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Mountains Beyond Mountains
Mountains Beyond Mountains | Tracy Kidder
Tracy Kidder is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the author of the bestsellers The Soul of a New Machine, House, Among Schoolchildren, and Home Town. He has been described by the Baltimore Sun as the master of the non-fiction narrative. This powerful and inspiring new book shows how one person can make a difference, as Kidder tells the true story of a gifted man who is in love with the world and has set out to do all he can to cure it. 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 lifes 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 Farmerbrilliant, charismatic, charming, both a leader in international health and a doctor who finds time to make house calls in Boston and the mountains of Haitiblasts through convention to get results. Mountains Beyond Mountains takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes minds and practices through his dedication to the philosophy that "the only real nation is humanity" - a philosophy that is embodied in the small public charity he founded, Partners In Health. He enlists the help of the Gates Foundation, George Soros, the U.N.s World Health Organization, and others in his quest to cure the world. At the heart of this book is the example of a life based on hope, and on an understanding of the truth of the Haitian proverb Beyond mountains there are mountains: as you solve one problem, another problem presents itself, and so you go on and try to solve that one too. Mountains Beyond Mountains unfolds with the force of a gathering revelation, says Annie Dillard, and Jonathan Harr says, [Farmer] wants to change the world. Certainly this luminous and powerful book will change the way you see it.
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Johanna414
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I've read five really good books in a row this month and I'm starting to feel like anything I read next is going to be a disappointment. In an effort to avoid the dreaded book slump, I'm switching things up and reading some non-fiction. Buster is always happy to cheer me on as I try to decide which of these to tackle...

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SusanLee
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I know this is lame but when I saw the prompt #mountains, I immediately thought of my mountain of #tbr 😂😂😂 Here‘s one of my shelves. As you can see mostly old titles but the heart just can‘t let it go yet even though I keep reading the newer ones 🤔 I‘m sure most of you understand the dilemma 😅 #julyjourneys @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs That‘s excellent interpretation! 3y
SusanLee @Eggs 😘 3y
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Jas16
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Dr. Paul Farmer strong believes that healthcare should not be only be for those who can afford to pay and has spent his career tirelessly working to help those who most need it from Haiti, to Peru, to Russia, and beyond. This was a gripping memoir that shows Farmer as both a hardworking visionary and also as a man with flaws.
#booked2021 #COVIDheroes

Cinfhen I‘m intrigued!! Have you read this one @Megabooks ??? Nice pick!! Thanks for posting & sharing ♥️ 3y
Megabooks @Cinfhen I have not, but I think it sounds intriguing too! 3y
DivineDiana I recently read this one, and found it fascinating! In awe of Dr. Paul Farmer! Did a lot of Googling while reading this! (edited) 3y
Suet624 I‘ve been meaning to read this book for years. 3y
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Crazeedi
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Day 5 #12Booksof2020 @Andrew65
What an amazing man Dr Paul Farmer was. This is the story of his work in Haiti, caring for the poorest of the poor. They live in unspeakable conditions, and their health care was non existent. Dr Farmer spent his life serving them and working toward taking his ideas to other countries.

bnp Yes, this was an impressive story. 3y
Tattooedteacher Sounds like quite a book. 3y
Andrew65 Sounds interesting! 3y
violabrain I love this book! 3y
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Crazeedi
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#DailyTarot @Annie1215
#Discovery
The tagged book was such a wonderful look at the life of a man who embodies discovering ways to help and heal the poorest among us

Annie1215 Sounds like a great pick, thanks for playing! 3y
Crazeedi @Annie1215 you're quite welcome! Great idea 🧡 3y
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GatheringBooks
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#WordsOfOctober Day 31: I always find our family weekend trips to the mountains to be especially #splendid. Look at that gorgeous moon out tonight. 💕

OriginalCyn620 Cute pics! 3y
Crazeedi Such marvelous photos!❤ 3y
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Crazeedi
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An excellent book! The story of Dr Paul Farmer and his belief in healing the world. He established a clinic in the midst of dire poverty in Haiti. Well written and so much to think about.

