by Tracy Kidder Paperback 322 pages

The quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A man who would cure the world. ?It?ll fill you equally with wonder and hope.? --Cathy Burke, People Magazine

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 interactions 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 philosophy that ?the only real nation is humanity.? ?A true-to-life fairy tale, one that inspires you to believe in happy endings?.its stark sense of reality comes as much from the grit between pages as from the pure gold those pages spin.? --Laura Claridge, Boston Sunday Globe.