Tuesday, November 6 will be our last Nonfiction Book Discussion of 2007. We will be discussing Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder, an inspiring portrait of public health physician and infectious disease specialist Paul Farmer and his nonprofit organization Partners in Health. Farmer's life calling, deeply rooted in liberation theology, is to provide effective health care as a basic human right to the world's poor. Kidder's account shows how one remarkable person can make a difference in solving world health problems. But what makes Kidder's book such a good read is that he creates a narrative that reveals the complexity of Farmer's character--his brilliance, his energy, his convictions, but also the unsettling personal sacrifices he is willing to make to realize his vision. We hope you will join us at 7:00 p.m. in Meeting Room B of the Main Library to discuss this book that USA Today calls "an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views."
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