Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World
by Tracy Kidder
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder holds a highly rated rating of 4.21 out of 5, based on 53K reader ratings. First published in 2003. The book spans 333 pages.
About Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World
This powerful and inspiring book shows how one person can make a difference, as Kidder tells the true story of a gifted man who is in love with the world and has set out to do all he can to cure it.Tracy Kidder is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the author of the bestsellers The Soul of a New Machine, House, Among Schoolchildren, and Home Town. He has been described by the Baltimore Sun as the "master of the non-fiction narrative." This powerful and inspiring new book shows how one person can make a difference, as Kidder tells the true story of a gifted man who is in love with the world and has set out to do all he can to cure it.At the center of Mountains Beyond Mountains stands Paul Farmer. Doctor, Harvard professor, renowned infectious-disease specialist, anthropologist, the 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 book shows how radical change can be fostered in situations that seem insurmountable, and it also shows how a meaningful life can be created, as Farmer—brilliant, charismatic, charming, both a leader in international health and a doctor who finds time to make house calls in Boston and the mountains of Haiti—blasts through convention to get results.Mountains Beyond Mountains 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"—a philosophy that is embodied in the small public charity he founded, Partners in Health. He enlists the help of the Gates Foundation, George Soros, the U.N.’s World Health Organization, and others in his quest to cure the world. 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 the force of a gathering revelation," says Annie Dillard, and Jonathan Harr says, "[Farmer] wants to change the world. Certainly this luminous and powerful book will change the way you see it."
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Tracy Kidder |
| Published | 2003 |
| Pages | 333 |
| Kindle Price | $13.99 |
| Genres | Non-Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Biography & Memoir, Science, History |
| Average Rating | 4.21 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 53,019 |
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Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World is categorized as Non-Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Biography & Memoir, Science. Its primary genre classification is Biography & Memoir.
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Based on 53K reader ratings, Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World has an average score of 4.21 out of 5.00, which is considered "Highly Rated." Its large number of reviews suggests broad reader appeal.
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Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World has 333 pages.
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Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World was written by Tracy Kidder. It was first published in 2003.
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The ISBN-13 for Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World is 9780812973010.0.
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