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CONTENTS

Summary

Perspective

Publication

Criticism

Awards

Editions

Sequel

References

External links

Three Cups of Tea
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Three Cups of Tea

Author

Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

Country

US

Language

English

Genre(s)

Non-Fiction/Memoir

Publisher

Penguin Group

Publication date

2006, 2007, 2008

Media type

Hardcover, Paperback, Audio CD

Pages

368

ISBN

978-0143038252

OCLC Number

83299454

Followed by

Stones into Schools

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 New York Times bestselling book by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin published by Penguin in 2006.[1] The book describes Mortenson's transition from 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, a non-profit group that, as of 2010, has overseen the building over 171 schools. These schools currently provide education to over 64,000 children, including 54,000 girls, where few education opportunities existed before in the remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.[2] [3][4]

The book's title comes from a Balti proverb: "The first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you take tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share a cup of tea, you become family..."[5]

Summary

In 1993, experienced mountaineer Greg Mortenson attempted to climb K2, the world's second highest mountain, in the Karakoram range of northern Pakistan-administered Kashmir, as a way of honoring the memory of his deceased sister, Christa. As a memorial, he had planned to lay her amber necklace on the summit of K2.[6] After more than 70 days on the mountain, Mortenson and three other climbers had their ascent interrupted by the need to complete a 75-hour life-saving rescue of a fifth climber. After getting lost during his descent, he became weak and exhausted, and by chance alone, instead of arriving in Askole, where his porters awaited, he came across Korphe, a small village built on a shelf jutting out from a canyon. He was greeted and taken in by the chief elder, Haji Ali of Korphe.[7]

To repay the remote community for its hospitality, Mortenson promised to build a school for the village. After difficulties in raising capital, Mortenson was introduced to Jean Hoerni, a Silicon Valley pioneer who donated the money that Mortenson needed for his school. In the last months of Hoerni's life he co-founded the Central Asia Institute, endowing the CAI to build schools in rural Pakistan and Afghanistan.[8]

Mortenson faced many daunting challenges in his quest to raise funds for the building of more than 55 schools in Taliban territory. Some of these challenges included death threats from Islamic mullahs, long periods of separation from his family, and being kidnapped by Taliban sympathizers.[9]

Reflecting on the state of the post-9/11 world, Mortenson advocates that extremism in the region can be deterred through collaborative efforts to alleviate poverty and improve access to education, especially for girls. Formerly, schooling focused on the boys, but because educated boys tend to move to the cities to find jobs, they seldom return. By contrast, educated girls tend to remain in the community and pass their enhanced knowledge to the next generation. Thus, Mortenson suggests, educating girls has more of a lasting benefit for their community.[10]

Perspective

Though Mortenson and Relin are given equal credit for authoring the Three Cups of Tea, the book is written from Relin's perspective as a journalist interviewing and observing Mortenson. In the book's introduction, Relin admits to liking Mortenson too much to be as objective as he probably should be.

Publication

The original hardback edition of the book was released in 2006 with the subtitle, One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism One School at a Time. Mortenson fought against the subtitle, and the edition sold only 20,000 copies. He continued to prevail upon the publishers to change the subtitle for the 2007 paperback edition to his first choice, "One Man's Mission to Promote Peace One School at a Time." His publisher relented, and the re-titled book made the New York Times nonfiction paperback bestseller list. Mortenson explained his reasoning for the subtitle in a lecture given in Fairfield, Connecticut: "If you just fight terrorism, it's based in fear. If you promote peace, it's based in hope." [11]

The book remained a number one New York Times bestseller for "three years" [12] after its release. The book is also a popular university freshman or campus read on about three dozen campuses, has been chosen for One City One Book community reads in over 300 cities, is published in over 39 countries internationally, and is used on over 100 University and college campuses as a Freshman Experience, Honor's program or campus-wide read book. A young adult version of Three Cups of Tea was published by Penguin on January 22, 2009.

