Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan

• Penguin Group USA
• Follow Greg Mortenson as provides aid in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan after a 2005 earthquake
• Read about the Central Asia Institute's (CAI) efforts in Afghanistan which place Mortenson in the way of harm from Afghan warlords, militia commanders, tribal leaders, and Islamic clerics
• Learn how Mortenson survived a an 8-day armed abduction by the Taliban - all as he continues to further the progress of his 2-decade humanitarian effort
• Get a first-person account of Mortenson's work with his manager, Sarfraz Khan as they staked out the first schools in Badakhshan Province in the far northeast of Afghanistan