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

New York, NY: Viking Books, 2006. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Very good in near fine dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed/dated by author Mortenson on the half-title page. 1st edition, 2nd printing. Dust jacket has mild edgewear. Book has shelfwear to the base of the spine. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Gift inscription on the half-title page. Three Cups of Tea describes Mortenson's transition from a registered nurse and mountain-climber to a humanitarian committed to reducing poverty and elevating education for girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The book has become controversial, due to accusations of fabrication of some of the incidents described in it and questions about whether some of the schools whose building was described actually exist and/or are actually used as schools. By the author of Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, In Afghanistan and Pakistan and Listen To The Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg and Three Cups of Tea. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.