Criticism

Though widely praised, Three Cups of Tea was subject to some specific criticism. Bookmarks magazine wrote that, "Despite the important message, critics quibbled over the awkward prose and some melodrama. After all, a story as dramatic and satisfying as this should tell itself."[13] AudioFile Magazine echoed these comments, "Though Relin's writing is not top-caliber, Mortenson's story comes through as exciting and inspiring."[14]

A report on 60 Minutes broadcast on April 17, 2011 alleges innaccuracies in the book as well as its sequel, Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In particular, CBS News disputes Mortenson's capture by the Taliban in 1996, and, according to the Associated Press, says that some of the schools that the Central Asia Institute is said to have established either do not exist or were built by others.[15] 60 Minutes has asked Mortenson for an interview in light of the allegations; he has not responded to their requests.[16]Mortenson did write in a statement published by Bozeman Chronicle, however, "I stand by the information conveyed in my book, and by the value of CAI's work in empowering local communities to build and operate schools that have educated more than 60,000 students." Mortenson further stated, "The time about our final days on K2 and ongoing journey to Korphe village and Skardu is a compressed version of events that took place in the fall of 1993..."[17] During the 60 Minutes broadcast, the American Institute of Philanthropy stated that CAI spent $1.7 million dollars in 'book related expenses'. According to the program, this is more than CAI spent on schools in Pakistan. [18]

Awards

- Kiriyama Prize

- Time Magazine Asia Book of The Year

- Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association – Nonfiction Award

- Montana Honor Book Award

- Borders Bookstore Original Voices Selection

- Banff Mountain Festival Book Award Finalist

- Dayton Literary Prize Nonfiction Award – runner up

- People Magazine – Critics Choice

- Publisher’s Weekly – Starred Review

- Mom's Choice Award 2009 [19]

- 2009 Italy: Premio Gambrinus “Giuseppe Mazzotti” [20]

- Powell Book's Puddly Award (nonfiction), Portland [21]

- 2010 The Christopher Award: "To affirm the highest values of the human spirit" [22]

- 2010 The Mason Award - Extraordinary contribution in literature (George Mason University DC)[23]

Three Cups of Tea – Young Adult Book

Author

Greg Mortenson, Adapted by Sarah Thomson

Publisher

Puffin

Publication date

January 22, 2009

Media type

Audio Version by: Actress Atossa Leoni (starred in Kite Runner), and intro by Vanessa Redgrave

Pages

240

ISBN

978-0142414125

Preceded by

Introduction by: Dr. Jane Goodall and 20 page Q&A interview with Amira Mortenson, Mortenson's daughter

Editions

- 2006, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism One School at a Time. 1st Edition. Viking Press. ISBN 978-0-670-03482-6. Hardcover.

- 2007, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time. Tantor Media. ISBN 978-1-4001-5251-3. (Audio MP3 CD).

- 2007, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time. Penguin Books Ltd. ISBN 978-0-14-303825-2. Paperback.

- 2009, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change The World…One Child at a Time (Young Adult Book). Mortenson, Greg; Relin, David Oliver; signature by Amira Mortenson, forward by Jane Goddall. Puffin. ISBN 0-14-241412-3.

- 2009, Listen To The Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg and Three Cups of Tea, (Children's book). Mortenson, Greg; Roth, Susan – illustrator. Dial Books. ISBN 0-802-729448.

Sequel

A sequel to Three Cups of Tea, titled Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, In Afghanistan and Pakistan [4], was released on December 1, 2009 by Viking Press. "Stones Into Schools..." is a follow-up to Three Cups of Tea and explores the progress of Mortenson's seventeen year effort to promote female literacy and education, with an emphasis on the expansion of his efforts into Afghanistan, and his expressed admiration to help the U.S. military to promote peace and build relationships with the Afghan shura (leaders).

References

1. ^ "Paperback Nonfiction Bestsellers", The New York Times, March 16, 2008.

2. ^ "Journey of Hope". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/article_49af3e0e-0358-11e0-a188-001cc4c03286.html. Retrieved 2010-12-08.

3. ^ "Mortenson Campaigned to Build Schools in Asia", ABC News, March 8, 2006.

4. ^ Worldview: The lesson jihadis fear most – In the remote reaches of Pakistan, former mountain climber Greg Mortenson is besting extremists by building schools", Philadelphia Inquirer, January 13, 2008.

5. ^ Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace One School at a Time, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, Penguin Books, NY, 2006, p. 150.

6. ^ "Schools for Pakistan and Afghanistan", Richard Halicks, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, April 16, 2006.

