Well, I must say that Three Cups of Tea has been on my "To Be Read" list for a while now. It was rated 4+ stars on Amazon.com. According to CBS, it is required reading for U.S. military going to Afghanistan. Greg Mortenson, the book's author, has been on countless television shows discussing his books and his work. I was looking forward to reading the book (I am on my library's waiting list).
Last week, CBS released its findings from its investigation of Greg Mortenson, Three Cups of Tea, and the Central Asia Institute. Mortenson has been "accused of fabricating stories in the memoir and using his charitable institute to promote his books.* SMH. What's really going?
Have you read Three Cups of Tea?
What do you think about the controversy?
Check out the following http://www.cbsnews.com/ articles:
* "Questions over Greg Mortenson's stories - He has written inspiring best sellers, including Three Cups of Tea, but are the stories all true" - Produced by Andy Court, Kevin Livelli and Maria Usman.
"Three Cups of Tea author discusses CBS report - Greg Mortenson gives exclusive interview to Outside magazine in response to "60 Minutes" investigation"
"Greg Mortenson book under review after CBS report - Publisher says it will review contents of "Three Cups of Tea" amid questions about memoir's anecdotes and author's charity
View the CBSNewsOnline video "Greg Mortenson" where CBS Steve Kroft investigates.
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