Stones into schools :promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan /Greg Mortenson.

Name/Title

Stones into schools :promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan /Greg Mortenson.

Description

The 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. xxiii, 420 p., [16] p. of plates :ill. (some col.), maps ;24 cm.

Book Details

Author

Mortenson, Greg.

Place Published

City

New York

Date Published

2009

Publication Subjects

Girls' schools--Afghanistan. Girls' schools--Pakistan. Humanitarian assistance, American--Afghanistan. Humanitarian assistance, American--Pakistan. Peace-building--Afghanistan. Peace-building--Pakistan. Taliban--History. Mortenson, Greg--Anecdotes.

Call No.

LC2330.M66.2009

ISBN

9780670021154, 0670021156

LCCN

2009030812