Three Cups of Deceit, Jon Krakauer
Three Cups of Deceit, Jon Krakauer
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Three Cups of Deceit
How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way

Author: Jon Krakauer

Narrator: Mark Bramhall

Unabridged: 2 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/03/2011

Synopsis

Greg Mortenson has built a global reputation as a selfless humanitarian and children’s crusader, and he’s been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. He is also not what he appears to be. As acclaimed author Jon Krakauer discovered, Mortenson has not only fabricated substantial parts of his bestselling books Three Cups of Tea and Stones into Schools, but has also misused millions of dollars donated by unsuspecting admirers like Krakauer himself.

This is the tragic tale of good intentions gone very wrong.

100% of Jon Krakauer's proceeds from the sale of Three Cups of Deceit will be donated to the "Stop Girl Trafficking" project at the American Himalayan Foundation (www.himalayan-foundation.org/live/project/stopgirltrafficking).

Photograph © Matthieu Paley/www.paleyphoto.com

About The Author

Jon Krakauer is the author of eight books and has received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. According to the award citation, "Krakauer combines the tenacity and courage of the finest tradition of investigative journalism with the stylish subtlety and profound insight of the born writer." www.jonkrakauer.com

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer on April 19, 2011

the moral of the story seems to be: don't fuck with jon krakauer's money......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on July 27, 2023

In Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way, Jon Krakauer has researched very thoroughly whether Greg Mortenson's information and accounts of his travels and school building in Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time is factual.......more

Goodreads review by LG on November 06, 2011

I did not read Three Cups of Tea. It seemed - from a distance - like a schmaltzy look at attempting large social change. That doesn't interest me, because I feel the terms are simplified to tell a story. And in that simplification, things are presented in a way that is too good to be true. This simp......more

Goodreads review by Eric_W on June 02, 2012

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 cre......more

Goodreads review by Milan/zzz on November 20, 2011

Mr. Mortenson is a pathological liar. Yes he had nice idea, he performed many good things in Central Asia BUT all that as far as I'm concerned because what he was doing behind the scene doesn't justify him a bit. Of course I do hope charity will fulfill its mission without him and I hope even more t......more

Quotes

"Packed with interviews and anecdotes that undercut Mortenson's image as a cheerful do-gooder, Krakauer's account of good intentions gone horribly wrong is a stunning example of investigative journalism." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Krakauer forcefully claims that Mortenson improperly used his charity’s funds and failed to build all the schools he says he did.” –Chicago Tribune

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