So, the other reason I picked up Three cups of Tea was so I could read this book and know what the heck was going on. This book reads a bit like a technical article, but it was also interesting to hear a through explanation of the controversy and lies that are related to Mortenson, Three Cups of Tea...
Objective journalism is hard enough, but it's hard to be an objective reader when it comes to Jon Krakauer. I admire his ability to write and tell a story, but when I read him, I have to keep a very open mind. This particular piece is complicated, has many troubling elements - deception, an inabilit...
I have to admit I am one of the many that know Greg Mortenson as the well-known, humanitarian persona that he’s famous for. When ‘Three cups of Tea’ and ‘Stones into Schools’ came out, I read them, enjoyed the former more than the latter but was overall left impressed and inspired. It seemed to me t...
Having enjoyed Krakauer’s work in the past, I picked up this Kindle single on spec. Turns out to be quite a read. Krakauer was an emotional and financial supporter of Greg Mortenson, the author of Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time, the mountaineer who cr...
Jon does a thorough job debunking the myth of Greg. What a shame that a worthy cause has been corrupted by lies, and the charity money of millions wasted.
This is a pretty short book, and a quick read. I've been reading about the world in the Middle East, its history and religion, and stumbled across this book. I have heard, of course, of Greg Mortenson who wrote "Three Cups of Tea". In Mortenson's book, he describes his experiences in Pakistan and...
A useful companion to Mortenson's book, and perhaps one that raises the caution: People with a passion for humanitarian work aren't necessarily the best administrators, and certainly aren't the best accountants. That Mortenson is annoying to work with should be obvious to anyone who's read him, but ...
I made three sincere attempts to read Three Cups of Tea before giving up. It was poorly written, and so self-congratulatory that I started thinking of it as "Three Cheers for Me!" Now I'm glad I didn't waste my time slogging through it. It's so full of lies, a more appropriate title would have been ...
If you ever wonder what happens to the money after the charity receives it, this book may open your eyes. This rather short article takes a critical look at Greg Mortenson and his work with the Central Asia Institute. And what I discovered horrified me. Three Cups of Tea made Mortenson a best sellin...
Krakauer writes so clearly, than even though I wasn't really up on the whole Three Cups of Tea concept, I fully understood what was going on. Turns out this guy, Mortenson, is great at getting people to give him money, but he is lousy at managing a multi-million-dollar charity. As various well-inte...
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