LITERATURE + LECTURES

Blue Willow Bookshop presents Greg Mortenson, Thursday, December 2 at 6:30pm. We are thrilled to welcome Greg Mortenson to Houston. He will be in town to discuss and sign the paperback edition of Stones into Schools.

This event will be held at the Don Coleman Coliseum (DCC) at 1050 Dairy Ashford, Houston, Texas, 77079, just north of the shop. The main entrance to the coliseum faces Dairy Ashford and there is ample parking. Please do not use the Tully entrance to the DCC.

Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan was released on December 1, 2009. In this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where Three Cups of Tea left off in 2003, recounting his relentless, ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan; his extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in 2005; and the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal leaders even as he was dodging shootouts with feuding Afghan warlords and surviving an eight-day armed abduction by the Taliban.

He shares for the first time his broader vision to promote peace through education and literacy, as well as touching on military matters, Islam, and women—all woven together with the many rich personal stories of the people who have been involved in this remarkable two-decade humanitarian effort.

Since the 2006 publication of Three Cups of Tea, Mortenson has traveled across the U.S. and the world to share his vision with hundreds of thousands of people. He has met with heads of state, top military officials, and leading politicians who all seek his advice and insight. The continued phenomenal success of Three Cups of Tea proves that there is an eager and committed audience for Mortenson’s work and message.

Greg Mortenson is the co-founder and Executive Director of nonprofit Central Asia Institute www.ikat.org  (1996). Since a 1993 climb on Pakistan’s K2, he has dedicated his life to promote community-based education and literacy programs, especially for girls, in remote mountain regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Mortenson is also founder of Pennies For Peace www.penniesforpeace.org,  co-author of the #1 New York Times best-seller, Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School At A Time www.threecupsoftea.com,  which has sold over 3.5 million copies and published in 39 countries.

He is the author of the new bestseller Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan www.stonesintoschools.com. 

 Mortenson is a military veteran, and when not overseas, he lives in Montana, USA, with his two children and wife, Dr. Tara Bishop.

Mr. Mortenson will give a presentation on his work and travel and will then sign books. In order to get a card that allows you into the signing line, you must purchase a paperback copy of Stones into Schools from Blue Willow Bookshop. With your purchase you will receive a signing line ticket. Signing line tickets are issued in order of purchase. We strongly recommend that you call or visit Blue Willow Bookshop in advance to purchase your books and receive your signing line ticket. Any books and tickets not picked up at Blue Willow Bookshop will be available at the event at our "will call" table.

Mr. Mortenson will personalize only paperback copies of Stones into Schools purchased from Blue Willow Bookshop. Signed copies of all of his books will be available at the event. There will be no photographs during the signing portion of the event.