Three Cups of Tea by David Oliver Relin, Greg Mortenson (2007, Paperback, Reprint)

Great book! If you want to know how one person (not rich or powerfull) can change the lives of thousands of people you should read it. Very informative, educational and uplifting. Makes you a better person and shows you what life is about.

I absolutely love this book. I had been looking for a good read and finally found it. This is a great book and I highly, highly recommend it. I can't put it down. It's very well written and the details are amazing. It teaches you about the world that's unknown to even most Pakistanis.

If you ever doubt what one person can do - read this book! It is an amazing chronical of determination in the face of huge obstacles. A great book to buy and share.

This books reads like a noval but is a true and amazing story of the difference one man is making in an impoverished, remote area of Afghanistan. The story is proof that one person can make a difference. His work promotes peace and education in a troubled region more than anything any government is doing. Read the book and support Greg's work. Enjoy the fascinating details of life in the region, details you aren't likely to read anywhere else.

SUCH a great book! I had the priveledge of hearing the author speak and share his experiences (he was the keynote speaker at this year's International Reading Association Convention), and I knew that I just had to read the book. I am so glad that I did! he is amazing!

This book is a great eye opener if you want to learn more about the culture in the Middle East. Mortenson gives a fresh view because of his unique background and upbringing. If you are looking for something different, I suggest this book.

This book is an example to the rest of us that it only takes one person to be a catalyst for change.

This book is an inspiration. The story is amazing! It is told with great detail, and even though the exact locations get confusing, it is still very easy to follow. Highly recommended! Also a great book for a book club or a study group.

Only about a few chapters into the book but is the most interesting thing I've read since college. You feel for Mortenson whom just wants keep his promise to build a school for the young children that have such a desire to learn but no one to teach them. I'm looking forward to reading the rest it. :)

UPDATE: 11/23/08

A few months ago I finished reading the book and it was one of the most inspiring things I have read. Any other person would have given up having faced all the challenges that Mortensen did, but he kept pushing. Nothing made him give up his dream to help educate children. After finishing the book, I listed it on Ebay and donated the sale to the Central Asia Institute.

If you're looking for books for your Book Club this is a must read - a book you will not want to put down. It's short and well written and very interesting.
Greg Mortenson, a mountaineer climbing in the Himalayan mountains in Pakistan, takes on a project to find donated funds for schools for girls in remote nearly inaccessible mountainous Pakistan where people live as they have for hundreds of years with no eduction or schools for girls. Interesting what a few penneys can do. A fabulous book for intermediate and high schools literature classes with much to talk about in terms of different cultures and much more. English Teachers - you can read this in a few days - it will hold your attention and fascinate you and you will want to recommend for your school Library and as a class reading assignment - a great base for discussion. oregonbev

This is the most incredible man on the planet. His book is a very wonderful insight to Central Asian culture and to volunteerism in general. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

I have read a lot of books--and this is one of best books I have ever read. This amazing book is about how a single american can positively impact children in Pakistan and Afghanistan through education. The stroy is truly inspiring and humbling. When the children are provided a balanced educated they are less likely accept fanatism. We should all be thankful to Greg Mortensen for his incredible work and courage, and inspired by him to help the children of these countries.

A friend recommended this book to me. I am reading it right now. I can hardly put it down! It's a very inspirational story - if more of us were more like Greg Mortenson, we wouldn't have wars or hatred. Excellent reading!

Item was for my Book Club! Fast service and great transaction! Would buy from this seller again! (I can't believe I have to write so much for this review. Who says I have to write all of this. Can't I just say that this is a good transaction, really now)!!!!!!!!!!!

With so much going on in the Muslim world, everyone should read this book. It is very current and wonderfully informative.

Loved the story and history of Pakistan and Afghanistan, two countries Americans know little about. All Americans should read this book for a perspective on Muslims and terrorism. Loved it!!

Truly inspirational. I couldn't put it down, but I don't know if I'd have the guts to do what this man has done. I admire his family for backing up his dream. But to face the danger and trials was amazing. Thank God for people like him.

This is such a great story. It is too bad that more Americans are not like Grey Mortenson. I think that anyone that has to deal with the middle-east should read this book. Any soldier being sent to Afganistan should be required to read this book!

You will not be disappointed in this well told story of perseverance, tolerance, and the power of one man to make a difference. It drags at the end, the first 3/4 is wonderful, hence 4 stars. Still a hardy recommendation.

This book, most written by David Relin, is on the life of Greg Mortenson, a person who grew up in Africa and became a mounteneer. The book is written very well and is easy reading. There are a lot of details on third world cultures where Greg either lived or visited. I like the book and is the first book to read in a newly formed book club. I would recommend reading it, nice story line and good insight to various cultures.

This is an excellent book and should be read by all. It's not the actual writing that is important, but the contents. The seller shipped very quickly and the book was in brand new condition.

Fantastic reading! This is absolutely one of the best books I have ever read. I now have a new and more positive opinion about Islam. I am looking forward to the second book.

I just finished Three Cups of Tea and felt inspired to write this review. Brief synopsis: Greg Mortenson, former climber of the world's highest peaks, becomes impassioned about helping the remote villages of Pakistan and Afghanistan build schools, educating both girls and boys in these Muslim countries. He is clueless at first on how to gain financial support but eventually learns. He builds first one school, then goes on to build others in a countries cannot get their resources martialled to support education.

The reason I rated this book "good" rather than "excellent" is because I personally found it longer than it needed to be. The first half truly had me spellbound, but as the ending dragged along, I got impatient. Still, despite this problem (and maybe it's just me. . . ) this nonfiction tale truly offers a number of inspiring lessons. A western man who is open to the native culture can be accepted in Pakistan and make a difference. Here's a stupid thing to say, but it is a theme of this book: Despite widespread perceptions that Pakistan is full of Islamic radicals bent on destroying the West, most are just people like you and I, wanting to do the best for their families and especially their children. Education for these people is something they cannot take for granted, and because of that they cherish it all the more than many in the West. Thank you Greg Mortenson! I will be supporting the Central Asia Institute in hopes that they can continue to expand educational opportunities for children in South Asia.