60 Minutes aired a report Sunday night on Greg Mortenson, author of the bestselling THREE CUPS OF TEA, questioning “whether some of the most dramatic stories in his books are even true” and raising “serious questions about how millions of dollars have been spent” by the charity he set up and “whether Mortenson is personally benefiting.” The most direct accuser was author Jon Krakauer, who says of the tale in the book about how Mortenson was inspired to build schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan, “It’s a beautiful story, and it’s a lie.” Mortenson’s central storyline is that he “stumbled into” […]
