Greg Mortenson
Summary
Greg Mortenson (born December 27, 1957) is an American humanitarian, writer and former mountaineer. Mortenson is the co-founder (with Dr. Jean Hoerni) and director of the non-profit Central Asia Institute as well as the founder of the educational charity Pennies for Peace. He is the co-author of Three Cups of Tea. The sequel, Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan was released on December 1, 2009 (Viking 2009).Mortenson served in the U.S. Army in Germany from 1975 to 1977 as a medic, receiving the Army Commendation Medal. After his discharge, he attended Concordia College, Moorhead from 1977 to 1979 on an athletic (football) scholarship.
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Greg Mortenson, ‘Three Cups of Tea’ Author, to Repay Charity
The writer Greg Mortenson has agreed to pay $1 million to compensate his Montana-based charity for using the group to promote and buy copies of his books.
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Daisey: Falsehoods don’t undermine larger truth about Apple manufacturing
Mike Daisey | Gawker Mike Daisey added a prologue and cut some portions from his monologue after “This American Life” retracted its story based on his critique of Apple’s manufacturing, but he is doubling down on… Read more.
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Byliner Kicks Off Original Fiction With 'Joy Luck Club''s Amy Tan
Longform journalism site Byliner kicked off its narrative nonfiction “Byliner Originals” publishing program this past spring, with Jon Krakauer’s exposé of Three Cups of Tea author Greg Mortensen. That e-single, “Three Cups of Deceit,” became the #1 bestselling nonfiction title across Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN), and seven months later it remains a bestselling Kindle Single.
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The Long Tale
When author Jon Krakauer started looking into the altruistic claims of his former friend, the best-selling author of Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson, he uncovered quite a story. Mortenson was famous as a philanthropist who raised millions for his charity, which builds schools and other resources in Afghanistan. But the.
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Byliner CEO excited about ‘opportunity to discover some great writers’
People used to view technology as a threat to longform journalism. But in the past year, tools like Read it Later, Instapaper and The Atavist have helped change that mentality by making it easier to.
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A discovery engine for narrative nonfiction: Byliner.com launches with high hopes and a sleek site
It’s a nonfiction nerd’s fantasy: a database of nearly 30,000 feature stories, meticulously organized, sleekly presented, and fully searchable — by author, by publication, by topic.
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The Bestsellers: Fortune Article 'Inside Apple' Beats Out Full-Length Books
Among the usual suspects like Michael Connelly and James Patterson on the top 10 list of paid Kindle bestsellers this week was something of a surprise: “Inside Apple—From Steve Jobs Down to the Janitor: How America’s Most Successful - and Most Secretive - Big Company Really Works” by Adam Lashinsky.
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Jason Pinter: How Will Ebooks Change the Author Experience?
I'm a huge supporter of ebooks. Ironically when I speak about them online or at conferences, and caution aspiring authors on the perils of e-publishing their works, they take that as an attack on the format or on the entrepreneurial spirit. That couldn't be further from the truth. I caution people on ePublishing because having an Amazon page doesn't equate to sales, and unless your goal is simply to have your book available for download, you need an actual plan in order to sell your books.
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Bashir Ahmad Gwakh: Fabrication, Exaggeration and Sensationalization in Writings About Afghanistan
Greg Mortenson's best-selling Three Cups of Tea earned him millions of dollars and a global reputation as an altruistic humanitarian.
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Suit filed against ‘Three Cups’ author
Two Montana lawmakers filed a lawsuit Thursday against “Three Cups of Tea” author Greg Mortenson and his charity, alleging they were conned into buying the book and donating to the Central Asia Institute. A “60 Minutes” report in April raised doubts about how much aid the charity is delivering in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and challenged the validity of some accounts in Mortenson’s book, specifically his claim that he was held captive for a time by the Taliban in Pakistan.
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