Mountains Beyond Mountains - Tracy Kidder

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n A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views . . . Kidder opens a window into Farmer's soul, letting the reader peek in and see what truly makes the good doctor tick.--Nicholas Thomas, USA Today n nIn 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. nPraise for Mountains Beyond Mountains n nA true-to-life fairy tale, one that inspires you to believe in happy endings . . . Its stark sense of reality comes as much from the grit between the pages as from the pure gold those pages spin.--Laura Claridge, Boston Sunday Globe n nStunning . . . Mountains Beyond Mountains will move you, restore your faith in the ability of one person to make a difference in these increasingly maddening, dispiriting times.--John Wilkens, The San Diego Union-Tribune n nEasily the most fascinating, most entertaining and, yes, most inspiring work of nonfiction I've read this year.--Charles Matthews, San

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