Three cups of tea
Explore Three cups of tea by Greg Mortenson; David Oliver Relin; Sarah Thomson; Natxo Morera de la Vall Antón: 14 Hacker News mentions from 12 participants in 2007-02-22–2026-11-01. Read original excerpts, compare opinions and save this book.
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Read on Hacker News…as I recall, in that particular village, they had at least one teacher, but the children had to study outside until the school building was completed. (I also recommend "Three Cups of Tea". It's not as well written as, say, Tracy Kidder's "Mountains Beyond Mountains", but it doesn't matter, the story pretty much tells itself.)
Read on Hacker NewsA nice read about this is "Three cups of tea". There's a passage in there that goes something like "Thank you, Dr. Greg, for offering to help us build a school. We talked about it and before we build the school, we decided we need to build a bridge." So they built the bridge instead...
Read on Hacker News"Three Cups of Tea" is a terrific book. I highly recommend it.
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