Stones into schools : promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan

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Greg Mortneson, author of the #1 bestseller, Three Cups of Tea offers the continuing story of his determined humanitarian efforts to promote peace through education for girls in war torn Pakistan and Afganistan. This book is Mortenson's journey to establish Girl's schools in the most remote areas of the mountainous Middle East where illiteracy is above 80 percent. Greg Mortneson, author of the #1 bestseller "Three Cups of Tea" offers the continuing story of his determined humanitarian efforts to promote peace through education for girls in war torn Pakistan and Afganistan. This book is Mortenson's journey to establish Girl's schools in the most remote northern areas of the mountainous Middle East where illiteracy is above 80 percent. There's an African proverb Greg Mortenson is fond of sharing: "If you educate a boy, you educate an individual. But if you educate a girl, you educate a community." Stones into Schools is an inspiration and a call to action.