Book Group Guides

Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder

About the Author: Read some biographical information about Tracy Kidder from the Lyceum Agency website.

Bookbrowse: Read an interview with the author.

Radio Interview: Listen to an interview with the author about the book on National Public Radio from October, 2003.

New York Times Audio Interview: Listen to an interview with the author from April 29, 1999.

Wired for Books Interview: Another audio interview from 1985.

Avast Ye, Matey - Find Your Own Damn Cove: Read an article by the author about the Maine coast.

Partners In Health: "Partners In Health was formally founded in 1987 by Paul Farmer, Thomas J. White, and Todd McCormack, joined soon thereafter by Ophelia Dahl and Jim Yong Kim. The history of Partners In Health is recounted in Pulitzer Prizewinner Tracy Kidder's bestselling book, Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World (Random House, 2003)."