7. ^ "Fresh Air", with Terry Gross,National Public Radio (NPR), February 7, 2002.

8. ^ "Another Way to stop Terrorism", Parade Magazine, March 5, 2006.

9. ^ "A failed mountaineer becomes a philanthropist after a village without a school saves his life", Christian Science Monitor, Marilyn Gardner, September 12, 2006.

10. ^ "To fight terror, Montanan builds schools in Asia", Todd Wilkinson, Christian Science Monitor, January 21, 2003.

11. ^ "Educating the World One Step at a Time", Alison Walkley, Fairfield Citizen News, March 7, 2008.

12. ^ [www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/books/bestseller/bestpapernonfiction.html?_r=1&ref=bestseller]

13. ^ Bookmarks magazine, Nov./Dec. 2007.

14. ^ AudioFile, 2007, regarding AudioCD version; review available at amazon.com.

15. ^ Associated Press (16 April 2011). "‘60 Minutes’ Casts Doubt on Book". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/books/60-minutes-report-casts-doubt-on-three-cups-of-tea.html. Retrieved 17 April 2011.

16. ^ >. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/04/15/60minutes/main20054397.shtml.

17. ^ http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/article_4d3125cc-67d7-11e0-b861-001cc4c002e0.html

18. ^ CBS (2011 4 18). "60 Minutes". huffingtonpost. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/18/greg-mortenson-60-minutes_n_850319.html. Retrieved 2011 4 19.

19. ^ [1]

20. ^ [2]

21. ^ "Puddly Awards 2010". Powells Books. 2009-08-12. http://www.powells.com/puddly2010. Retrieved 2010-04-09.

22. ^ "Christophers honor 13 authors & illustrators for books about love, courage & communication across cultures". The Christophers. 2010-04-07. http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=1144. Retrieved 2010-04-09.

23. ^ [3]

External links

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- Three Cups of Tea at Google Books

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- Central Asia Institute

- Pennies for Peace

Greg Mortenson

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CONTENTS

Early life

Transition to humanitarianism

Schools built to date

Writing

Criticism

Awards and recognition

Personal life

List of awards

General

Honorary degrees

Published works

Notes

External links

Greg Mortenson
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Greg Mortenson

Born

December 27, 1957
St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States

Residence

Bozeman, Montana, USA

Nationality

US

Alma mater

University of South Dakota

Occupation

Humanitarian, author, Director CAI (Central Asia Institute)

Employer

Central Asia Institute

Home town

Moshi, Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Title

Executive Director

Spouse

Tara Bishop

Children

Two children

Greg Mortenson (born December 27, 1957[1]) is an American humanitarian, writer and former mountaineer. Mortenson is the co-founder (with Jean Hoerni) and director of the non-profit Central Asia Institute as well as the founder of the educational charity Pennies for Peace. He is the co-author of Three Cups of Tea and Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Early life

Greg Mortenson was born to Lutheran missionary parents in St. Cloud, Minnesota. His father, Dempsey, was the founder and development director of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center, Tanzania's first teaching hospital. His mother, Jerene, founded the International School Moshi. After a young childhood spent in Tanzania, East Africa, Mortenson and his family moved back to Minnesota in the early 1970s. He attended Ramsey High School in Roseville, Minnesota from 1973 to 1975. After high school, Mortenson served in the U.S. Army in Germany from 1975 to 1977 as a medic, receiving the Army Commendation Medal. After his discharge, he attended Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota from 1977 to 1979 on an athletic (football) scholarship.[2] He graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1993. [3]

Transition to humanitarianism

In 1993, as a memorial to honor his sister Christa's memory, Mortenson travelled to northern Pakistan to climb K2, the world's second highest mountain. After more than 70 days on the mountain located in the Karakoram range, Mortenson and three other climbers completed a 75-hour life-saving rescue of a fifth climber. The time and energy devoted to this rescue prevented Mortenson from attempting to reach the summit. After the rescue, he began his descent off the mountain. Mortenson set out with local Balti porter Mouzafer Ali to the nearest city.