Suet624 💕💕💕 4y
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sarahlandis
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This book was one of those books I was told I had to read before peace corps. I never actually made time to read it beforehand but at the training center in Benin, we discovered trunks and trunks of books left behind by volunteers and this was in one of them. It was such a good read. Not the most entertaining non-fic, but reading about Paul Farmer and all the hard work he put into his service was inspiring.

sarahlandis Definitely a great read if you want to feel inadequate about any/all the service you do/have done. But it remains inspiring because it sets a precedent for how much one human can do for others. 4y
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LeafingThroughLife
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I was skeptical that I would finish this month‘s read when #bookspin chose non-fiction, then skeptical about reading a book about public health failures during a public health failure. By the end I was entranced by Paul Farmer and his work in Haiti and around the world. By gaining a depth of understanding of the cultures in which he worked, he was able to deliver the precious commodity of health to the desperately poor. This is a great book! ⬇️

LeafingThroughLife Hats off to Kidder who manages to capture Farmer‘s essence in both its good and bad moments. He doesn‘t shy away from the uncomfortable parts of being in the orbit of someone so intense, when Farmer‘s absolute sense of what is right for the poor overwhelms any other perspectives, while at the same time showing that the patient, whether it was Kidder himself or a destitute Haitian villager, always felt safe and cared for under Farmer‘s eye. 4y
TheAromaofBooks Great review! 4y
Nute This is a wonderful review! Now I want to know about this man! 4y
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LeafingThroughLife
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Good morning! I didn‘t sleep all that great, so I actually *did* get a start on reading in wee hours, but I‘m up and ready to apply myself to proper reading now. #24in48 #StayHome24in48

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LeafingThroughLife
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Last week, I was a “lame” introvert staying home on Saturday. This week I‘m a socially responsible, self-sacrificing social distancer! How timely that the #bookspin would choose for me a book that has the words “cure the world” in the subtitle. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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LeafingThroughLife
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The #bookspin has spoken and it looks like I‘ll be reading some non-fiction this month. 😱 The owls may look skeptical but I‘m hoping to enjoy this departure from my typical reading fare. 🦉😀

TheAromaofBooks I think next month I may do an all nonfiction list - I just never seem to get to those! 4y
BkClubCare A top 10 book. Adore Kidder. Enjoy 4y
LeafingThroughLife @TheAromaofBooks Non-fiction does tend to languish on my shelf probably because I tend to read at a snail‘s pace anyway and non-fiction emphasizes the....snaily-ness. So, good on the spin for getting me out of comfort zone. 😄 4y
TheAromaofBooks Yes, I enjoy nonfiction but it always reads a lot slower for me and I get impatient haha I've been halfway through a book about Vietnam since October. 😬 4y
LeafingThroughLife @BkClubCare that‘s a high recommendation! Looking forward to this one. 😀 4y
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It took me a long while to toil through this one. Satirically, the author's own afterword prophesized the fact that my immense respect and awe for Kidder's Farmer gave rise to the moral envy that had me throwing down the book in throes of green envy.

Definitely a read for those of us out there vying to change the world but remain convinced of our Tony insignificant in the grand scheme of things

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DivaDiane How can you stand not seeing the spines?!? 6y
TrishB I can fit more on this way! These are only some of the tbr -they are displayed properly on shelves once read @DivaDiane 6y
Ms_T WOW! 😃 6y
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DivaDiane Ah... 6y
Kalalalatja Oh my! 6y
TrishB @Ms_T @DivaDiane @Kalalalatja this is about 1/3 of the physical pile 😱🤷‍♀️ 6y
corycatelyn 😱 6y
Oryx Do you pick at random, or do you remember what is there? 6y
LeahBergen So do your kids just pull one out, sight unseen, when they give you recommendations? 😆 6y
TrishB @Oryx I know where everything is! And generally know what I want to read next. You know what it‘s like though - some things stay on the tbr forever with no rhyme or reason why! (edited) 6y
TrishB @LeahBergen my daughter is very exacting when she picks - what do I not want to read today - how long, genre etc! My son generally picks something he wants to read but I can read first and tell him whether it‘s worth bothering with! 6y
LeahBergen @TrishB Well, I approve of both of these methods. 👍🏻 6y
Ddzmini Is that your tbr list 😳😝📚📚📚📚 6y
TrishB @Ddzmini some of it 😱 6y
Cathythoughts OMG 😮📚📚📚 6y
Balibee146 Hello my lovey.... That looks like mine.... Though I suspect you are a better mountaineer than me 😘😘 6y
TrishB @Balibee146 lol! They are my sanity checkers/keepers 😘 6y
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Chrissyreadit
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MamaGina Yep ... I resemble this remark! 😆 6y
DivineDiana I understand. 😀📚😉 6y
Melkyl Yes, this looks about right for me 👍 6y
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LisaJo YEP YEP YEP YEP YEP YEP YEP 6y
AmyG Yeah. 😂 6y
LeahBergen Oh yes. 6y
mrp27 Sounds about right! 6y
rather_be_reading 😂😂 6y
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julesG
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Just noticed, I'm about to reach the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. I've read 58 books off #MountTBR so far. Kilimanjaro is 60 books.

