Mergablerg, This book. I really struggled on how to rate this because of all the issues surrounding this book and Greg Mortenson in general. From a purely book stand point the writing came off as hero worship but was otherwise okay. But this book was billed as nonfiction and huge chunks where eith...
Oh my gosh. I thought this is a non fiction. It turned out to be fiction.For more details. Read Three cups of Deceit.Most of the stuff in this book is false. It is sad. Update. Greg Mortenson, 'Three Cups Of Tea' Author, Is Asked To Resign From Charity By Watchdog Group
I couldn't put this book down. Just when I was researching Muslim life, I picked up this book and found so much more. Anyone who is looking for a hero model, this is the book for you. Greg Mortenson is incredible. As of 2009 he had estabished 81 schools throughout Pakistan and Afghanistan. This...
Mortenson's story is admirable, no question, and I'm glad to have finally read this. The level of detail in many adult non-fiction books is hard for me to get through sometimes, and this was no exception. I lost track of places and names, but I'm OK with that. The third-person presentation felt awkw...
I started this book with mixed expectations. One of my friends had LOVED it (all capital letters), another had thought it extremely overrated. As I usually trst recommendations from both people, I had no clue where on the scale I would end up. However, it kept popping up in discussions, reviews and ...
It's hard to overstate how important the work Greg Mortenson does is and he is a very admirable guy... but this book is not very much fun to read. No wonder people have such a bad impression of nonfiction :",",",",",",0,,,,, 22188,Gossip Girl (Gossip Girl
A beautifully written book. I really enjoyed the authors descriptions of his travels and reasons for forming the foundations which he developed. I really felt, as he wrote, that I was there experiencing alot of what he was writing about.
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