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This young readers edition of the worldwide bestseller Three Cups of Tea has been specially adapted for younger readers and updated by Greg Mortenson to bring his remarkable story of humanitarianism up to date for the present. Includes new photos and illustrations, as well as a special interview by Greg’s twelve-year-old daughter, Amira, who has traveled with her father as an advocate for the Pennies for Peace program for children.

The extraordinary chronicle of two doctors “bringing light to those in darkness” (Time)—the “miracle workers” whose story is featured on 60 Minutes The publisher will donate a portion of its proceeds on the sale of this book to the Himalayan Cataract Project. Second Suns is the unforgettable true story of two very different doctors with a common mission: to rid the world of preventable blindness. Dr. Geoffrey Tabin was the high-achieving “bad boy” of his class at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sanduk Ruit grew up in a remote village in the Himalayas, where cataract blindness—easily curable in modern hospitals—amounts to an epidemic. Together, they pioneered a new surgical method, by which they have helped restore sight to over 4 million people—all for about $20 per operation. #1 New York Times–bestselling author David Oliver Relin brings the doctors’ work to vivid life through poignant portraits of their patients, from old men who can once again walk treacherous mountain trails, to children who can finally see their mothers’ faces. The Himalayan Cataract Project is changing the world—one pair of eyes at a time.

En 1993, un montañero llamado Greg Mortenson regresaba de un intento fallido de alcanzar la cumbre del K2. Exhausto y desorientado, acabo desviándose del camino de descenso y alejándose de su grupo para vagar perdido por una de las zonas más desoladas del norte de Pakistán. Solo y sin comida, agua o una carpa bajo la que protegerse, se encontró de pronto en una pobre aldea pakistaní, donde le cuidaron hasta su recuperación. Antes de regresar a casa, Mortenson les prometió volver y construir una escuela. De aquella promesa nació una de las campañas humanitarias más increíbles de la historia: la misión de un hombre de luchar contra el extremismo y el terrorismo construyendo escuelas.

Quando Greg Mortenson, americano appassionato di alpinismo, si smarrisce su un ghiacciaio del Pakistan, sembra l’inizio di una brutta avventura. Invece, costretto a tornare indietro, viene accolto nello sperduto villaggio di Korphe, dove rimane per sette settimane, affidandosi alle cure degli abitanti. Di nuovo in forze, lo scalatore riparte, ma promette di tornare: per sdebitarsi costruirà una scuola nel villaggio. Una promessa che lo obbligherà a mettere in gioco la sua intera vita, il lavoro, gli amici, persino la casa. Osteggiato in patria per la sua ostinazione a voler istruire “futuri terroristi”, catturato e poi rilasciato da un gruppo di talebani, Mortenson è però riuscito a realizzare il suo progetto e a costruire cinquantacinque scuole, in Pakistan e Afghanistan. La storia vera, emozionante e avventurosa di un sogno che dimostra al mondo come la guerra alla violenza vada combattuta con il coraggio e la voglia di cambiare.

Dies ist die bewegende Geschichte des Höhenbergsteigers Greg Mortenson: Er scheiterte dramatisch am K2, wurde von Pakistanis gerettet und gesund gepflegt. Er verspricht, zurückzukehren und eine Schule für jene zu errichten, die in dieser so unwirtlichen Welt auf über 3000 Metern am meisten entbehren: die Kinder. Und er hält Wort. Seitdem widmet er sein Leben dem Aufbau von Schulen und Krankenhäusern in Pakistan und Afghanistan.

"With engrossing accounts of both hostilities and unlikely friendships, this book will win many readers'' hearts." --Publishers Weekly