[Oe List ...] Book recommendation

Nancy Lanphear nancy at songaia.com
Tue Apr 1 19:45:26 EDT 2008


On Apr 1, 2008, at 4:19 PM, Ruth Landmann wrote:

>> Yes it was a great book and exciting read.  They say Greg will get  
>> the Nobel Prize for setting up more than 58 schools in Pakistan  
>> and now Afganistan -- at $12,000 per school.  He purchased the  
>> materials locally and gave them to the locals to design and build  
>> their own school.  Wish we had done as well.
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: LAURELCG at aol.com
>> To: Oe at wedgeblade.net
>> Sent: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 6:38 pm
>> Subject: [Oe List ...] Book recommendation
>> I received this from Karen Stoffers, my friend and local pastor of  
>> the United Methodist Church.  I want to read this book!  Jann
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>> Hello my friends and family,
>> I have just finished reading the most amazing book Three Cups of  
>> Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. This is a remarkable  
>> story. When I think of the sacrifices he made, the kindness of the  
>> Muslim people that partnered with him to build the schools and the  
>> ongoing work, it is overwhelming.
>>
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> I was introduced to the book by one of the teachers from my "old"  
> school. She started a Pennies for Peace drive, and the kids  
> contributed over 46,000 pennies, which was sent to the foundation.
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> I recently read the book and found it to be one of the most  
> engaging books I've read in years. What a story!
> Ruth
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> Ruth Landmann M.A., Executive Director
> New Horizons School
> director at newhorizonsschool.org
> http://www.newhorizonsschool.org  updated 3/23/08
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