by Tracy Kidder
First published 2003
Paul Farmer is a Harvard professor and infectious disease specialist driven to bring life-saving medicine to the most impoverished corners of the globe. Undaunted by entrenched bureaucracies and seemingly insurmountable obstacles, he founds the nonprofit Partners in Health to battle epidemics ravaging Haiti, Peru, and Russia. Weaving between Farmer's personal sacrifices and the lives he transforms, this biography bears witness to the power of one person's relentless compassion to reshape a broken healthcare system and improve the lives of millions.
Genres: biography, medical, non-fiction, social-justice
Vibes: inspirational, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: overcoming-obstacles, real-life-hero
Setting: United States, Haiti
332 pages · Paperback · Random House Trade Paperbacks