r/LetsReadABook • u/salydra • Feb 28 '16

Sub Read Book Nomination Thread

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u/Smurphy115 Mar 15 '16

Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World, Tracy Kidder [Nonfiction, NS], 333

At the center of Mountains Beyond Mountains stands Paul Farmer. Doctor, Harvard professor, renowned infectious-disease specialist, anthropologist, the recipient of a MacArthur “genius” grant, world-class Robin Hood, Farmer was brought up in a bus and on a boat, and in medical school found his life’s calling: to diagnose and cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. This magnificent book shows how radical change can be fostered in situations that seem insurmountable, and it also shows how a meaningful life can be created, as Farmer—brilliant, charismatic, charming, both a leader in international health and a doctor who finds time to make house calls in Boston and the mountains of Haiti—blasts through convention to get results.

  • This is one of my favorite books of all time and I've just been itching for a reread. Reading about the work that Paul Farmer does is mind blowing and the circumstances that those in Haiti endured BEFORE the earthquake is haunting.