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Mountains Beyond Mountains
One doctor's quest to heal the world
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One man's fight to save lives in Haiti and everywhere.
One man's fight to save lives in Haiti and everywhere
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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 Strength in What Remains, amongst others.
This compelling and inspiring book shows how one person can work wonders. In Mountains Beyond Mountains, 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'βas 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.
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Mountains Beyond Mountains is praised for its inspiring and touching portrayal of a man's dedication to battling poverty and revolutionising medicine. It blends an epic struggle against global disparities with a profound character study, earning high recommendations for its genuine narrative and impactful writing. Reviewers describe it as an absorbing read that challenges personal and political perspectives, resonating deeply with readers and filling them with both wonder and hope.
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ISBN: 9781846684319
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 January 2011
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Profile Books Ltd
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 247g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Tracy Kidder graduated from Harvard and studied at the University of Iowa. He has won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Award, and many other literary prizes. He is the author of Mountains Beyond Mountains, My Detachment, Home Town, Old Friends, Among Schoolchildren, House, The Soul of a New Machine and The Strength in What Remains. Kidder lives in Massachusetts and Maine.
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