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I read this book a long, long time ago, but I feel like it's definitely worth saying something about. It's an intense story about a man who loses his sister and almost loses his own life. He's saved by a small village and vote to come back to build them a school to repay them. One school grows into so much more. Apparently there has been controversy over the validity of this book, but even with all the hesitation I think it is definitely a book worth reading.

Amazingly, the " controversy " is attributed to the SUICIDE of one of the co-authors....this book has been on my TBR list for ages....

Read it & the follow up book Stones into Schools back in 2010 - only recently heard that there was some controversy about them. Don't know whether this is true or not but they were both interesting reads with IMO the second book better that the first. Interesting books in the light of the treatment of the Pakistani girl, Malala Yousafzai by the Taliban.

Just added the " second " book to my TBR list...........

If you like this book I would recommend "Mountains Beyond Mountains"....AMAZING!

I just received this book and already half way through it. It is a interesting book and I am excited to see how it ends.

i have the book sitting on a shelf directly above me at work and I have been eyeing it for quite a while. Good to know it is worth a look - I will have to borrow it soon!

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time (original hardcover title: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations ... One School at a Time) is a book by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin published by Penguin in 2007. For four years, the book remained on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller's list.[1][2]

Three Cups of Tea describes Mortenson's transition from a registered nurse and mountain-climber to a humanitarian committed to reducing poverty and promoting education for girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Following the beginnings of his humanitarian efforts, Mortenson became co-founder of the Central Asia Institute (CAI), a non-profit group that, as of 2010, reports it has overseen the building of over 171 schools.[3] CAI reports that these schools provide education to over 64,000 children, including 54,000 girls,[4] where few education opportunities existed before in the remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

2 copies of this book have found me... Once I'm done working my way through my current train of thoughts and books, ready to settle down with another serious one, it's at the top of the list.

I started reading this book the other day because someone gave it to me as a gift. So far I am enjoying it.

It is listed as nonfiction but considering its origin may have been tainted it would be best placed in another category. Perhaps aspirational nonfiction or "loosely based on.....".