http://library.humboldt.edu/blogs/tea Three Cups of Tea Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:09:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Please send suggestions of titles to consider for next year's Book of the Year. I'll add them to the list below. The Committee will meet sometime this semester to make a list of possible titles, and needs your help! Suggestions So Far: The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap between Rich ... http://library.humboldt.edu/blogs/tea/?p=75 If you would like to learn more about life in Northern Pakistan, another opportunity is coming up next week. Rebia Sher, Arcata resident and founder of the Roshni Centre for Women, will speak on educational and economic opportunities for women in Northern Pakistan, November 3 at 9:30-10:50 and at 12:30-1:50 in ... http://library.humboldt.edu/blogs/tea/?p=69 Throughout Three Cups of Tea are references to names and writings that might have piqued your interest.  Here are some tips to help you  look a little deeper: Warrior Song of King Gezar (Gesar). Called  Gling Ge sar gye sgrung ... http://library.humboldt.edu/blogs/tea/?p=59 Greg Mortenson will be on campus October 20 at 2-3:30 PM for a Book Talk and Book Signing in the Kate Buchanan Room in the University Center. Take your HSU ID to the Bookstore ticket office to receive your free ticket to the even Due to space limitations, the ... http://library.humboldt.edu/blogs/tea/?p=45 Jan West, Peace Corps Alumna and Arcata resident, will be joined by Jennifer Clowers from the San Francisco Peace Corps office at 6-7:30 PM on October 21, 2009 in the HSU Library Fishbowl Room (L209).  Jan West will talk about her experiences in Afghanistan as a Peace Corps volunteer.  Jennifer ... http://library.humboldt.edu/blogs/tea/?p=42 HSU Library owns a number of videos which provide in depth coverage of topics relating to the area where Three Cups of Tea is set.  These can be checked out by faculty or students.  Or, use viewing stations on the second floor of the library. Frontline World. stories from a small ... http://library.humboldt.edu/blogs/tea/?p=35 There are numerous short videos on YouTube relating to Greg Mortenson and his work with the Central Asia Institute and Pennies for Peace programs in the Karakoram region of Pakistan and Afghanistan.   Some notable examples: Mortenson's daughter, Amira narrates  a 10 minute video on the Pennies for Peace program which helps ... http://library.humboldt.edu/blogs/tea/?p=30 Greg Mortenson, author of the HSU/CR Book of the Year for 2009-10, will be making an appearance on the HSU campus, at CR, and in Eureka this fall.  On October 20, 2009, he will appear at a CR reception in the morning, and make an author appearance with a Question ... http://library.humboldt.edu/blogs/tea/?p=28 Three Cups of Tea is available in many forms from the HSU Library.  Click the links to see the catalog information for call number and number of copies: Print Book Audio Book (11 discs) Print Book - Young Reader's Edition http://library.humboldt.edu/blogs/tea/?p=24 The past choices for HSU Book of the Year: 2008-2009 - Parable of the Sower by Olivia Butler 2007-08 - Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 2006-07 - A Lesson before Dying by Ernest Gaines 2005-06 -  Grand Avenue by Greg Sarris & Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle In case you wondered... And, since HSU partners ... http://library.humboldt.edu/blogs/tea/?p=19