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Stones into schools promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Mortenson, Greg (Author). Hosseini, Khaled. (Added Author). Leoni, Atossa. (Narrator). OverDrive, Inc. (Added Author).

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  • Physical Description: remote
    electronic resource
  • Publisher: [Ashland, Or.] : Blackstone Audio, 2009.

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General Note:
Downloadable audio file.
Title from: Title details screen.
Unabridged.
Duration: 11:15:28.
Participant or Performer Note: Read by Atossa Leoni.
Summary, etc.: In 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.
System Details Note:
Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 161797 KB; MP3 file size: 317263 KB).
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject: Mortenson, Greg Anecdotes
Taliban History
Girls' schools Afghanistan
Girls' schools Pakistan
Humanitarian assistance, American Afghanistan
Humanitarian assistance, American Pakistan
Peace-building Afghanistan
Peace-building Pakistan
Genre: Audiobooks.

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