David Oliver Relin

Traces how the author, having been rescued and resuscitated by Himalayan villagers after a failed attempt to climb K2, worked to build schools that would particularly benefit the young girls who were forbidden an education by Taliban restrictions, an endeavor for which his life has been repeatedly threatened. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 100,000 first printing.

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time

"Tri chashki chai" eto porazitelnaja istorija o tom. kak samyj obychnyj chelovek, ne obladaja nichem, krome reshitelnosti, sposoben n odinochku izmenit mir.Greg Mortenson podrabatyval medbratom, nocheval v mashine, a svoe nemnogochislennoe imuschestvo derzhal v kamere khranenija. V pamjat o pogibshej sestre on reshil pokorit samuju slozhnuju goru K2. Eta popytka chut li ne stoila emu zhizni, esli by ne pomosch mestnykh zhitelej. Neskolko dnej, provedennykh v otrezannoj ot tsivilizatsii pakistanskoj derevushke, potrjasli Grega nastolko, chto on reshil sobrat neobkhodimuju summu i vernutsja v Pakistan, chtoby postroit shkolu dlja derevenskikh detej.

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 restored sight to over 100,000 people—all for about $20 per operation. Master storyteller 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.