Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan

from BookWallah

Stones into Schools continues the epic story of Central Asia Institute where Three Cups of Tea left off. Focus this round is building schools in Afghanistan. The stories here are more readable and have been edited to produce a more coherent flow. The book opens with story of the Kirghiz horsemen ...

from Katie_H

This inspirational memoir, which is set primarily in the remote Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan, is a follow-up to Greg Mortenson's first book, "Three Cups of Tea." In his view, societies empowered through education are more likely to choose peace, and the education of women is where this strategy...

from librarygeek33

Surprisingly, I enjoyed this more than "3 Cups of Tea". It's a chronicle of the building of schools but also includes some history of the area and stories that illustrate the difficulties involved. It effectively puts a human face on the places that we hear about in the news every day.

from cee2

This is a continuation of the story told in Three Cups of Tea, recounting the work of the Central Asia Institute in building girls' schools in the most remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. It's also the story of how the CAI's local staff have become the people in charge of getting the work d...

from fly4ever

Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! The story continues from the best seller "Three cups of Tea", this time written by Greg himself. He involves you in a way that you feel that you are along for the ride. I was unable to put the book down. Exhaustion through many hours of reading and by the emotions that ...