In Three Cups of Tea, Mortenson states that he took a wrong turn on the trail and ended up instead in the small village of Korphe. Physically exhausted and ill at the time of his arrival there, Mortenson was cared for by some of Korphe's residents while he recovered.[4][5] As a gesture of gratitude to the community for their compassion toward him, Mortenson said he would build a school for the village after he had noticed local students attending school in an outdoor location and writing out their lessons in the dirt.

After experiencing frustration in his efforts to raise money for the school, Mortenson convinced Jean Hoerni, a Silicon Valley computer pioneer, to fund the building of the Korphe school. Following Mortenson's success in building the school, Hoerni invited him to serve as director of the Central Asia Institute. The mission of the non-profit organization is to promote education and literacy, especially for girls, in remote mountain regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Mortenson was named as the CAI's first Executive Director by Hoerni.

Mortenson describes dangerous encounters during his travels in Pakistan and Afghanistan. These encounters include an experience where he survived an eight-day armed 1996 kidnapping in the tribal areas of Waziristan, in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province; his escape from a 2003 firefight between Afghan opium warlords; how he endured two fatwās[citation needed] by hardline Islamist clerics for educating girls; and receiving hate mail and threats from fellow Americans for helping educate Muslim children.

Mortenson has written and spoken widely about the importance of education and literacy for girls globally. He has stated that girls education is the most important investment all countries can make to create stability, bring socio-economic reform, decrease infant mortality and population explosion, as well as improve health, hygiene, and sanitation standards globally.[6] Mortenson's view on "fighting terrorism" is that it perpetuates a cycle of violence and that there should be a global priority to "promote peace" through education and literacy, with an emphasis on educating girls. "You can drop bombs, hand out condoms, build roads or put in electricity, but unless the girls are educated, a society won't change," is an often-quoted statement made by Mortenson. Because of community "buy-in," which involves getting villages to donate land, subsidized or free labor ("sweat equity"), wood and resources, the schools have local support and have been able to avoid retribution by the Taliban or other groups opposed to girls' education.[7]

Schools built to date

As of 2010, the Central Asia Institute had established or significantly supported 171 schools in rural and often volatile regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan, which provide education to over 64,000 children, including 54,000 girls, where few education opportunities existed before.[8]

Writing

Mortenson and David Oliver Relin are co-authors of the New York Times bestselling book Three Cups of Tea.[9] Listen to the Wind was written by Greg Mortenson and illustrated by Susan Roth. For ages 4–8, this 32 page book recounts the short version of Three Cups of Tea.[10] Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan was also written by Greg Mortenson and picks-up where Three Cups of Tea left off. Greg Mortenson builds more schools in northern, mountainous Afghanistan and Pakistan.[11]

Criticism

On April 17, 2011, CBS News' 60 Minutes and correspondent Steve Kroft alleged inaccuracies in Mortenson's books Three Cups of Tea and its sequel, Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In particular, CBS News disputes whether Mortenson actually got lost near K2 and ended up in Korphe as well as whether Mortenson's capture by the Taliban in 1996 is accurate. 60 Minutes asked Mortenson for an interview in light of the allegations; he did not respond to their request.[12] Mortenson did write in a statement published by the Bozeman Chronicle, however, "I stand by the information conveyed in my book, and by the value of CAI's work in empowering local communities to build and operate schools that have educated more than 60,000 students." Mortenson further stated, "The time about our final days on K2 and ongoing journey to Korphe village and Skardu is a compressed version of events that took place in the fall of 1993..."[13]

Awards and recognition

The Government of Pakistan announced on its Independence Day, August 14, 2008, that Mortenson would receive Pakistan’s highest civilian award, the Sitara-e-Pakistan (The Star of Pakistan), in an Islamabad civil ceremony during Pakistan Day on March 23, 2009. According to Article 259(2) of Pakistan's Constitution, the President of Pakistan—acting on behalf of the State—confers civil awards in recognition of services rendered, gallantry or distinction.

