Mountains Beyond Mountains

The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World

By: Tracy Kidder

Narrated by: Tracy Kidder

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views.”—USA Today

“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.”

WINNER OF THE LETTRE ULYSSES AWARD FOR THE ART OF REPORTAGE

Excellent read and inspiring!

Such dedication to helping those who are in need is unbelievable. We need many more like him!

Great lessons for all of us

Preferential care for the poor.....what a different way of looking at health care delivery. What if this is how care was provided around the world?

Wow

What a story of transformational leverage. One man living his mission that every life is equally important and step by step making worldwide changes. Listen at 0.9 speed or you’ll feel like you’re in a race-but maybe that’s the point.

Prepare for your assumptions to fall away.

Great book and I cannot imagine getting a better profile of this amazing man. Now, over two decades later current cuts by the current administration feel even more gut wrenching. Despite medical advances, greed and cruelty— things not even conceivable in this 2003 book — have taken hold. Paul Farmer we need you more than ever. You left us too soon.