{"product_id":"mountains-beyond-mountains-tracy-kidder-paperback","title":"Mountains Beyond Mountains -- Tracy Kidder, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e \"[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views.\"--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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. . . . [\u003ci\u003eMountains Beyond Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e] inspires, discomforts, and provokes.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e (Best Books of the Year)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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, \u003ci\u003eMountains Beyond Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE LETTRE ULYSSES AWARD FOR THE ART OF REPORTAGE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tracy Kidder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.15w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812973013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e76688 \/ Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/10\/2004 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooksense '76 September 2004\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2004 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracy Kidder has won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the Robert F. Kennedy Award, among other literary prizes. The author of The Soul of a New Machine, House, Among Schoolchildren, Old Friends, and Home Town, Kidder lives in Massachusetts and Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tracy Kidder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49677761315044,"sku":"9780812973013","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780812973013.jpg?v=1787126319","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/mountains-beyond-mountains-tracy-kidder-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}