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Audio Book Review: Three Cups of Deceit by Jon Krakauer

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Release Date:  August 2, 2007 Publisher:  Random House Audio Format:  Audio Length:  2 hours 57 minutes Narrator:  Mark Bramhall Genre:  charity/investigation/non-fiction Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle  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 best-selling 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-foundat...