Mountains Beyond Mountains

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 20th Anniversary Edition, with a new foreword by the author [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 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 REPORTAGE