What happened to Three Cups of Tea author?
— “Three Cups of Tea” author Greg Mortenson, who has spent four years weathering accusations that his best-selling book contained fabrications and that he mismanaged the charity he co-founded, will retire in January, Central Asia Institute officials said Thursday.
How many schools has Greg Mortenson?
As of 2014, CAI reports it has established or significantly supported over 300 projects, including 191 schools, in rural and often volatile regions of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan.
What genre is Three Cups of Tea?
Biography
What is the name of Mortenson’s non profit organization?
Central Asia Institute
| Abbreviation | CAI |
|---|---|
| Founders | Greg Mortenson Jean Hoerni |
| Type | 501(c)(3) |
| Legal status | Non-Profit |
| Purpose | Promotes literacy and education |
Who wrote three cups of tea?
Greg Mortenson
What does it’s not my cup of tea mean?
If something is not your cup of tea, it is not the type of thing that you like: Thanks for inviting me, but ballet isn’t really my cup of tea. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not liking. abhor.
What does give one’s right arm mean?
give your right arm (for something/to do something) Definitions and Synonyms. phraseinformal. DEFINITIONS1. to be willing to do anything in order to get or achieve something. At that moment she would have given her right arm to not be in that room.
Is give my right arm an idiom?
give (one’s) right arm A figurative phrase that highlights one’s interest in having something or eagerness to do something.
Does a white elephant exist?
A white elephant (also albino elephant) is a rare kind of elephant, but not a distinct species. The king of Thailand also keeps a number of white elephants, eleven of which are still alive. Former U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew once presented a white elephant to King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
What does the idiom crocodile tears mean?
of grief