Description: This compelling and inspiring book, now in a deluxe paperback edition, shows how one person can work wonders. In Mountains Beyond Mountains , Pulitzer Prize--winning author Tracy Kidder tells the true story of a gifted man who loves the world and has set out to do all he can to cure it. In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life's calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Kidder's magnificent account takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes minds and practices through his dedication to the philosophy that "the only real nation is humanity." At the heart of this book is the example of a life based on hope and on an understanding of the truth of the Haitian proverb "Beyond mountains there are mountains"-as you solve one problem, another problem presents itself, and so you go on and try to solve that one too. " Mountains Beyond Mountains unfolds with a force of gathering revelation," says Annie Dillard, and Jonathan Harr notes, " Paul Farmer] wants to change the world. Certainly this luminous and powerful book will change the way you see it.", NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views."-- USA Today "If any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishment's thinking about health care for the destitute, it is Paul Farmer. . . . [ Mountains Beyond Mountains ] inspires, discomforts, and provokes."-- The New York Times (Best Books of the Year) In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life's calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Tracy Kidder's magnificent account shows how one person can make a difference in solving global health problems through a clear-eyed understanding of the interaction of politics, wealth, social systems, and disease. Profound and powerful, Mountains Beyond Mountains takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes people's minds through his dedication to the philosophy that "the only real nation is humanity." WINNER OF THE LETTRE ULYSSES AWARD FOR THE ART OF REPORTAGE This deluxe paperback edition includes a new Epilogue by the author.
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Signed By: Tracy Kidder
Book Title: Mountains Beyond Mountains
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Item Length: 8.2 in
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Publication Year: 2009
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 0.9 in
Author: Tracy Kidder
Personalized: Yes
Genre: Religion, Political Science, Social Science, Health & Fitness, Biography & Autobiography, Medical
Topic: Christian Ministry / Missions, Health Care Delivery, Health Care Issues, Human Rights, Religious, Medical, Disease & Health Issues, Diseases
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Item Width: 6 in
Number of Pages: 332 Pages
