Well I’m back after a prolonged absence from posting here. Did you miss me? I’ve just finished a truly extraordinary book called ‘Three Cups of Tea.’ It’s the astonishing true story of Greg Mortenson, an American mountain climber, who after a failed attempt to reach the peak of K2 – the world’s second highest mountain – in 1993, was separated from the rest of his group. Alone, exhausted, without supplies and disoriented he somehow managed to stumble into an impoverished Pakistani village where he was nursed back to health. The rest of this well written page turner tells the tale of Mortenson’s amazing odyssey over the next decade in this fascinating and widely misunderstood part of the world and across continents. Don’t miss it! See also Central Asia Institute

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