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Three cups of deceit how Greg Mortenson, humanitarian hero, lost his way

Argues that author and humanitarian Greg Mortenson, noted for his campaign to open schools for girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan, has not been truthful about his past, his reasons for opening schools, or his abduction by the Taliban.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Krakauer, Jon
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Anchor Books, 2011.
Edition:	1st Anchor Books ed.
Subjects:	Humanitarian intervention > Pakistan. Humanitarian intervention > Afghanistan. Girls' schools > Pakistan. Girls' schools > Afghanistan. Humanitarian assistance, American > Pakistan. Humanitarian assistance, American > Afghanistan. Mortenson, Greg. > Three cups of tea. Philanthropists. Central Asia Institute. Mortenson, Greg. Girls > Education > Pakistan. Girls > Education > Afghanistan.
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Summary:	Argues that author and humanitarian Greg Mortenson, noted for his campaign to open schools for girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan, has not been truthful about his past, his reasons for opening schools, or his abduction by the Taliban.
Item Description:	"Originally published digitally in the United States by Byliner, Inc., in 2011"--T.p. verso.
Physical Description:	75 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 72-75).
ISBN:	9780307948762 (pbk.) 0307948765 (pbk.)
Author Notes:	Jon Krakauer was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on April 12, 1954. He received a degree in environmental studies from Hampshire College in Massachusetts in 1976. He worked as a carpenter, fisherman, and writer. He articles on mountain climbing appeared in several publications including GQ, National Geographic, Architectural Digest, Playboy, The New Yorker, and Rolling Stone. In 1996, he climbed Mt. Everest, but a storm took the lives of four of the five teammates who reached the summit with him. An analysis of the calamity he wrote for Outside magazine received a National Magazine Award. An article he wrote for Smithsonian about volcanology received the 1997 Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism. He is the author of several books including Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster; Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith; Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman; Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way; and Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town. His book, Into the Wild, was made into a movie in 2007. He is also the editor of the Modern Library Exploration series. (Bowker Author Biography)