Economic pressures are causing the Chinese neighbor to reverse longstanding policies

On efforts to curb the luring of Nepalese women into prostitution

Author’s Note: Immediately after Byliner published "Three Cups of Deceit" (an excerpt of which you can read below), Greg Mortenson went underground and refused to speak to journalists or answer questions from donors, choosing instead to communicate intermittently through spokespersons. Many of these communiqués have been evasive or untrue. In response, I’ve endeavored to debunk some of the statements that have been issued on Mortenson’s behalf, and I will continue doing so for as long as necessary. My “Greg Mortenson Truth Checks” follow this excerpt, in reverse chronological order.

How do we reconcile our relative comfort and a sense of society's–or the world's–impending doom?

Any one of the crises Afghanistan faces would justify convening a loya jirga, or grand assembly. But the most compelling reason for doing so is to select a president.

Pat Tillman walked away from a multimillion-dollar NFL contract to join the Army and became an icon of post-9/11 patriotism. When he was killed in Afghanistan two years later, a legend was born. But the real Pat Tillman was much more remarkable, and considerably more complicated than the public knew. Here's Chapter One of the bestselling book.

Jon Krakauer's multi-layered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, polygamy, savage violence, and unyielding faith. Here's Chapter One of the bestselling book.

Whereas the Grand Canyon was once treacherously wild, toady 5 million visit it each year. With ballooning population and the popularity of backcountry adventuring, places untouched by humanity may soon disappear.

Published initially as an article in *Outside* magazine, Jon Krakauer's *Into Thin Air* became an immediate bestseller. Here's Chapter One of the now-classic book.

The experts believe Mount Rainier will give plenty of notice before it erupts again—the problem is that it can kill in other ways.