In August 2008, Mortenson met with then-Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf over tea;[14] in March 2009, Mortenson met with new President Asif Zardari for tea, upon receiving the Sitara-e-Pakistan award.[15]

Mortenson was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 and 2010 by several members of U.S. Congress.[16]

In November 2009, U.S. News & World Report magazine featured Greg Mortenson as one of America's Top Twenty Leaders in 2009.[17]

Personal life

Mortenson currently lives in Bozeman, Montana, with his wife Tara Bishop, a clinical psychologist, and their two children, Amira and Khyber.[18][19]

List of awards

General

- 2007 Runner-Up (2nd place) for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize[20]

- 2008 Citizen Center for Diplomacy National Award for Citizen Diplomacy[21]

- 2008 Courage of Conscience Award[22]

- 2008 Graven Award - Wartburg College, IA[23]

- 2008 National Award for Citizen Diplomacy - Citizen Center for Diplomacy[24]

- 2008 Mary Lockwood Founders Medal For Education - Daughters of The American Revolution

- 2008 Sword of Loyola, St. Louis University, MO[25]

- 2008 Charles Eliot Educator Award - New England Association of Schools & Colleges[26]

- 2009 Academy of Achievement Award[27]

- 2009 Sitara-e-Pakistan (The Star of Pakistan medal)[28]

- 2009 Archon Award - Sigma Theta Tau International (Nursing Award)[29]

- 2009 Austin College Leadership Award, Sherman TX - life work to take courageous stand on education issues for peace[30]

- 2009 National Education Association (NEA) Human & Civil Rights Award[31]

- 2009 City College San Francisco Amicus Collegii Award - Promoting peace through education

- 2009 Jefferson Award For Community Service: Carnegie Endowment & Harvard Kennedy School of Government[32]

- 2009 US News & World Report: America's Top 20 Best Leaders 2009[33][17]

- 2009 Italy: Premio Gambrinus “Giuseppe Mazzotti”[34]

- 2010 Loyola Marymount University (CA) - Doshi Bridgebuilder Of Peace Award[35]

- 2010 The Common Wealth Awards: For Public Service[36]

- 2010 The Salem Award for Human Rights[37]

- 2010 The Christopher Award: "To affirm the highest values of the human spirit"[38]

- 2010 The 10th annual Lantern Award “Excellence in Education Innovation” (MOSTE – LA, CA)[39]

- 2010 Distinguished Service To Education Award: National Elementary School Principals Association[40]

- 2010 Creativity Foundation & Smithsonian Institution: Benjamin Franklin Laureate Award For Public Service[41]

- 2010 Literature To Life Award - American Theater Place[42]

- 2010 Viking Award - Norway House for pursuit of hard, bold, dangerous and important undertakings[43]

- 2010 Freedom Award - Freedom Festival for extraordinary devotion to the cause of liberty at home and abroad[44]

- 2010 American Peace Award - representing the spirit of world peace through thoughts and actions[45]

- 2010 The Mason Award - Extraordinary contribution in literature (George Mason University DC)[46]

- 2011 Presidential Award for Leadership in Social Change - Walden University [47]

- 2011 University of California San Francisco - UCSF Medal [48]

- 2011 Raoul Wallenberg Award for humanitarian endeavors - Old Dominion Univ., VA [49]

Honorary degrees

- Concordia College, Moorhead, MN 2007

- Montana State University, MT 2008 [50]

- Villanova University, PA 2008 [51]

- University of San Francisco, CA 2008 [52]

- University of Washington – Bothell, WA 2008 [53]

- Lewis & Clark College, OR 2008 [54]

- Seattle University, WA 2008 [55]

- Colby College, ME 2009 [56]

- Simmons College, MA 2009 [57]

- Saint Louis University, MO 2009 [58]

- Loyola University Chicago, IL 2009 [59]

- University of Pennsylvania, PA 2010 [60]

- Brookdale College, Lincroft, NJ 2010 [61]

- University of Colorado, Colorado Springs 2010 [62]

- Stevenson University (MD) 2010 [63]

- Wittenberg University (OH) 2010 [64]

- Fontbonne University, MO 2011

- Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada 2011

- University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2011

Published works

- Akiner, Shirin; Tidemen, Sander (1998). Sustainable Development In Central Asia:. Curzon Press. ISBN 0-312-21931-8.

- Jones, Karen; Mortenson, Greg (2005). The Difference A Day Makes. New World Library. ISBN 1-57731-475-1.

- Mortenson, Greg; Relin, David Oliver (2006). Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time. Penguin Group. ISBN 0-670-03482-7.

- Mortenson, Greg; (with illustrator) Roth, Susan; (January 22, 2009). Listen To The Wind (children's picturebook). Dial. ISBN 978-0803730588.

