Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World (Random House Reader's Circle)

ISBN: 0812980557

Author: Kidder, Tracy

Condition: New

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER [A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views.-USA TodayIf any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishments 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 lifes calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Tracy Kidders 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 peoples minds through his dedication to the philosophy that the only real nation is humanity.WINNER OF THE LETTRE ULYSSES AWARD FOR THE ART OF REPORTAGEThis deluxe paperback edition includes a new Epilogue by the author