In 1993 Greg Mortenson was the exhausted survivor of a failed attempt to ascend K2, an American climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistan's Karakoram Himalaya. After he was taken in and nursed back to health by the people of an impoverished Pakistani village, Mortenson promised to return one day and build them a school. From that rash, earnest promise grew one of the most incredible humanitarian campaigns of our time-Greg Mortenson's one-man mission to counteract extremism by building schools, especially for girls, throughout the breeding ground of the Taliban.Award-winning journalist David Oliver Relin has collaborated on this spellbinding account of Mortenson's incredible accomplishments in a region where Americans are often feared and hated. In pursuit of his goal, Mortenson has survived kidnapping, fatwas issued by enraged mullahs, repeated death threats, and wrenching separations from his wife and children. But his success speaks for itself. At last count, his Central Asia Institute had built fifty-five schools. Three Cups of Tea is at once an unforgettable adventure and the inspiring true story of how one man really is changing the world-one school at a time.
Great read.
Tried to get this from my library but they don't have it. I'm bummed. Sounds good.
Quartermoon wrote: Just finished "The Golden Principles" by Andy Neillie. Mr Neillie is a consultant, among other things, and here he talks about the lessons he learned from his life of rescuing Golden Retrievers. Specifically, he was inspired to write the book when he adopted a dog named Redford who came from a horrible puppy mill and carried quite a bit of doggie baggage.
While it's not life-changing, it's interesting, has some good points and good stories. It's an easy read (literally, I read it in 2 sittings).
Tom, Katz, Kelcee, Ashlee, Nina and Lucee all in a 22ft 1992 Toyota Dolphin !!!
tomkatzid wrote: A;most finished with Fifty Shades Of Gray, and then last night I just started The $64.00 Tomato. As you guessed it's about growing a garden and the cost. It's really good so far. Very cute.
Katz
Currently on 50 Shades of Grey. It's okay, but not really thinking it's worth all the hype. It reads like a woman who has lived a very vanilla life and just started typing out her fantasies on paper. LOL
I am enjoying the second book in the Hunger Games Triloogy more.
tomkatzid wrote: Tried to get this from my library but they don't have it. I'm bummed. Sounds good.
Quartermoon wrote: Just finished "The Golden Principles" by Andy Neillie. Mr Neillie is a consultant, among other things, and here he talks about the lessons he learned from his life of rescuing Golden Retrievers. Specifically, he was inspired to write the book when he adopted a dog named Redford who came from a horrible puppy mill and carried quite a bit of doggie baggage.
While it's not life-changing, it's interesting, has some good points and good stories. It's an easy read (literally, I read it in 2 sittings).
I had to order it from Amazon. It was recommended by a friend. They usually have some used ones for cheap.
Lady Fitzgerald wrote: I just started Sue Monk Kidd's The Mermaid Chair (she's better known for The Secret Life of Bees). This another reread. It will take a while to read since I just got back from a trip (hence the gap between books) and will head out again Wednesday and have a jillion (give or take) things to do between now and then.
Finished of The Mermaid Chair last night. I enjoyed the book although Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees was better (I heard the movie was a dud). Without giving too much away, it's about a woman who is called back to the coastal island she grew up on when her mother goes off the deep end and cuts off a finger. While dealing with her mother, she goes through a midlife crisis which affects her marriage. A monk, two of her Mom's "interesting" friends, a chair, a dog named Max, and a monk are involved. I'm not going to tell you more other than it is definitely chick lit.
I've started janet Evanvich's latest book, Wicked Business, the second book in her Lizzy and Diesel series (yeah, I know, more chick lit). Evanovich is best known for her Stephanie Plum series (I enjoyed those books, too) but this one is also nice. All are fun, light reads.
This week I've read two books....A long way from home by Karen McQuestion and Await your Reply by Dan Chaon.
A Long Way from Home is a chick book about friendship and families. I liked this one a bunch.
Await your Reply is a book about how identity theft can be used to make so many identities that the thief doesn't know who he is either. I did not care for the ending, so it isn't as good as I hoped. Our blog as a longer review if you want to read it.
This book won the 2008 Printz award for Young Adult books. Its a well earned award. Its a very riveting tale about a 14 year old girl who absconds with her "uncle" to Antarctica. I read it in three days at the lake. I know I'm a fast reader so when I say riveting...I mean I read it as fast as time allowed. I have more info about the book on our blog.
Lady Fitzgerald wrote: I just started Sue Monk Kidd's The Mermaid Chair (she's better known for The Secret Life of Bees). This another reread. It will take a while to read since I just got back from a trip (hence the gap between books) and will head out again Wednesday and have a jillion (give or take) things to do between now and then.
Finished of The Mermaid Chair last night. I enjoyed the book although Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees was better (I heard the movie was a dud).
Agreed that Secret Life of Bees was better than Mermaid Chair, but don't completely rule out the movie. Since this is a book thread, I'll assume you, like I, are probably more of a book than movie fan, but Dakota Fanning makes the flick very enjoyable. One terrific little actress.
Thanks for that tip (btw, I enjoy movies as much as I do books unless the movie butchers a book). I'm a bigger fan of Queen Latifa.
I'm reading Sisteria by Sue Margolis. I'm a little behind on my reading because of a couple of trips and learning how to use Win7 on my new notebook (the netbook's display was on its last legs). Up to now, all I've used is XP.
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