the automobile and improved roads were transforming China.
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Pass the white rice please
- De Nick en 02-18-10
De: Peter Hessler
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Strange Stones
- De: Peter Hessler
- Narrado por: George Backman
- Duración: 13 h y 38 m
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Full of unforgettable figures and an unrelenting spirit of adventure, Strange Stones is a far-ranging, thought-provoking collection of Peter Hessler’s best reportage - a dazzling display of the powerful storytelling, shrewd cultural insight, and warm sense of humor that are the trademarks of his work. Over the last decade, as a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of three books, Peter Hessler has lived in Asia and the United States, writing as both native and knowledgeable outsider in these two very different regions.
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funny, entertaining
- De Katherine en 08-02-13
De: Peter Hessler
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The Big Truck That Went By
- How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster
- De: Jonathan M. Katz
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis, Jonathan M. Katz
- Duración: 12 h y 53 m
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On January 12, 2010, the deadliest earthquake in the history of the Western Hemisphere struck the nation least prepared to handle one. Jonathan M. Katz, the only full-time American news correspondent in Haiti, was inside his house when it buckled along with hundreds of thousands of others. In this visceral first-hand account, Katz takes readers inside the terror of that day, the devastation visited on ordinary Haitians, and through the monumental--yet misbegotten--rescue effort that followed.
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This story angered and cheered inside me
- De rifenbc en 03-01-19
De: Jonathan M. Katz
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Golden Bones
- An Extraordinary Journey from Hell in Cambodia to a New Life in America
- De: Sichan Siv
- Narrado por: David Thorn
- Duración: 11 h y 51 m
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In Cambodia in the 1960s, Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge declared war on their own people, enslaving and slaughtering anybody who disagreed with them. Sichan Siv knew he would soon be a target - ending up, perhaps, as one of the millions of anonymous human skeletons buried in his nation's Killing Fields - so he heeded his mother's pleas and ran. Captured and forced to perform slave labor, Siv feared that he'd be worked to death or killed. But he never abandoned hope or his improbable dream of freedom - a dream that liberated him.
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Misleading Publisher’s Summary
- De Chris en 05-01-18
De: Sichan Siv
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Sometimes Brilliant
- The Impossible Adventure of a Spiritual Seeker and Visionary Physician Who Helped Conquer the Worst Disease in History
- De: Larry Brilliant
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
- Duración: 12 h y 27 m
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Larry Brilliant's life journey has led him on a purposeful path across continents and countercultural movements, marching arm in arm with the men and women who defined a generation. A man who has always been in the right place at the right time, Brilliant has engaged with some of the most prominent thought leaders, spiritual masters, heroes, and icons in the world, including Neem Karoli Baba (Maharajji), Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, Mikhail Gorbachev, Wavy Gravy, the Grateful Dead, the Dalai Lama, and Barack Obama.
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Sometimes Brilliant--Brilliant
- De Dr. Sharon G. Solloway en 10-24-16
De: Larry Brilliant
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A Continent for the Taking
- The Tragedy and Hope of Africa
- De: Howard W. French
- Narrado por: Mirron E. Willis
- Duración: 10 h y 58 m
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In A Continent for the Taking, Howard W. French, a veteran correspondent for The New York Times, gives a compelling firsthand account of some of Africa's most devastating recent history. While he captures the tragedies that have repeatedly befallen Africa's peoples, French also opens our eyes to the immense possibility that lies in Africa's complexity, diversity, and myriad cultural strengths.
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A story to pay your attention to
- De George en 04-30-13
De: Howard W. French
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Jawbreaker
- The Attack on Bin Laden and Al Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Key Field Commander
- De: Gary Berntsen, Ralph Pezzullo
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 10 h y 9 m
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In Jawbreaker, Gary Berntsen, until recently one of the CIA's most decorated officers, comes out from under cover for the first time to describe his no-holds-barred pursuit of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda.
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A great read (err - Listen)
- De Joshua en 07-01-08
De: Gary Berntsen, y otros
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The Devil Came on Horseback
- Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur
- De: Brian Steidle, Gretchen Steidle Wallace
- Narrado por: Jeff Cummings
- Duración: 7 h y 58 m
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The Devil Came on Horseback is an intense, vivid autobiographical report from the heart of violent Darfur and a call to action by a former American Marine who became a military observer for the African Union. The first extensive on-the-ground account of the genocide in Sudan, it leads us through the tragic impact of an Arab government bent on destroying its black African citizens and the frustrating complexity of international inaction.