Yeah, me!

ju.ca.no Really good! I just reached peak of Mount Blanc 6y
Cathythoughts Well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
Suet624 So impressive. 6y
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kspenmoll That‘s fabulous!!! I aimed for Mt Vancouver, so far read 28 out of the 36 TBR books. 6y
Chelleo Great job! 6y
alisiakae Wow, that‘s amazing! I‘m nearing the peak of Mount Blanc, which is my first goal. 6y
JoScho 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 6y
Mdargusch Wow! Great job!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 6y
AmyG Wow. I am impressed! Good job. 6y
DivineDiana Fantastic!!! 👏🏻📚👏🏻 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Wowiwowowowowow! 6y
Jas16 🙌🏽 6y
tammysue Well done!! 👏🏻🙌🏻 6y
Eggs 👍🏼👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
AnneCecilie 👏👏👏 6y
mrp27 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
Bookzombie Awesome!👏🏻👏🏻 👏🏻 6y
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Kalalalatja
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We have spent our first day in Iceland settling in and wandering around Reykjavik looking at pretty mountains and pretty houses. I have already spotted and been into a few bookstores, but so far I‘m staying strong 😅

#Iceland #MountEsja

britt_brooke Beautiful!! 6y
JanuarieTimewalker13 Wow!! How exciting to take a trip to Iceland!!! Enjoy!!! 6y
LeahBergen Wow! ❤️ 6y
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BarbaraBB Gorgeous! You‘ll get so Zen there 🙏🗻, I suppose, enjoy 😘! 6y
AmyG Looks beautiful. Enjoy! 6y
ElishaLovesBooks Beautiful!!! 6y
Blaire Have an amazing trip!! 6y
batsy Gosh 😍 Have a wonderful trip! 6y
Mdargusch Gorgeous! 6y
erzascarletbookgasm Look at that view! 6y
Kalalalatja @britt_brooke @LeahBergen @BarbaraBB @AmyG @JanuarieTimewalker13 @ElishaLovesBooks @Blaire @batsy @Mdargusch @erzascarletbookgasm everything is so raw, bare and beautiful. Some of it looks like it could belong on the Moon! I‘m completely in love with this country ❤️ 6y
JanuarieTimewalker13 Oooh, would love to see more pics! 6y
RealLifeReading Sigh! One day I will make it to Iceland!! 6y
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LibraryCin
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This was good. Impressive, everything he did/does, but at the same time one wonders how he managed/manages to get everything done. He had to also navigate political interactions, as well.

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JamieArc
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Since I can‘t do Dewey‘s 24-hour readathon next month, I decided to do it tomorrow, not realizing this weekend is also the #mounttbrreadathon 😊. After a quick skim of the shelves, I think I‘ve come up with some good reads to choose from 📚📚📚

Reagan This is one of my favourite books! Such a lovely story. Keep the Kleenex handy. (edited) 6y
TheBookkeepersApprentice Love The Thirteenth Tale and The Distant Hours! 6y
JamieArc These comments may help me decide where to start! Thanks @Reagan-reads and @TheBookkeepersApprentice ! 6y
YouReadMyEyes I love that stack, it looks like a mountain! ⛰ 6y
Kalalalatja What a stack! 6y
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kspenmoll
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Joining #MountTBRReadathon as best I can in between obligations this weekend. Like all Littens huge huge mountain to climb! Hope this focus helps! Thanks @Tiffy_Reads and @JenlovesJT47 !

