2008-07-04 No-one who cares about our future can afford to miss this book

5 stars seems ungenerous to a book that is not only a tribute to a formidable character (Greg Mortenson) written in high quality journalistic style, but a cautionary tale about how those who choose to run global politics without knowing the facts or the people on the ground are guility of the grossest dereliction of duty (i.e. George W Bush and his fellow ignorami). You'll find this book inspirational, provocative and ultimately gripping and, in my view, it changes perceptions of Islam profoundly. Read it, think hard and share the core point with anyone who'll listen - education is the key to unlocking the benign human resources of the third world - just start the process with courage, goodwill and a bucketful of belief and anything is possible. A book no child in the West should be allowed to ignore......