Mountains Beyond Mountains
Justin Miller Award Recipient
Matthew L. Lipsky
Justin Miller Award Category
Citizenship
Justin Miller Award Date
2009
Description
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.”
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
2003
ISBN
9780375506161