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Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan |  | Author: Greg Mortenson
Brand: Viking
List Price: $26.95
Buy New: $15.75
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Pages: 448
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.4 x 1.6
ISBN: 0670021156
Dewey Decimal Number: 371.8234209581
EAN: 9780670021154
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Big surprise to me, tops Three Cups of Tea March 6, 2010
J. David Naumann (Minneapolis, MN, USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
When I ordered Greg Mortenson's second book I tried to hold down my expectations. Three Cups of Tea was such an astounding tale of accomplishment by such a humble man. I was sure that there was no way a second book could compare favorably. Rather, like almost all sequels it would add a bit to the first book, but would not stand alone.
I'm so glad to have been wrong! I just closed the cover of a narrative of adventure and expansion that tops its predecessor. The most impressive part of the book is the matter-of-fact way that Greg describes the accomplishments of his "dirty dozen," focusing on Sarfraz Khan and Wakil Karimi. In Three cups of Tea the accomplishments are personal, and Mortenson is the key person in every case. As those who have followed Central Asia Institute know, his time has been occupied by fund-raising in the US, leaving comparatively little time to travel -- especially to remote areas where precise schedule have little meaning. But somehow, he has recruited, motivated, and leads a staff that is as good as he was.
If that isn't a classic definition of leadership it is close enough. The task has grown far beyond one person's capabilities. In many organizations that is the beginning of either the end or bureaucracy. Productive work slows or stops as communication and coordination and correction become ever more important. But instead of that, CAI's local staff seem to be able to do at least as well at the task of building schools at the end of the world as the founder and leader was/is.
The book is a fairly chronological narrative with many detailed stories but a continuation toward an over-arching objective. It is hard to put down. And the subject is fascinatingly exotic. In places I thought I was reading from the travels of Marco Polo: matter-of-fact descriptions of people, customs, environments that might well be living in the 13th century.
I'm very impressed and recommend this book especially to students of leadership and management, but also to every person who is weary of extremism of any kind.
Beautiful and Inspiring March 6, 2010
ava kate (Boulder)
Greg Mortenson's book Three Cups of Tea is one of my favorite books. Now, Stones into Schools is included on my list of favorites. The book brings joy and tears while reading. It is wonderful what his CAI has accomplished. Reading this book inspires me to do more to help others.
Stone for Schools March 6, 2010
Cecil Ashley
Excellent Book, excellent service. I will deal with this supplier again.
Thank you.
compelling book March 6, 2010
M. Blades (St. Louis, MO)
Three Cups of Tea and Stones into Schools should be required reading for anyone considering elective office......and voters, too, for that matter. We need more long-term thinking: educating our children rather than waging war.
A Horse with the Wrong Name March 3, 2010
Patricia Kramer (Madison, WI USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If anyone thinks that because they read "Three Cups of Tea" that they know the story of this book, think again. It is truly an amazing tale of the tenacity of a group of men who are determined to reach the goal no matter what. Anyone who can read the Epilogue without tearing up must have a heart of "stones". I won't spoil the story of whether the tears are ones of joy or sadness.
Any news report I now hear about Afghanistan will now be tempered with the knowledge of the country and its people that I have learned from this book. I had heard of Greg's input to the military and it was fascinating to read how that came about.
Speaking of the military: "Eventually, I came to understand that a group of people who wield enormous power happen, oddly enough, to espouse some of the very same ideals imparted to me by people in Africa and central Asia who have no power at all. The reason for this , in my view, is that members of the armed forces have worked on the ground - in many cases, during three or four tours of duty-- on a level that very few diplomats, academicians, journalists, or policy makers can match. And among other things, this experience has imbued soldiers with the gift of empathy."
This project continues to be a work in progress, and I am in awe of all those who have worked so hard to accomplish so much up to now.
I do have a correction, Greg, about one of the picture labels just in case you haven't caught it for the new editions. It seems to be that the horse standing with Sarfraz Khan is either named wrong or isn't Kazil, since Kazil seems to be very much alive at the end of the book. Thanks.
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