Krakauer writes so clearly, than even though I wasn't really up on the whole Three Cups of Tea concept, I fully understood what was going on. Turns out this guy, Mortenson, is great at getting people to give him money, but he is lousy at managing a multi-million-dollar charity. As various well-intentioned but poorly thought-out celebrity charities have recently shown, a good "concept" is rarely the key to successful works. I sympathize with all those who have contributed to CAI and the Pennies for Peace causes.