Mortenson shot to international fame with the book, which describes his getting lost in an effort to climb K2, the world's second-highest peak, being rescued by Pakistani villagers in the village of Korphe and vowing to return there to build a school for local girls. One School at a Time," against charges that key stories in it are false. (CNN) - Greg Mortenson, the high-profile advocate of girls' education in Afghanistan and Pakistan, has been forced to defend his best-selling book "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations. The book is an international publishing success."Three Cups of Tea" spawned a charity and efforts to improve girls' education in Pakistan and Afghanistan.The author says, "I stand by the information conveyed in my book".A CBS "60 Minutes" investigation alleges the book's stories are not true.
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