The school on the roof of the world. Epilogue. Prologue -- 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 Kirghis 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 -- Epilogue.
Summary:
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.
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