Book club to discuss Mortenson

The Ellis Memorial Library Book Club discussion group will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 14. The club, open to the public, meets the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the library, 710 W. Ave. A.

The book to be discussed is "Three Cups of Tea," by Greg Mortenson.

If you can read it by Tuesday, stop by the library to check out a copy.

A synopsis of the book follows. "The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban's backyard.

Anyone who despairs of the individual's power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistan's treacherous K2, was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers and promised to build them a school. Over the next decade he built 55 schools - especially for girls - offered a balanced education in one of the most isolated and dangerous regions on earth. As it chronicles Mortenson's quest, which has brought him into conflict with both enraged Islamists and uncomprehending Americans, Three Cups of Tea combines adventure with a celebration of the humanitarian spirit."