{"product_id":"mountains-beyond-mountains-the-quest-of-dr-paul-farmer-a-man-who-would-cure-the-world-9780812980554","title":"Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - \"[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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis deluxe paperback edition includes a new Epilogue by the author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16144162\"\u003eTracy Kidder\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.36h x 5.66w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812980554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812980557\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO017000\"\u003eMedical (Incl. Patients)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MED\"\u003eMedical\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MED022000\"\u003eDiseases\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC057000\"\u003eDisease \u0026amp; Health Issues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracy Kidder\u003c\/b\u003e graduated from Harvard and studied at the University of Iowa. He has won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Award, and many other literary prizes. The author of \u003ci\u003eMountains Beyond Mountains, My Detachment, Home Town, Old Friends, Among Schoolchildren, House\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of a New Machine, \u003c\/i\u003e Kidder lives in Massachusetts and Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44499305693323,"sku":"9780812980554","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_26ce832e-bee5-4762-bd1e-e0f6eb821d96.jpg?v=1763580174","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/mountains-beyond-mountains-the-quest-of-dr-paul-farmer-a-man-who-would-cure-the-world-9780812980554","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}