Author:
Mortenson, Greg.
Imprint:New York : Viking, 2009.
Descriptionxxiii, 420 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Note:Includes index.
Note:The accuracy of this book has been questioned following concerns that the author embellished the number of schools his group had established and the results they had achieved, as well as discrepancies in his organization's management of money donated. These issues have not been resolved. (5/2019, Buhl Library)
Note: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.
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