 The book remained a number one "New York Times" bestseller for three years after its release.The book is also a popular university freshman or campus read on about three dozen campuses, has been chosen for One City One Book community reads in over 300 cities, is published in over 39 countries internationally, and is used on over 100 University and college campuses as a Freshman Experience, Honor's program or campus-wide read book.A young adult version of Three Cups of Tea was published by Penguin on January 22, 2009.