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A review from a local point of view
- De Ahmed en 11-12-12
De: Brian Steidle, y otros
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The Trigger
- Hunting the Assassin Who Brought the World to War
- De: Tim Butcher
- Narrado por: Gerard Doyle
- Duración: 9 h y 32 m
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The Trigger tells the story of a young man who changed the world forever. It focuses on the drama of the incident itself by following Princip's journey. By retracing his steps from the feudal frontier village of his birth, through the mountains of the northern Balkans to the great plain city of Belgrade, and ultimately to Sarajevo, Tim Butcher illuminates our understanding of Princip and makes discoveries about him that have eluded historians for 100 years.
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Good, but not what I was looking for
- De Kendra en 07-08-14
De: Tim Butcher
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Forty Autumns
- A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall
- De: Nina Willner
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 10 h y 4 m
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In this illuminating and deeply moving memoir, a former American military intelligence officer goes beyond traditional Cold War espionage tales to tell the true story of her family - of five women separated by the Iron Curtain for more than 40 years and their miraculous reunion after the fall of the Berlin Wall. A personal look at a tenuous era that divided a city and a nation and continues to haunt us, Forty Autumns is an intimate and beautifully written story of courage, resilience, and love.
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Excellent look into the divided Germanys
- De Mary Aalgaard en 01-18-18
De: Nina Willner
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The Prince of the Marshes
- De: Rory Stewart
- Narrado por: Rory Stewart
- Duración: 12 h y 25 m
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Told from Stewart's distinctly Western perspective, The Prince of the Marshes chronicles his time acting as the deputy governor of two southern Iraqi provinces.
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A View From The Real Iraq
- De James en 11-24-07
De: Rory Stewart
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- Ladybug
- 01-20-10
Great book.
This is a great read. I highly recommend it after Three Cups of Tea. I also found the female reader very distracting since it was written by Greg in the first person. Odd choice of a narrator!! But it is well written, enthralling, inspiring and hard to put down. I didn't want it to end.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-24-10
Love the Story, and it's True!
I love this book! I read Three Cups of Tea and listened to this book, the sequel, at work. It's inspirational, exciting, and the woman reading has a wonderful voice and an interesting accent.
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- BlueSky
- 01-24-11
Excellent book, terrible narrator
Unlike some, I did not like the narrator at all. She read in an overly dramatic voice one would use in a children's storybook, and resulting in the narration lacking the gravity that it deserved. The characters sounded ridiculous in her voice especially Mortenson, as this was written in first person, and she was unable to create character distinctive character voices. When I looked her up, I was not surprised she had narrated the children's edition of Three Cups of Tea, on which I'm sure she did an excellent job. I liked the book despite the narrator, but will make sure to avoid her in the future. (I wanted to scream every time she said "Twenny" instead of "Twenty"?) Mortenson delivered, however, with the book, fabulous.
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- William O. Thompson
- 10-22-19
Uplifting, but repetitive
The story was uplifting but repetitive. The narrator was female, and the story's author was male.
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- John W Cobb
- 02-28-11
Narrator distracts from valuable story
Three stars is a compromise review. The substance of the book is excellent. The narrator drove me crazy. I probably could have wrapped my head around a female reading a first person male book BUT her mispronunciation of numerous words or lisp or sloppy diction drove me to distraction.
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- Cathron
- 02-20-10
Inspiring
Greg Mortenson deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. He has done more to advance the cause of women in underdeveloped countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan than any other person. The fact that the U.S. military listens to him and requires those serving in the region to read his books is testament to Greg's wisdom and experience. I recommend this book to everyone.
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- Julie
- 03-16-11
Do not like narrater
Content is great as was Three Cups of Tea but the book is written in first person yet they have a female narrater. Big mistake and distracting when listening....
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- AvidReader
- 09-10-15
Voice of The author?
Though I love the story and the narrator was quite good it was a little confusing for me to listen to a woman tell the story of Greg Mortenson when using the first person. I believe I would have enjoyed the narration much more had it been in a mail voice.
Though I am betting that given Greg's discomfort with the first person narration that he may have asked to have a woman tell the story. That made me smile.
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- Jonnie
- 05-02-10
This book is not as good as his first.
The sequel is always a more difficult sell and this one does not deliver. It is a continuation of the story and introduces more of the characters. He is a great guy doing a wonderful work but this book is not up to the first.
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- ShoppingGirl
- 08-16-10
3 Cups of Tea -part 2
While the book was enjoyable, it really was a continuation of the first book, Three Cups of Tea, which I must say, I did enjoy more.
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