The Canadian charity Books With Wings was founded by Richard Gordon . He started the work after developing an intense interest in Afghanistan as his personal response to the September 11 attacks . Books With Wings is a collaborative project between Canadian , British , and American students and their counterparts in Afghanistan to provide books for universities throughout Afghanistan . Sally Armstrong described Gordon 's early efforts to start Books With Wings in her book '' Ascent of Women ''
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Richard Gordon (theoretical biologist)