Three Cups of Tea

Our last book club meet up was a success. We met up to discuss Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson. Overall it seems as though the book was very well liked. A few of us did not finish the book. Those of us that have were overwhelmed with what we took away from the powerful story.

The book sends a powerful message about the biases the media and the "war one terror" have created in us. Greg Mortenson allows us the chance to see the Middle East, Pakistan in particular in a whole new light. As peaceful loving people. Who were just as surprised and hurt by the events that took place following September 11th.

The insight he gives and the story he tells drives readers to want to let the world know that the war is not against the Middle East or Muslim people. The war is against terrorists who are terrorizing there own people as well.

It is strongly recommended that everyone read this book. It may be hard to read in some places where landscape and climbing descriptions get lengthy and at times unnecessary but the overall story and lessons are priceless.

Great pick KR!

Next up A's pick: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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July 2010

For July 2010 the Easy Readers Book Club is reading:

Three Cups of Tea by; Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin

Description

In 1993 a mountaineer named Greg Mortenson drifted into an impoverished Pakistan village in the Karakoram mountains after a failed attempt to climb K2. Moved by the inhabitants' kindness, he promised to return and build a school. Three Cups of Tea is the story of a promise and its an extraordinary outcome. Over the next decade Mortenson built not just one but fifty-five schools- especially for girls-in the forbidding terrain that gave birth to the Taliban. His story is at once a riveting adventure and a testament to the power of the humanitarian spirit.

Stay tuned for the Easy Readers Book Club reaction to this book and a description of our August pick at the end of the month!

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