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Mountains Beyond Mountains
Tracy Kidder · 2004 · 336 pages
“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.”
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Rainn Wilson
“A biography of the great doctor, teacher and humanitarian, Paul Farmer. In the Artibonite plain in rural Haiti, he walks hundreds of miles, healing the sick and delivering AIDS medication with a selfless determination that is awe-inspiring.”↗
Edward Norton
“A great new doc film tip: If you never read 'Mountains Beyond Mountains', about Dr Paul Farmer / @PIH, it is a life-changing book. Now there's a beautiful film @BTAfilm "Bending the Arc" on Netflix. Paul & his partners truly inspirational. Will give you hope & determination”↗
Donald Knuth
“About how Paul Farmer's local and global life combines theory and practice.”↗
Jared Leto
“"Mountains Beyond Mountains." You'll be incredibly moved by the book. -”↗
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