Publisher of "Three Cups of Tea" To Conduct Review Of Book's Accuracy

nytimes.com:

Viking, the publisher of “Three Cups of Tea,” said in a statement on Monday that it would review the book and its contents with the author, Greg Mortenson, after a CBS News report that called into question the accuracy of part of the book.

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Comments

[artchic6]

01:46 PM on 04/19/2011

The thing is that Greg Mortinson is doing more good for the girls and children of Pakistan than any of us can ever imagine accomplishing in our whole lives. He's effected the way people think about that country and also helped military leaders to work with the people of Pakistan by putting them in touch with the tribal leaders who they would have never had access to, period. I don't claim to know if 100% of the book is true but I do know that what he is doing is for the good of those kids who otherwise would not receive any education or very little at best. I think there are bigger fish to fry here and he's not the one who should be in the fryer.

Why are people so quick to cast the first stone? Are you perfect? Is any one of us perfect? I think not!

[leorangerie]

04:51 PM on 04/18/2011

And so continues the fall. He was certain he would not be found out. Who would have thought that Sixty Minutes would track down an anthopologist who met daily with the subject of the second book's first section. And that anthro says the book is at best exaggerated, and more likely fabricated. Yikes.

[shthar]

05:24 PM on 04/18/2011

Have we caught all the murderers?

All the rapists?

If not, I think we got bigger fish to fry.

Course it's always easier to catch the small fish.

[leorangerie]

05:56 PM on 04/18/2011

...and he should get a free pass? Why?