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    Mountain to Mountain: A Journey of Adventure and Activism for the Women of Afghanistan
    Mountain to Mountain: A Journey of Adventure and Activism for the Women of Afghanistan
    Mountain to Mountain: A Journey of Adventure and Activism for the Women of Afghanistan
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    Mountain to Mountain: A Journey of Adventure and Activism for the Women of Afghanistan

    Written by Shannon Galpin

    Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller

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    Being inspired to act can take many forms. For some, it's taking a weekend to volunteer, but for Shannon Galpin, it meant leaving her career, selling her house, launching a nonprofit, and committing her life to advancing education and opportunity for women and girls. Focusing on the war-torn country of Afghanistan, Galpin and her organization, Mountain2Mountain, have touched the lives of hundreds of men, women, and children.

    In her lyrical and honest memoir, Galpin describes her first forays into fundraising, her deep desire to help women and girls halfway across the world, and her love for adventure and sports. During her numerous trips to Afghanistan, Shannon reaches out to politicians and journalists, as well as everyday Afghans, to cross a cultural divide and find common ground. She narrates harrowing encounters, exhilarating bike rides, humorous episodes, and the heartbreak inherent in a country that is still recovering from decades of war and occupation.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateSep 16, 2014
    ISBN9781494573935
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    Shannon Galpin

    SHANNON GALPIN is the founder and president of Mountain2Mountain, a nonprofit organization focused on helping women and children in Afghanistan. Her humanitarian efforts have been profiled on Dateline NBC, The New York Times, Outside Magazine, National Geographic Explorer, USA Today , CNN, MountainFlyer Magazine, and Women's Adventure Magazine.

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      OH man, I lost my entire review again.. Darn it! Summary: theme of the book is great - empowering Afghani women. Noble cause. But I don't think Shannon's stories are true - they just don't wash. For example, she talks about how horribly poor she is (was?) even reneging to buy her daughter some item that she'd promised her (I forget) because she only has $42 in the bank and $21 with her. Then she... wait... she doesn't do anything.. the story conveniently ends, boom!, not a word more about it. Evicted? Homeless? Nope, next thing you know she's flown back to Afghanistan using the money she doesn't have and is riding some expensive bike, one that has disc brakes no less ($$$$) and even mentions how she's using her "extra' helmet. Poor woman... right. I had 4 examples like that but, darn it all, I lost my entire review and I ain't retyping. Overall? Slick, enjoyable story that is probably a bunch of lies, much like that guy who wrote about living a life of drugs and then overcame at all odds, even got a great review by Oprah, but turned out to be all lies.