Mountains Beyond Mountains (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780812973013)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - 20th Anniversary Edition, with a new foreword by the author - "[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

Author: Tracy Kidder
ISBN-10: 0812973011
ISBN-13: 9780812973013
Publisher: Random House Trade
Language: English
Published: 08/31/2004
Pages: 322
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.15w x 0.75d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8
Point Value: 18
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 76688 / Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 10/10/2004 pg. 26
Booksense '76 September 2004 09/01/2004 pg. 1