04133cam a2200541 4500 415354099 TxAuBib 20191207120000.0 100416s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781101150672 electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions 110115067X electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions 9781101151969 electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions 110115196X electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions B002VKJ1DO Amazon dbdb4a1d-8bb1-4252-833e-512e34687e2d OverDrive (Reserve ID) 283582 OverDrive (Product ID) (OCoLC)607557319 TEFOD TEFOD JIC TxAuBib Mortenson, Greg. Stones into schools [Bridges eBook] : promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan / Greg Mortenson. New York : Viking, 2009. xxiii, 420 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 3506kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Includes index. The Promise -- The people at the end of the road -- The man with the broken hand -- The year zero -- The sound of peace -- Style is everything -- The seal of the Kirghiz Khan -- Qayamat ("The Apocalypse") -- A dark and distant roar -- No idea what to do -- Farzana's desks -- Sarfraz's promise -- The chance that must be taken -- The School on the Roof of the World -- An E-mail from the American colonel -- The man from the Jalozai refugee camp -- Barnstorming through Badakshan -- A meeting of two warriors -- The point of return -- The last best school -- Investing in girls' education yields high returns -- Key ingredients in successfully building girls' schools -- Take action. In this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where "Three Cups of Tea" left off in 2003, recounting his relentless, ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan; his extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in 2005; and the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal leaders even as he was dodging shootouts with feuding Afghan warlords and surviving an eight-day armed abduction by the Taliban. Electronic reproduction. New York : Penguin USA, Inc., 2009. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 5942 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 3413 KB). Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-02-24 20:00:02. Imported from MARC file. Mortenson, Greg Anecdotes. Taliban History. Girls' schools Afghanistan. Girls' schools Pakistan. Humanitarian assistance, American Afghanistan. Humanitarian assistance, American Pakistan. Peace-building Afghanistan. Peace-building Pakistan. Electronic books. http://bridges.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=DBDB4A1D-8BB1-4252-833E-512E34687E2D https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1523-1/DBD/B4A/1D/StonesintoSchools9781101151969.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=DBDB4A1D-8BB1-4252-833E-512E34687E2D&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1523-1/DBD/B4A/1D/StonesintoSchools9781101151969.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=DBDB4A1D-8BB1-4252-833E-512E34687E2D&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1523-1/DBD/B4A/1D/StonesintoSchools9781101151969.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=DBDB4A1D-8BB1-4252-833E-512E34687E2D&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)