Journal Entry 1 by Erishkigal from Salt Lake City, Utah USA on Monday, June 02, 2008

last summer I read this inspiring book, and absolutely loved it!! I wild-released it Aug. 11 for the Hiroshima Peace Day challenge, but I thought if I found another copy, I'd love to make a ring it. Well, to make a short story long, I was in a bookstore recently, and there it stood as part of a display. And jogging my memory. So I had to buy it, and now I'll offer it, hoping it will do much travelling, inspring, and bringing of hope.


from the cover:
In 1993, a mountaineer named Greg Mortenson drifted into an impoverished Pakistan village in the Karakoran mountains, after a failed attempt to climb K2. Moved by the inhabitants' kindness, he promised to return and build a school. Three Cups of Tea is the story of that promise and it's extraordinary outcome. Over the next decade, Mortenson built not one but fifty-five schools--especially for girls--in the forbidding terrain that gave birth to the Taliban. His story is at once a riveting adventure and a statement to the power of the humanitarian spirit. 

Journal Entry 2 by Erishkigal from Salt Lake City, Utah USA on Friday, June 13, 2008

Ok, I'm trying not to backtrack too much and accomodate preferences. I started out very anal about my first couple of rings, but no longer.... pretty much, I just ask that you be considerate of those in the ring with you, reading and sending on in a reasonable time. Probably the biggest thing there is if when it's your turn you're either buried under rings (we all know how they can show up at once) or life. If the timing is bad, just ask to be skipped, pm me, and I'll put you back in later.

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smilingheron OR
dnsvm CO
tori58 WI
collectorkerri IL
300dogs NJ
raralovestoread LA
hopi100 VA <----here
daisyflower123 Germany
LyzzyBee UK
ruzena FIN--opted out--another copy circulating in Finland
?? hopefully some more readers in EU before it returns to me.

I'll send this out Monday, and I'll keep any changes updated on the journal page.

I hope this touches each of your spirits as it has mine.
Aho! Mitakye Oyasin!
 

Journal Entry 3 by 2of3Rs from Hillsboro, Oregon USA on Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Just received this today in Oregon from Erishkigal on the book's first leg of its ring.

This is a book I've been wanting to read for a long time. I work in a bookstore (just started back recently) and it's only knowing that this book was coming in a ring that kept me from buying one in the store. ah, bookcrossing!

In the package with the book there are many beautiful postcards and bookmarks about Utah and Salt Lake City. It's lovely to have them included, what a wonderful idea!

Thank you, Erishkigal, for including me. I plan on starting this immediately and will pass it on when I'm done. 

Journal Entry 4 by 2of3Rs from Hillsboro, Oregon USA on Thursday, July 03, 2008

I knew very little about the region, very little about the book itself. The book drew me fully into Mortenson's world, learning about the people of Pakistan and Afghanistan he works so hard to help - people as diverse and engaging as the people of the U.S. I very much appreciated how the book juxtaposed America's war on terror with Dr. Greg's quest for education.

The enemy IS ignorance.

Obtaining the next person's address to send it on... 

Journal Entry 5 by dnsvm from Longmont, Colorado USA on Friday, August 15, 2008

I received this a bit ago but forgot to journal it. It going on the top of the TBR pile! 

Journal Entry 6 by dnsvm from Longmont, Colorado USA on Sunday, October 26, 2008

Yikes! I have had this forever. I am so sorry and will have it out when tori58 send me their address.

I enjoyed this book and loved the message that Mortenson is sending out there on educating Pakastani girls. What an inspiration! 

Journal Entry 7 by Tori58 from Shawano, Wisconsin USA on Friday, November 07, 2008

I received this book earlier this week and I'm hoping to start it this weekend. It looks very good. Thanks, Erishkigal, for hosting the ring and dnsvm for sending it on to me. 

Journal Entry 8 by Tori58 from Shawano, Wisconsin USA on Saturday, December 20, 2008

Inspiring indeed!

I found the book to be a little slow at first; too much detail about Mortenson himself before I was at all invested in why I should care. The second half of the book was absorbing, though, and so informative about a region that it would behoove all of us to know more about. 

Journal Entry 9 by collectorkerri from Springfield, Illinois USA on Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Received today. Will read ASAP. 

Journal Entry 10 by collectorkerri from Springfield, Illinois USA on Monday, January 19, 2009

One of Mortenson's climber friends states a couple times that he should win the Nobel Peace Prize, and I heartily agree. What Greg Mortenson is doing in Pakistan and Afghanistan is so sorely needed. It was wonderful to read how giving the children of these remote mountain areas a comprehensive, secular education is so improving their quality of life. I especially liked hearing how some of the women have been able to get a basic health education and medical supplies so small problems like minor infections and the like do not turn fatal.

I am glad this book is still going to be spreading its message of hope. Thanks for sharing it, Erishkigal! It is on its way to 300dogs. 

Journal Entry 11 by 300dogs from Jackson, New Jersey USA on Saturday, January 24, 2009

Arrived safely in New Jersey. I have a few rings ahead of this but will get to it asap! Looking forward to it. 

Journal Entry 12 by 300dogs from Jackson, New Jersey USA on Saturday, March 14, 2009

You all know the saying "when it rains, it pours" right? Is it just me or as far as bookrings are concerned, the saying should be more like "when it rains, it floods!!" I had two other rings arrived on the same day as this one! Even though I've had this book for about six weeks now, once I finally got to sit and read it, I had it finished in just a few days.

Wow. "Inspiring" doesn't seem a strong enough word to describe Greg Mortenson and all that he has accomplished. I found myself continually flipping to look at the photos of the men,women and children described throughout the book. I do hope to read one day that Greg Mortenson has indeed won the Noble Peace Prize.

Thank you Erishkigal for starting this ring. I already have the address for the next reader and will mail this out today. 

Journal Entry 13 by 300dogs at By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, March 14, 2009

Released 3 yrs ago (3/14/2009 UTC) at By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases

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Mailing out today to raralovestoread in Louisiana. 

Journal Entry 14 by raralovestoread from Ponchatoula, Louisiana USA on Monday, March 23, 2009

I received this book in the mail today. I will start it as soon as I finish the book I am currently reading. 

Journal Entry 15 by raralovestoread from Ponchatoula, Louisiana USA on Wednesday, April 22, 2009

I enjoyed learning about the people of Pakistan and Afghanistan and these regions of the world. One point that stood out to me is that a basic education should not be taken for granted, as this opportunity is not offered to every person worldwide. Greg Mortenson definitely deserves to win the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to provide these educational opportunities to those who don't have them.

Today I am mailing this book to hopi100. 

Journal Entry 16 by hopi100 from Alexandria, Virginia USA on Monday, May 25, 2009

This just arrived in my mailslot. Thanks so much! I can't wait to get started. :) 

Journal Entry 17 by hopi100 from Alexandria, Virginia USA on Wednesday, July 01, 2009

This was a fantastic book! I really enjoyed getting to know more about Greg Mortensen and the areas he's lived in. What a treat.

I've PM'd daisyflower123 for an address and will be sending this along just as soon as I have one. Thanks, Erishkigal, for starting this ring! :)