The summer read for New Trier's new Integrated Global Studies School (IGSS) is
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder, a non-fiction selection about Dr. Paul Farmer, infectious disease specialist, who has made a difference in Haiti by greatly improving public health for those afflicted with tuberculosis. Kidder's latest book focuses on an immigrant from Burundi who has made a difference in Burundi by establishing a health clinic there.
Watch the
interview with Tracy Kidder as he discusses his new book, about Deo from Burundi who has worked to establish a public health facility in his native land, Burundi.
Read an excerpt from Tracy Kidder's Strength in What Remains [PDF].
