Award-winning author Greg Mortenson was at Point Loma Nazarene University to discuss his New York Times best-selling book “Three Cups of Tea,” on Monday, Feb. 18, as part of the annual One Book, One San Diego event.

Mortenson discussed his book, his experience as a mountain climber in Southeast Asia, and the schools that he started in Pakistan. The One Book event was a joint venture of KPBS television, the San Diego Public Library and PLNU.

A review of “Three Cups” in Publisher's Weekly is as follows:

"Some failures lead to phenomenal successes, and this American nurse's unsuccessful attempt to climb K2, the world's second tallest mountain, is one of them. Dangerously ill when he finished his climb in 1993, Mortenson was sheltered for seven weeks by the small Pakistani village of Korphe; in return, he promised to build the impoverished town's first school, a project that grew into the Central Asia Institute, which has since constructed more than 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. Coauthor Relin recounts Mortenson's efforts in fascinating detail, presenting compelling portraits of the village elders, con artists, philanthropists, mujahideen, Taliban officials, ambitious school girls and upright Muslims Mortenson met along the way. As the book moves into the post-9/11 world, Mortenson and Relin argue that the United States must fight Islamic extremism in the region through collaborative efforts to alleviate poverty and improve access to education, especially for girls. Captivating and suspenseful, with engrossing accounts of both hostilities and unlikely friendships, this book will win many readers' hearts."