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That Greg Mortenson has accomplished what he has in the Middle East is nothing short of extraordinary and his is a compelling story, which was hard to put down. However, Mr. Mortenson and his journalist coauthor lost my respect when they started America-bashing, as though the United States is singlehandedly responsible for all the problems in this third world country and should keep pouring money into Pakistan. I see no reason why their liberal-leaning political views had to enter into this story at all except that they wanted to get their licks in. Education is a big part of the answer, but it's naive to think that it's all of it.

I must be one of a small handful of people on earth who disliked this book. Slow-moving. Uninspiring.

I was pleasantly surprised at how moving and attention-getting this book was, especially in light of recent political events. I must say that in terms of politics, it left me a bit unsatisfied. Perhaps "apolitical" is the best way to describe it. It's neither left nor right, conservative nor liberal. I found parts I agreed with and cheered the author on, and parts that made me shake my head and wonder at his sanity. Regardless, it's a touching story, if a little slow-moving at times.

Fascinating story. I read it after the controversy came out regarding the believability of the events. I'm familiar with some of the struggles in countries and cultures like this, and though some of the events may not have occurred, I believe that Mortenson did in fact make amazing progress in establishing schools.

Great story! Dr. Greg never made it up the mountain he was attempting to climb and was nursed back to health by the people who found him in an isolated mountain village in Pakistan. He was forever grateful and vowed to return. He returned again and again and ended up helping his friends build a school for the children of that remote village. His work also took him to other parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan where he helped build schools and encourage girls to get a formal education. I learned a lot about the cultures and people of that region, which was so interesting. After this book I read several other books about that part of the world.

This is a very inspiring book, chronicling the journey of a determined man to build schools for children in some of the poorest areas in the world, particularly Pakistan. I highly recommend it.