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Mortenson, Greg.
Stones into schools :
promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan /
Greg Mortenson.
New York :
Viking,
2009.
xxiii, 420 p. :
ill. (some col.), maps ;
24 cm.
Includes index.
Kirkus Review.
Greg Mortenson describes his efforts to promote peace throughout the world, and details how he was able to establish over 130 schools--mostly for girls--in remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan with the backing of the Central Asia Institute--a nonprofit organization.
Adult
Follett Library Resources.
Adult.
20100407.
Mortenson, Greg
Anecdotes.
Taliban
History.
Girls' schools
Afghanistan.
Girls' schools
Pakistan.
Humanitarian assistance, American
Afghanistan.
Humanitarian assistance, American
Pakistan.
Peace-building
Afghanistan.
Peace-building
Pakistan.
Single-sex schools
Afghanistan.
Single-sex schools
Pakistan.
Philanthropy
Afghanistan.
Philanthropy
Pakistan.
Conflict management
Afghanistan.
Conflict management
Pakistan.
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