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💕💕📚📚 6y
JenlovesJT47 Yay! 💕 6y
BibliophileMomma Thanks for sharing! 😘 6y
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mom2bugnbee
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After six weeks of hardly reading due to a crazy schedule, I need this desperately. Join me, moderators @JenlovesJT47 & @Tiffy_Reads and many other Littens this weekend! #MountTBRReadathon

haileybean I would love to try! I have my son this weekend so I might not be able to as completely as I‘d like, but I feel like I can try! 6y
JenlovesJT47 💚💚💚 6y
mom2bugnbee @haileyhugsbooks It's all about whatever you can manage, Hailey! I never get to fully participate in readathons due to our crazy schedules, but the point is don't what you can! 6y
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Suelizbeth
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I will be joining @Tiffy_Reads and @JenlovesJT47 for this fabulous readathon. I need to tackle this mountain of books that has taken over my room. #MountTBRReadathon

JenlovesJT47 Yay!! 💕 6y
Allydanielle88 I need to do this! 6y
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Carolyn11215
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What could happen if I look too closely at other‘s #freakyfriday lists. Y‘all picked so many amazing books! Hope hosts consider doing this on a quarterly/semi-annual basis. I know it was a lot of work and really appreciate it!!

swatreads I second you🤗🤗 6y
monalyisha Thank you! ☺️ 6y
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YouReadMyEyes
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Looking for a ReadAThon?

@JenlovesJT47 and @Tiffy_Reads are hosting a #ReadAThon on #Litsy - March 23-25!

#mounttbrreadathon #mounttbr

DivaDiane Oh, this should be awesome! 6y
Maike Perfect timing! 😊 6y
JenlovesJT47 Thank you for posting! 💚 6y
YouReadMyEyes @JenlovesJT47 You‘re welcome! 6y
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LoveToReadLiveToRead
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Late to the party but I‘m definitely in for the #mountTBRchallenge
I need to tackle some of the piles of books around my house as well as the backlog on my kindle.
2 down so far.....
@DivaDiane

LoveToReadLiveToRead I‘m going for 36 which google tells me is a mount Vancouver. This should leave me room for the other non TBR books I‘ll no doubt get distracted by..... 6y
DivaDiane Thanks for joining us! It‘s never too late! I‘m going for 36 on the Goodreads MountTBR challenge, but offiCially I‘m going for 40. Last year I made it to 44! 6y
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Chrissyreadit
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I am determined to read books I already own- and saw the #mounttbrchallenge Exactly matching my one reading goal for the year! My list is from kindle and audible- just the beginning. My goal is 52 books I already own.

minkyb This is the challenge for me this year as well. 6y
LeeRHarry I'm trying to read books I already own too - so far so good 😊 6y
Hornsby78 I am TRYING to stick to this but I don't know how well I will do in this. I have already bought 4 more books this year. They were only $3.50 total but... 😂 6y
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MelanieMefford Me too! 6y
Chrissyreadit @Hornsby78 I am definitely facing a challenge here!!! If I could stick to this I may even end up with some savings! I always think I can fit another book in but do not have nearly enough reading time! 6y
Chrissyreadit @minkyb @LeeRHarry @MelanieMefford I am cheering you all on. This will be the most challenging challenge for me! 6y
DivaDiane Looks great! Best of luck! 6y
LeeRHarry @Chrissyreadit good luck 🍀 6y
Gissy Are you participating in the GoodReads challenge Around the Year in 52 books? 6y
Chrissyreadit @Gissy it was on my radar but I‘m not sure I can fit it in. I do want to track the books read for it. 6y
Gissy @Chrissyreadit I'm trying to do it too. 6y
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KtheBookwyrm
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So I made a mount TBR graphic while I was at work today. I get to color in one block and I‘m almost done with another. My goal is 48 for the year but I‘m definitely hoping to exceed that

