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Mountains Beyond Mountains

by Tracy Kidder
Paul Michael
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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

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  • Publisher

  • Release date

    June 3, 2003

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780739349984
      • File size: 315232 KB
      • Duration: 10:56:43

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 1080
    • Text Difficulty: 7-9

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Tracy Kidder's portrait of Dr. Paul Farmer, the Harvard professor who is working to eradicate deadly infectious diseases and concurrent poverty worldwide, is a fascinating one. Trailing Farmer and his associates through Haiti, Peru, and the States, Kidder was witness to Farmer's brilliance, daring, and infuriating habit of being both provocative and right. Paul Michael captures the book's mix of intensity and elaboration beautifully. He offers conversations and the story's many dramas with just the right amount of edge-of-your-seat passion. And by varying his pace and tone, Michael also manages to keep one keenly involved in the interesting, though long, expository passages in which Kidder explores the intersection of medicine and geopolitics today. A very good rendition of an important book. A.C.S. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from July 7, 2003
      In this excellent work, Pulitzer Prize–winner Kidder (The Soul of a New Machine) immerses himself in and beautifully explores the rich drama that exists in the life of Dr. Paul Farmer. A Massachusetts native who has been working in Haiti since 1982, Farmer founded Zanmi Lasante (Creole for Partners in Health), a nongovernmental organization that is the only health-care provider for hundreds of thousands of peasant farmers in the Plateau Central. He did this while juggling work in Haiti and study at the Harvard Medical School. (Farmer received his M.D. and a Ph.D. in anthropology simultaneously in 1990.) During his work in Haiti, Farmer pioneered a community-based treatment method for patients with tuberculosis that, Kidder explains, has had better clinical outcomes than those in U.S. inner cities. For this work, Farmer was recognized in 1993 with a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant," all of which he donated to Zanmi Lasante. Using interviews with family members and various friends and associates, Kidder provides a sympathetic account of Farmer's early life, from his idiosyncratic family to his early days in Haiti. Kidder also recounts his time with Farmer as he travels to Moscow; Lima, Peru; Boston; and other cities where Farmer relentlessly seeks funding and educates people about the hard conditions in Haiti. Throughout, Kidder captures the almost saintly effect Farmer has on those whom he treats.

    • Library Journal

      July 1, 2004
      Founding director of Partners in Health, medical anthropologist, physician, and infectious disease specialist Farmer is one of the unsung heroes of the modern world, constantly moving among Haiti, Peru, and Boston. Pulitzer Prize winner Kidder shares his impressions and knowledge of and admiration for Farmer in this professionally produced biography. While the work is told in English, Creole, French, and Spanish words appear throughout. Paul Michael's speech is distinct, evenly paced, and foreign words are pronounced clearly. There are no background noises, tape hiss, or other distractions, and the final sentence of one side is repeated at the beginning of the next side, aiding in continuity. Recommended for public and academic libraries.-Laurie Selwyn, Grayson Cty. Law Lib., Sherman, TX

      Copyright 2004 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Tracy Kidder takes deserved pride in his portrait of Dr. Paul Farmer and the tremendous humanitarian service he has given the Third World and thousands of people worldwide. Carefully presenting the abridged edition, Kidder is less fluid than his writing. While compelling listening for the content, Kidder lacks the vocal training and control to bring off an inspired listening experience. R.F.W. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 27, 2013
      Pulitzer Prize winner Kidder delivers this remarkable account of the life and times of Paul Farmer—a doctor and Harvard professor—who has made it his life’s work to cure highly infectious diseases and help people in the poorest areas of the world. Narrator Lincoln Hoppe offers a steady reading that is slow and subdued. While the source material can be intense at times, Hoppe reads as if listeners won’t fully understand the gravity of the story. The result is a somewhat underwhelming performance of an inspiring tale. Ages 12–up. A Delacorte hardcover.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:1080
  • Text Difficulty:7-9

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