Book Club
Sarah and Andrea meet with a small group on the 3rd Wednesday of the month to discuss a book we’ve all read. Anyone is welcome to stop by and join the discussion. Time: 7 PM December 16: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson From Publishers Weekly: Starred Review. Some failures lead to phenomenal successes, and this American nurse's unsuccessful attempt to climb K2... is one of them. Dangerously ill when he finished his climb in 1993, Mortenson was sheltered for seven weeks by the small Pakistani village of Korphe; in return, he promised to build the impoverished town's first school, a project that grew into the Central Asia Institute, which has since constructed more than 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. Coauthor Relin recounts Mortenson's efforts in fascinating detail, presenting compelling portraits of the village elders, con artists, philanthropists, mujahideen, Taliban officials, ambitious school girls and upright Muslims Mortenson met along the way. As the book moves into the post-9/11 world, Mortenson and Relin argue that the United States must fight Islamic extremism in the region through collaborative efforts to alleviate poverty and improve access to education, especially for girls. Captivating and suspenseful, with engrossing accounts of both hostilities and unlikely friendships, this book will win many readers' hearts. Upcoming books: Jan 20: The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan Feb 17: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Shaffer Barrows New titles will be chosen at the February meeting. |