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Great idea! 6y
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Julsmarshall
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So this year I plan to do the #readharder challenge, goodreads and #litsyatoz challenge like last year. I‘m adding the #litsyclassics challenge and #MountTBRchallenge with lots of crossovers. I think I can complete all of them and only check out a couple of books from the library. Reading what I own this year! Good luck to everyone challenging themselves and to those who prefer to read by the seat of their pants! @BookishMarginalia @DivaDiane

DivaDiane Oh I‘m sure it‘s possible! Good luck! 6y
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Moonpa
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The only #mountain book I could find on my #MountTBR so haven‘t read it yet.
#NoteworthyNovember

alisahar This is such a good book- the guy is a modern-day superman/saint. 6y
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Spooky87
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Really shocking, tenderly written. Exquisite journalism.

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Moonpa
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My latest book finds. I really need to slow down, I'm running out of room!

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Well-ReadNeck
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Update on my Mount TBR challenge. I've made it to 80!!!! My initial goal was 100 books from my TBR. Now that I've made it a competition with myself, I'm tempted to go for Mount Olympus and empty the shelves (my initial TBR count was 146 books -- I bet I can find 4 more that would qualify). But, that would require me to keep up my focus on the pile for the rest of the year. 😳

DGRachel That's incredible! I haven't even been able to get to Mount Blanc (and I have more than enough books to scale Mount Olympus)!! 7y
elkeOriginal Amazing!! 7y
Cinfhen Congrats 😍😍😍that takes supreme will power!! 7y
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Marchpane Amazing!!! Well done 👏👏👏 7y
AmyG Wow. 7y
hlgreenfield Congrats!! I wish I had the willpower to do that. I own so many books on my tbr pile and yet I keep buying new ones! 7y
Megabooks 🎉🎉🎉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Amazing! 7y
Buddys_Momma You are my shero truly!!! I need to do the same thing myself 😏 7y
Zelma Very impressive! 👏👏👏 any gems so far that made you wonder why you waited so long? 7y
LeahBergen Awesome!! 7y
Suet624 I'm so impressed. 7y
Hooked_on_books You have more than half the year left--you can totally do it! 7y
asiriusreader Awesome!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 7y
SaraFair I love the drawing! I put some of my unread tbr books in a drawer this week because I get overwhelmed when choosing the next book-- 7y
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slategreyskies
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I stumbled across the #mountTBR challenge and couldn't resist hunting it down to see what it was all about. Definitely getting in on the fun with this one! Let's do this! 😁

BarbaraTheBibliophage I committed to Mount Blanc but will most likely go way past that. It's a good challenge! 7y
Lmstraubie This would work if I could just get passed being distracted from my #TBR pile by other books! 😅 7y
minkyb I like this! 7y
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slategreyskies @BarbaraTheBibliophage I'm excited about it! I've purchased a good 50 books since Christmas and have hardly made a dent in the stack. This will get me back on track. :) 7y
slategreyskies @Lmstraubie I know what you mean! I keep buying more or checking more out at the library. Gonna attempt to get through the stack I've got waiting for me. We'll see how that goes! Haha 7y
slategreyskies @minkyb I like it too! Should be fun! :) 7y
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Now that's a physician as a healer. #nonfiction

RanaElizabeth Paul Farmer! 💖 7y
cathysaid @RanaElizabeth I'm truly in awe 7y
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Waffles13

Reading this book for a Social Justice class and it really gives a close look to the culture and emotions that go into selfish work like what Dr. Paul Farmer does.

Nebklvr ?selfless 7y
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HotMessJess
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#Photoadaynov16:
✨"The only real nation is humanity"- Dr. Paul Farmer✨

#inspiring #paulfarmer

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RanaElizabeth
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I work in clinical research and a big part of my job is informed consent, with an emphasis on the informed part. Too often, in medicine and research, info is just not shared in an easily learned manner. I am inspired daily by the bad shit that has happened and my motto is: do better. And I'm highlighting the best biography ever. Paul Farmer embodies the idea of health as a human right and medicine as social justice.
#inspiring
#photoadaynov16

cathysaid Loved The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 7y
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Emilyc
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Inspiring non-fiction book about Dr. Farmer, a person with a heart and a purpose beyond all reason. This book does a great job at demonstrating the critical role that basic public health has on all populations.

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