About this title: Dr. Paul Farmer of Massachusetts began working in Haiti in 1982, providing health care for peasants who can't afford doctors to treat the diseases that are rampant there, including TB. In 1993 Farmer was given a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant," which he has used to further his work in Haiti. Tracy Kidder followed Farmer on his rounds and on ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Edition: Trade Paper
Binding: Softcover-Good
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks, New York
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780812973013ISBN:0812973011
Description: Good. No Jacket. Trade Paper Nonfiction General Nonfiction: Kidder's portrait of the work and career of a doctor dedicated to treating those in most need around the world in a pretty good trade paperback edition. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Date Published: 2004-08-31
ISBN-13:9780812973013ISBN:0812973011
Description: Like New. Like new softcover in excellent condition, no writing, non-smoking home, clean text, binding tight, Christian business. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Date Published: 2004-08-31
ISBN-13:9780812973013ISBN:0812973011
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Description: GOOD. Trade Paperback-9780812973013 da TRADE SIZE [KIDDER, TRACY] MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS QUEST OF DR. PAUL FARMER, A MAN WHO WOULD CURE THE WORLD. read more
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"Mountains Beyound Mountains is definitely a recommended read, no wonder it was a Pulitzer winner. It is well written, and inspiring. The only downside is that after 200 pages, one gets a little tired of all the talk of Tuberculosis (sp)."
"This is far and away one of the best and most inspiring books I've read in the last couple of years. It really made me want to quit my job (that I had at the time) and volunteer my service with some type of humanitarian organization. If you are interested in accounts of people who "do good in the world", you will find this to be enthralling (although sometimes depressing) reading. I highly recommend it."
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