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''Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time'' (original hardcover title: ''Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations ... One School at a Time'') is a book by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin published by Penguin in 2007. For four years, the book remained on the ''New York Times'' nonfiction bestseller's list.〔(CNN reports number of years Three Cups of Tea on NYT Bestseller list )〕〔("Paperback Nonfiction Bestsellers" ), ''The New York Times'', March 16, 2008.〕 ''Three Cups of Tea'' describes Mortenson's transition from a registered nurse and mountain-climber to a humanitarian committed to reducing poverty and elevating education for girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Following the beginnings of his humanitarian efforts, Mortenson became co-founder of the Central Asia Institute (CAI), a non-profit group that, as of 2010, reports it has overseen the building of over 171 schools.〔http://www.bridgew.edu/NewsLog/view_story.cfm?StoryID=904 Newslog, Bridgewater State University〕 CAI reports that these schools provide education to over 64,000 children, including 54,000 girls,〔http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=85099 Pakistan Observer, "Education Emergency in Pakistan"〕 where few education opportunities existed before in the remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.〔("Mortenson Campaigned to Build Schools in Asia" ), ''ABC News,'' March 8, 2006.〕〔(Worldview: The lesson jihadis fear most – In the remote reaches of Pakistan, former mountain climber Greg Mortenson is besting extremists by building schools" ), ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', January 13, 2008.〕 The book's title comes from a quote by Haji Ali, said to Mortenson: "The first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you take tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share a cup of tea, you become family..."〔''Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace One School at a Time,'' by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, Penguin Books, NY, 2006, p. 150.〕 In April 2011, critiques and challenges of the book and Mortenson were released. Author Jon Krakauer alleged that a number of Mortenson's claims in the book are fictitious and accused him of mismanaging CAI funds.〔(''Three Cups of Deceit )'', Jon Krakauer, April 2011.〕〔("‘Three Cups of Tea,’ Spilled" ), by Nicholas Kristof, ''New York Times'', April 20, 2011〕〔("Greg Mortenson’s Tepid Defense )," by Tom Wright, ''Wall Street Journal'', April 27, 2011〕〔("Can't Get There From Here )," ''Outside'' journal, Apr 27, 2011〕 ==Summary== In 1993, mountaineer Greg Mortenson attempted to climb K2, the world's second highest mountain, located in the Karakoram range of Gilgit Baltistan Pakistan, as a way of honoring the memory of his deceased sister, Christa. As a memorial, he had planned to lay her amber necklace on the summit of K2.〔("Schools for Pakistan and Afghanistan" ), Richard Halicks, ''The Atlanta-Journal Constitution'', April 16, 2006.〕 After more than 70 days on the mountain, Mortenson and three other climbers had their ascent interrupted by the need to complete a 75-hour life-saving rescue of a fifth climber. After getting lost during his descent, alone, he became weak and exhausted. Instead of arriving in Askole, where his porters awaited, he came across Korphe, a small village built on a shelf jutting out from a canyon. He was greeted and taken in by the chief elder of Korphe, Haji Ali. 〔("Fresh Air" ), with Terry Gross,''National Public Radio (NPR)'', February 7, 2002.〕 Mortenson soon found out that the village had no school. To repay the remote community for their hospitality, Mortenson recounted in the book that he promised to build a school for the village. After difficulties in raising capital, Mortenson was introduced to Jean Hoerni, a Silicon Valley pioneer who donated the money that Mortenson needed for his school. In the last months of his life, Hoerni co-founded the Central Asia Institute, endowing the CAI to build schools in rural Pakistan and Afghanistan.〔("Another Way to stop Terrorism" ), ''Parade Magazine'', March 5, 2006.〕 According to the book, Mortenson faced many daunting challenges in his quest to raise funds for the building of more than 55 schools in Taliban territory. Some of these challenges included death threats from Islamic mullahs, long periods of separation from his family, and being kidnapped by Taliban sympathizers.〔("A failed mountaineer becomes a philanthropist after a village without a school saves his life" ), ''Christian Science Monitor'', Marilyn Gardner, September 12, 2006.〕 Reflecting on the state of a post-9/11 world, Mortenson advocates in his books and during his speaking engagements that extremism in the region can be deterred through collaborative efforts to alleviate poverty and improve access to education, especially for girls. Formerly in Afghanistan and Pakistan, schooling focused on boys. Because educated boys tend to move to the cities to find jobs, they seldom return. By contrast, educated girls tend to remain in the community and pass their enhanced knowledge to the next generation, thus, Mortenson suggests, educating girls has more of a lasting benefit for their community.〔("To fight terror, Montanan builds schools in Asia" ), Todd Wilkinson, ''Christian Science Monitor'', January 21, 2003.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Three Cups of Tea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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