| Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World Contributor(s): Kidder, Tracy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0812980557 ISBN-13: 9780812980554 Publisher: Random House Trade OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: At the center of Tracy Kidder's powerful and inspiring book is Dr. Paul Farmer. Harvard professor, renowned infectious-disease specialist, anthropologist, recipient of a MacArthur "genius" grant, world-class Robin Hood, Farmer was brought up in a bus and on a boat, and in medical school found his life's calling: to diagnose and cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. This magnificent account shows how radical change can be fostered in situations that seem insurmountable, and how one person can make a difference in solving global health problems through his clear-eyed understanding of how politics, wealth, social systems, and disease interact. "Mountains Beyond Mountains" takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer-brilliant and charismatic-changes people's minds and how they act through his dedication to the philosophy that "the only real nation is humanity." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Medical (incl. Patients) - Medical | Diseases - Social Science | Disease & Health Issues |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2009289744 |
| Lexile Measure: 1120 |
| Series: Random House Reader's Circle |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.66" W x 8.36" (0.79 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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." |