- Mortenson, Greg; Relin, David Oliver, adapted by Sarah Thomson (January 22, 2009). Three Cups of Tea: The Young Reader's Edition. Dial. ISBN 978-0803733923.

- Mortenson, Greg; (December 1, 2009). Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Viking. ISBN 978-0670021154.

Notes

1. ^ The Writer's Almanac for December 27, 2009, Garrison Keilor, American Public Media

2. ^ Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn. - Promoting Peace with Schools[dead link]

3. ^ [1]

4. ^ "Fresh Air", with Terry Gross, National Public Radio (NPR), February 7, 2002

5. ^ Elizabeth Bumiller. "Unlikely Tutor Giving Military Afghan Advice". The New York Times, July 17, 2010.

6. ^ "Another Way to stop Terrorism", Parade magazine, March 5, 2006.

7. ^ "It Takes a School, Not Missiles", NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF, New York Times, Op-Ed Column, July 12, 2008.

8. ^ "Journey of Hope". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/article_49af3e0e-0358-11e0-a188-001cc4c03286.html. Retrieved 2010-12-08.

9. ^ "Paperback Nonfiction Bestsellers", The New York Times, March 16, 2008,

10. ^ Listen to the Wind Hardcover

11. ^ Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan Hardcover

12. ^ >. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/04/15/60minutes/main20054397.shtml.

13. ^ http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/article_4d3125cc-67d7-11e0-b861-001cc4c002e0.html

14. ^ All Things Considered (2008-08-23). ""Three Cups of Tea With Pakistan's Musharraf"". National Public Radio. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93902559. Retrieved 2010-04-09.

15. ^ Bozeman Chronicle Coverage of the Award Ceremony, March 23, 2009

16. ^ Bill Moyers Journal

17. ^ [a] [b] Mulrine, Anna (2009-10-22). "Greg Mortenson: Promotes Peace Through Girls' Schools". U.S. News & World Report. http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/best-leaders/2009/10/22/greg-mortenson-promotes-peace-through-girls-schools.html. Retrieved 2010-04-09.

18. ^ Greg Mortenson bio, gregmortenson.com

19. ^ Greg Mortenson's Blog: Mortenson: Regular guy gets big results (10-07-07)

20. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - An International Award

21. ^ http://www.uscenterforcitizendiplomacy.org

22. ^ "The Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Recipients List". Peaceabbey.org. 2005-11-20. http://www.peaceabbey.org/awards/cocrecipientlist.html. Retrieved 2010-06-23.

23. ^ "Graven Award - Church Relations | Wartburg College - Waverly, Iowa, USA". Wartburg.edu. http://www.wartburg.edu/churchrelations/graven.html. Retrieved 2010-06-23.

24. ^ “”. "Greg Mortenson - US Center for Citizen Diplomacy". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2PLyf_UrO8. Retrieved 2010-06-23.

25. ^ "Saint Louis University Presents Highest Honor to 'Three Cups of Tea' Best-Selling Author". Saint Louis University. 2008-11-03. http://www.slu.edu/x27158.xml. Retrieved 2010-04-09.

26. ^ http://www.neasc.org/annual_meeting/general_sessions/featured_speaker_plenary_address

27. ^ Academy of Achievement Main Menu

28. ^ Hasan, Khalid (2008-08-18). "Pakistan to honour American who built 45 schools in NAs". Daily Times. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\08\18\story_18-8-2008_pg7_11. Retrieved 2010-04-09.

29. ^ "ArchonAward". Nursingsociety.org. 2009-11-04. http://www.nursingsociety.org/Media/Pages/ArchonAward.aspx. Retrieved 2010-06-23.

30. ^ http://www.austincollege.edu/category.asp?352

31. ^ "NEA's Human and Civil Rights Awards". National Education Association. http://www.nea.org/grants/17859.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-09.

32. ^ Jefferson Awards.org | community volunteer | service award

33. ^ America's Best Leaders 2009: Greg Mortenson at U.S. News & World Report

34. ^ The Mazzotti Prize: English homepage

35. ^ Nair, K.B. (2010-02-12). "Author Greg Mortenson Gets Doshi Award". India Journal. http://www.indiajournal.com/pages/event.php?id=9920. Retrieved 2010-04-09.

