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049 _aGRAL
100 1 _aMortenson, Greg.
245 1 0 _aStones into schools :
_bpromoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan /
_cGreg Mortenson; foreword by Khaled Hosseini
260 _aNew York :
_bViking,
_c2009 c2006
300 _axxiii, 420 p., [16] p. of plates :
_bill. (some col.), maps ;
_c24 cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aThe Promise -- The people at the end of the road -- The man with the broken hand -- The year zero -- The sound of peace -- Style is everything -- The seal of the Kirghiz Khan -- Qayamat ("The Apocalypse") -- A dark and distant roar -- No idea what to do -- Farzana's desks -- Sarfraz's promise -- The chance that must be taken -- The School on the Roof of the World -- An E-mail from the American colonel -- The man from the Jalozai refugee camp -- Barnstorming through Badakshan -- A meeting of two warriors -- The point of return -- The last best school -- Investing in girls' education yields high returns -- Key ingredients in successfully building girls' schools -- Take action.
520 _aIn this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where "Three Cups of Tea" left off in 2003, recounting his relentless, ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan; his extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in 2005; and the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal leaders even as he was dodging shootouts with feuding Afghan warlords and surviving an eight-day armed abduction by the Taliban.
650 0 _aGirls' schools
_zAfghanistan.
650 0 _aGirls' schools
_zPakistan.
650 0 _aHumanitarian assistance, American
_zAfghanistan.
650 0 _aHumanitarian assistance, American
_zPakistan.
650 0 _aPeace-building
_zAfghanistan.
650 0 _aPeace-building
_zPakistan.
600 1 0 _aMortenson, Greg
_vAnecdotes.
610 2 0 _aTaliban
_xHistory.
700 1 _aHosseini, Khaled
_efowd.
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