2006 book by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Three Cups of Tea
Cover of Three Cups of Tea
Author
Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Language
English
Genre
Memoir
Publisher
Penguin Group
Publication date
2006, 2007, 2008
Publication place
United States
Media type
Hardcover, Paperback, Audio CD
Pages
368
ISBN
978-0-14-303825-2
OCLC
83299454
Followed by
Stones into Schools
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time (original hardcover title: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations ... One School at a Time) is a memoir book by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin published by Penguin in 2007. The book describes Mortenson's transition from a registered nurse and mountain climber to a humanitarian committed to reducing poverty and elevating education for girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Following the beginnings of his humanitarian efforts, Mortenson co-founded the Central Asia Institute (CAI), a non-profit group that has reported overseeing the construction of over 171 schools as of 2010.[1] CAI reported that these schools provide education to over 64,000 children, including 54,000 girls,[2] in the remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan, where few education opportunities previously existed.[3][4][5]
The book's title was inspired by a saying Haji Ali shared with Mortenson: "The first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you take tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share a cup of tea, you become family..."[6]Three Cups of Tea remained on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller's list for four years.[7][8]
In April 2011, critiques and challenges of the book and Mortenson surfaced. Author Jon Krakauer alleged that a number of Mortenson's claims in the book are fictitious and accused him of mismanaging CAI funds.[9][10][11][12] In 2012, Mortenson agreed to repay $1 million to CAI following an investigation by the Montana attorney general. The inquiry determined that he had misspent over $6 million of the organization's money, although no criminality was found.[13]
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^"Journey of Hope". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
^"Mortenson Campaigned to Build Schools in Asia" Archived 2008-04-30 at the Wayback Machine, ABC News, March 8, 2006.
^Worldview: The lesson jihadis fear most – In the remote reaches of Pakistan, former mountain climber Greg Mortenson is besting extremists by building schools" Archived 2008-02-29 at the Wayback Machine, The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 13, 2008.
^Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace One School at a Time, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, Penguin Books, NY (2006), pg. 150.
^CNN reports number of years Three Cups of Tea on NYT Bestseller list Archived 2012-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, cnn.com; accessed December 9, 2016.
^"Paperback Nonfiction Bestsellers", The New York Times, March 16, 2008.
^Three Cups of Deceit Archived 2011-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, Jon Krakauer, April 2011.
^"‘Three Cups of Tea,’ Spilled", by Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times, April 20, 2011
^"Greg Mortenson’s Tepid Defense", by Tom Wright, The Wall Street Journal, April 27, 2011
^"Can't Get There From Here" Archived 2011-04-30 at the Wayback Machine, Outside journal, Apr 27, 2011
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