Real People, Real Stories In-Person
Real People/Real Stories explores the best in nonfiction history, biography, science, nature, and the arts.
This month's book: Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
This absorbing biography profiles Dr. Paul Farmer, a Harvard-educated maverick physician driven to transform global healthcare, starting with the most impoverished regions of Haiti and expanding to Peru, Russia, and around the world. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder shadowed Farmer to experience firsthand his tireless dedication to solving problems at the intersection of politics, wealth, and infectious disease.
“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. . . . [Mountains Beyond Mountains] inspires, discomforts, and provokes.”—The New York Times (Best Books of the Year)
“In this excellent work, Pulitzer Prize–winner Kidder immerses himself in and beautifully explores the rich drama that exists in the life of Dr. Paul Farmer…. Throughout, Kidder captures the almost saintly effect Farmer has on those whom he treats.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views.”—USA Today
- Date:
- Thursday, Apr 16 2026 Show more dates
- Time:
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Room 128
- Building:
- Stryker Center (412 North Boundary Street)
- Audience:
- Adults Age 19 or older
- Categories:
- Book Discussion