Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time [SIGNED COPY]
by Mortenson, Greg, and Relin, David Oliver
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670034827
- ISBN 13
- 9780670034826
- Seller
-
San Francisco, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, NY: Viking Books, 2006. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Very good in near fine dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed/dated by author Mortenson on the half-title page. 1st edition, 2nd printing. Dust jacket has mild edgewear. Book has shelfwear to the base of the spine. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Gift inscription on the half-title page. Three Cups of Tea describes Mortenson's transition from a registered nurse and mountain-climber to a humanitarian committed to reducing poverty and elevating education for girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The book has become controversial, due to accusations of fabrication of some of the incidents described in it and questions about whether some of the schools whose building was described actually exist and/or are actually used as schools. By the author of Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, In Afghanistan and Pakistan and Listen To The Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg and Three Cups of Tea. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
Synopsis
Three Cups of Tea is a New York Times bestselling book by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin published by Penguin in 2006. The book describes Mortenson's transition from a mountain-climber to a humanitarian committed to reducing poverty and educating girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan. He did this by co-founding the Central Asia Institute, which has built over 78 schools in the most remote areas of the countries.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- MostlySignedBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2272
- Title
- Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time [SIGNED COPY]
- Author
- Mortenson, Greg, and Relin, David Oliver
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0670034827
- ISBN 13
- 9780670034826
- Publisher
- Viking Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 338
Terms of Sale
MostlySignedBooks
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
MostlySignedBooks
Biblio member since 2011
San Francisco, California
About MostlySignedBooks
I am a long-time book collector who goes to book signings, book sales, and book stores. I keep my books in a smoke-free environment and treat them with respect. I only sell books because I run out of storage space. If you ever have any questions or concerns about anything please feel free to e-mail me. I guarantee all purchases and want all buyers to feel confident in ordering online. Where possible, books are shipped in protective mylar sleeves, in bubble wrap, in cardboard boxes.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...