36. ^ "Laura Linney Wins 2010 Common Wealth Award for Dramatic Arts 2010/05/03". Delaware.broadwayworld.com. http://delaware.broadwayworld.com/article/Laura_Linney_Wins_2010_Common_Wealth_Award_for_Dramatic_Arts_20100503. Retrieved 2010-06-23.

37. ^ "Mortenson to receive Salem Award - SalemNews.com, Salem, MA". The Salem News. 2010-03-08. http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_067111043.html. Retrieved 2010-04-09.

38. ^ "Christophers honor 13 authors & illustrators for books about love, courage & communication across cultures". The Christophers. 2010-04-07. http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=1144. Retrieved 2010-04-09.

39. ^ "Author Greg Mortenson receives Lanterns Award | Video | abc7.com". Abclocal.go.com. 2008-08-20. http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/video?id=7376492. Retrieved 2010-06-23.

40. ^ "Principals Award Humanitarian Greg Mortenson for Commitment to Schools". NAESP. 2010-03-29. http://www.naesp.org/Press_Release_Greg_Mortenson.aspx. Retrieved 2010-06-23.

41. ^ "Greg Mortenson | Creativity Foundation". Creativity-found.org. http://creativity-found.org/laureate-prize/archive/greg-mortenson1/. Retrieved 2010-06-23.

42. ^ "The Power of Performance: How Theater Can Teach Kids". Edutopia. http://www.edutopia.org/literature-for-life-theater-inspires-students-read. Retrieved 2010-06-23.

43. ^ http://www.norwayhouse.org

44. ^ http://www.freedomfestival.org/2010/06/greg-mortenson-author-of-‘three-cups-of-tea’-to-appear-at-freedom-awards-gala-in-provo

45. ^ The American Peace Award

46. ^ http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=1144t

47. ^ http://www.waldenu.edu/News-and-Events/39991.htm

48. ^ http://support.ucsf.edu/news/luminaries-awarded-ucsf-medal

49. ^ http://www.odu.edu/ao/news/index.php?todo=details&id=26088

50. ^ MSU News Service - Four to receive MSU honorary doctorate degrees

51. ^ Villanova University: Press Release for April 24, 2008

52. ^ University of San Francisco (USF) - Past Recipients

53. ^ The University of Washington: Honorary Degrees

54. ^ Conferring of Degrees, Honoris Causa

55. ^ http://www.seattleu.edu/uploadedfiles/sumagazine/archives/sum_winter_2008.pdf

56. ^ "Greg Mortenson to Speak at 2009 Colby Commencement". Colby College. 2009-05-24. http://www.colby.edu/news_events/press_release/mortenson.cfm. Retrieved 2010-04-09.

57. ^ Journalist Gwen Ifill to Deliver Simmons College Commencement Address May 15 : Press Releases : Press Room : About Simmons : Simmons College - Boston, Massachusetts

58. ^ http://www.slu.edu/Documents/universitas/utas_summer_09.pdf

59. ^ School of Education Lecture with Greg Mortenson- School of Education | Loyola University Chicago

60. ^ 02/23/10, 2010 Honorary Degree Recipients . . . and the 2010 Commencement Speaker - Almanac, Vol. 56, No. 23

61. ^ Author Greg Mortenson at Brookdale

62. ^ Commencement to honor humanitarians, graduates | UCCS Communique

63. ^ DSC_0155 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

64. ^ Wittenberg Celebrates Class of 2010 With 165th Commencement Exercises : Around the Hollow

External links

Biography portal

United States portal

Pakistan portal

Education portal

- Greg Mortenson official site

- Central Asia Institute

- Three Cups of Tea

- Pennies For Peace

- Appearances on C-SPAN

- Greg Mortenson on Charlie Rose

- Greg Mortenson collected news and commentary at The New York Times

- Works by or about Greg Mortenson in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

- Greg Mortenson at the Internet Movie Database

- "The Real Enemy is Ignorance," Three Cups of Tea Author Greg Mortenson Says in Ubben Lecture at DePauw University, November 13, 2008

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Name

Mortenson, Greg

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Date of birth

1957-12-27

Place of birth

St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States

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