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Mountains Beyond Mountains
by Tracy Kidder
ISBN: 0375506160
ISBN-13: 9780375506161
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Dr. Paul Farmer of Massachusetts began working in Haiti in 1982, providing health care for peasants who can't afford doctors to treat the diseases that are rampant there, including TB. In 1993 Farmer was given a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant," which he has used to further his work in Haiti. Tracy Kidder followed Farmer on his rounds and on his fundraising travels around the world, and he tells Farmer's story with the same zeal he brought to his Pulitzer Prize-winning THE SOUL OF A NEW MACHINE. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.
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"MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS is inspiring, disturbing, daring and completely absorbing. It will rattle our complacency; it will prick our conscience." -- Abraham Verghese
-- New York Times Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Random House Inc
Published date: 2003
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 6.75 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.25 pounds
Pages: 317
Publisher's Notes
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.”
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2003 Random House Reprint Hardcover Edition. Slight wear to price-clipped Dust Jacket, otherwise in Excellent Condition! ( more information) Offered by CPK Sales (United States)
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Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World
Kidder, Tracy
Random House. later printing,@2003. Very Good-/Very Good- hard cover. 8vo,boards,317pp. edgewear,rubbing,scratches,a few small stains,dustjacket. shelfwear,slight slant at foot spine,cover. clean text. tight but feels a bit stressed at gutters. bio's. ( more information) Offered by Gail Kennon Book-Comber (United States)
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MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS: HEALING THE WORLD: THE QUEST OF DR. PAUL FARMER
Kidder, Tracy
Random House; Stated 1st Edition; Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 0375506160 . No significant defects to book or dust jacket . Kidder tells the story of a truly gifted man, a child of North Carolina tobacco fields, has set out to change the world of medical help for the poor in the poorest of countries. ; 1.4 x 9.3 x 6.2 Inches; 336 pages . ( more information) Offered by IndyBook Lady (United States)
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Mountains Beyond Mountains: Healing the World: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer
Tracy Kidder
Random House, 2003-09-09. Hardcover. Very Good. 2003 9th Printing Random House (Publisher; NY) HARDBACK; text clean/UNMARKED; color dj/cover surface near mint/mild edge wear w/no tears + 1 tiny nick at bottom binding; price unclipped; spine strong; NOT x-library; No remainder mark; Not book club; 317 pages + 16 informational pgs; 5 parts/26 chapters; afterword; bibliography; author biography w/photograph; color jacket design by Peter Mendelsund; "the only book I've read in years that made me feel like cheering. It left me uncomfortable, guilty,+ exhausted--but it also inspired me, kept me up all night,+ moved me to tears. Some readers will find their lives changed forever; everyone else will emerge, at very least, w/unexpectedly revised set of values"--Anne Fadiman; gift quality reading copy. ( more information) Offered by HappyHippy7 (United States)
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New York: Random House Inc, 2003 Virtually as new. Dj is not price clipped, in a new Brodart. 317 pages.. First Edition Stated, 2nd Printing. Half Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good + Dj. 6.5 x 9.5". ( more information) Offered by Bernardston Books (United States)
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Random House. Good+ in Very Good dust jacket 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards bumped along edges and corners, previous owner's name penned on front flyleaf, elsewise clean with a sound spine. DJ has mild shelfwear and bumping along top edge. ; 1.4 x 9.3 x 6.2 Inches; 336 pages . ( more information) Offered by Magus Books (United States)
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NY: RANDOM HOUSE, 2003 THE QUEST FOR DR PAUL FARMER, A MAN WHO WOULD CURE THE WORLD;LC 2003-041253317 PAGES;THE CENTRAL CHARACTER OF THIS MARVELOUS BOOK IS ONE OF THE MOST PROVOCRATIVE,BRILLIANT, FUNNY, UNSETTLING, ENDLESSLY ENERGETIC, IRKSOME AND CHARMING CHARACTERS EVER TO SPRING TO LIFE ON THE PAGE; ALL OF THIS SHINES THROUGH IN A FIRST RATE BIOGRAPHY; TRACY KIDDER; MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS; RANDOM HOUSE; NY; 2003; ISBN 0375506160; DR PAUL FARMER, BIOGRAPHY; NOT FIRST; BK=GOOD; NO DJ; PAPERBACK; 8VO; NOT SIGNED; MY DESK; 21.95. NOT SIGNED. NOT FIRST. PAPERBACK. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Z. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press. ( more information) Offered by JOHN P LA CROIX,BOOKSELLER (United States)
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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 2003. Hardback with dust jacket. First edition, first printing. 317pp. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket that has light wear along edges. // SIGNED by Tracy Kidder on the title page.. ( more information) Offered by Oblivion Books (United States)
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