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

Written by:
Tracy Kidder
Narrated by:
Paul Michael

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
46
Narrator
5
Release Date
June 2003
Duration
10 hours 51 minutes
Summary
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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Michael W.

An amazing story about an amazing human being and all he went through while becoming a leader of a foundation that he started in Haiti and his model has continued to be replicated throughout the world. The chapters are all engaging in different ways and the narrator does a great job of stylizing his voice to make the actual people recognizable as he reads. It will make you laugh, cry, be happy, sad, and angry as the discussion of medicine and medical treatment in the impoverished world beyond our western culture is discussed. Truly inspirational and I highly recommend this easy to listen to, true story of Paul Farmer.

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Delcy K.

what a wonderful life to emulate

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Natacha villegas

It was ok. It was hard to pay attention for long chunks of time.

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Paul

Kidder tells the story of one of the truly remarkable people of our era. Paul Farmer is a brilliant and independent thinker. His primary objective is to practice a preferential option for the poor, those who have no voice, in the area of medicine. He sees no reason why only the wealthy should have first rate health care. Farmer holds doctoral degrees from Harvard in medicine and anthropology. This combination has enabled him to take a holistic approach to medical care. He addresses immediate medical issues as well as the environmental factors that make the medical concerns likely. Farmers works part-time in Boston, but his primary work is done in Haiti and other third world countries. One cannot read this book without being challenged to review one's own priorities and thinking about wealth, poverty, medicine and the dignity of every human being.

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Anonymous

This was a good book but not great. I would have liked more interesting stories. Wonderful about Haiti

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S. Nieveen

Paul Farmer uses his life to model care and shows what can be done when a person puts their heart and passion into something. Refreshing to see someone reaching out to benefit someone else and not their own gain. Summed up well in a recent U2 lyric - "Where you live should not decide whether you live or whether you die."

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abr

Very interesting man...good story!!

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