Friday, December 28, 2007

USA TODAY (12-28-07)

Following is an excerpt from USA Today article on Greg Mortenson and "Three Cups of Tea". For detailed article please visit USA Today's weblink below:

USA TODAY

Mountaineer builds schools in 'Three Cups of Tea'

December 26, 2007

By Bob Minzesheimer


A surprise best seller this season is a non-fiction book, set in Pakistan and Afghanistan , that was published 21 months ago to limited notice.


Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin has climbed the lists, thanks to word-of-mouth recommendations and a tireless author with an inspiring story.

Tea describes how Mortenson, an American mountaineer, found a new cause: building schools, mostly elementary and especially for girls, in 1993 during a failed attempt to climb the K2 peak on Pakistan 's border.

www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2007-12-19-three-cups_N.htm