Mountains Beyond Mountains
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidderby Tracy Kidder
Shares rank 4 of 9 biographies by recommenders
A biography of physician Paul Farmer, recommended for its inspiring story of fighting infectious disease and global health equity.
A biography of physician Paul Farmer, recommended for its inspiring story of fighting infectious disease and global health equity.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
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Inspiring story of Paul Farmer
“a fascinating story of Paul Farmer, who dedicated his life to fighting infectious disease”
Comment from 25 Mar 2026 in “Tracy Kidder, Author of 'The Soul of a New Machine,' Dies at 80” “captured in a book worthy of his life”
Comment from 25 Mar 2026 in “Tracy Kidder, Author of 'The Soul of a New Machine,' Dies at 80”
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| Mountains Beyond Mountainsby Tracy KidderThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| The Years of Lyndon Johnsonby Robert Caro | 6 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Mountains Beyond Mountains as well as Strength in What Remains are the more powerful and interesting books”
“Virtually everybody I knew in the US Peace Corps had read and been inspired by Mountains Beyond Mountains.”
“was an incredible recruiting tool for health equity work, inspiring a huge number of people”
“captured in a book worthy of his life”
“Mountains Beyond Mountains is a pantheon read for me.”
“a fascinating story of Paul Farmer, who dedicated his life to fighting infectious disease”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.