New Releases by David Oliver Relin

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.

Now in paperback: a #1 New York Times–bestselling author’s gripping chronicle of “two doctors . . . bringing light to those in darkness” (Time) 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.

Documents the inspiring story of a partnership between an American and Nepali doctor to provide eyesight-saving treatments to tens of thousands of patients through their Himalayan Cataract Project.

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.

1993, etter et mislykket forsøk på å bestige K2, vakler fjellklatreren Greg Mortenson inn i Korphe i Nord-Pakistan. Innbyggerne tar seg av den fullstendig utslitte mannen, som etter hvert kommer seg på bena og ser at landsbybeboerne lever i bunnløs fattigdom. Greg lover å komme tilbake for å bygge skole til barna. Boken forteller om hans kamp for å holde dette løftet. En skole blir til mange - et livslangt bistandsprosjekt for Greg og medhjelperne hans i Afghanistan og Pakistan. Han har nå etablert 170 barneskoler i Taliban-dominerte områder. Denne utgaven er tilrettelagt for unge lesere med fargebilder, intervju med Greg Mortensons 12 år gamle datter, informasjon om prosjektet Peace med mer. Dokumentar for ungdomstrinnet.

One man''s campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia: in 1993 Greg Mortenson was an American mountain-climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistan''s Karakoram. After he was taken in and nursed back to health, he made a promise to return and build them a school. From this promise, an incredible humanitarian campaign grew.

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

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.

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.

Hiking in the mountains of Pakistan in 1993, Mortenson got lost. He found his way to a small village where the locals helped him recover from his ordeal. While there, he noticed that the students had no building and did all of their schooling out of doors. Motivated to repay the kindness he had received, he vowed to return to the village and help build a school. Thus began his real life''s journey. Mortenson''s story recounts the troubles he faced in the U.S. trying to raise the money and then in Pakistan, trying to get the actual supplies to a remote mountain location. His eventual success led to another, and yet another, until he established a foundation and built a string of schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.