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Monday, December 1 at 8:00pm
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Mountains Beyond MountainsCreated on September 5, 2008 at 7:43pm
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UC Davis Campus Community Book Project Cover image of The Geography of Bliss, by Eric Weiner
California Aggie // Mar 4, 09 // Next year's Campus Community Book Project travels the world to find
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Roundtable discussion for faculty interested in integrating the book into courses or programs next year. Wed. April 8 from 12:10-1:30 p.m. in the Fielder Room MU
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The answer may be found in the Campus Community Book Project’s selection for 2009-10, The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World. Written by Eric Weiner, a self-professed grump, the book seeks to find the happiest places on Earth.
2008-2009 Campus Community Book Project at UC Davis All programs subject to change September 17 || 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Agro-Ecosystems and Human Health: Healthy Planet, Healthy People M...
UC Davis Campus Community Book Project
The 2008 Campus Community Book Project features Mountains Beyond Mountains.
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 bu...s and
on a boat, and in medical school found his life’s calling: to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most.
Written by Pulitzer Prize winning author Tracy Kidder (The Soul of a New Machine, House), Mountains Beyond Mountains offers an exceptionally rich perspective on our globalized world. The entire UC Davis community is invited to read this compelling story and participate in the associated Campus Community Book Project events.Read More
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 bu...s and
on a boat, and in medical school found his life’s calling: to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most.
Written by Pulitzer Prize winning author Tracy Kidder (The Soul of a New Machine, House), Mountains Beyond Mountains offers an exceptionally rich perspective on our globalized world. The entire UC Davis community is invited to read this compelling story and participate in the associated Campus Community Book Project events.Read More
UC Davis Campus Community Book Project
The book chosen for the 2008-2009 Campus Community Book Project is Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder. Hailed by The New York Times as “touching, funny, and inspiring,” Kidder’s book tells the story of Dr. Paul Farmer and his dogged, uphill fight to beat AIDS and tuberculosis in Haiti, one of the world’s poores...t countries. Since his first book in 1974 (The Road to Yuba City about murderer Juan Corona), Kidder has emerged as one of the sharpest, most insightful non-fiction writers in the U.S. His other books include The Soul of a New Machine, which won both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. Read More
Author Tracy Kidder at Mondavi Center
Time:8:00PM Monday, December 1st
Location:Mondavi Center
UC Davis Campus Community Book Project
The book chosen for the 2008-2009 Campus Community Book Project is Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder. Hailed by The New York Times as “touching, funny, and inspiring,” Kidder’s book tells the story of Dr. Paul Farmer and his dogged, uphill fight to beat AIDS and tuberculosis in Haiti, one of the world’s poores...t countries. Since his first book in 1974 (The Road to Yuba City about murderer Juan Corona), Kidder has emerged as one of the sharpest, most insightful non-fiction writers in the U.S. His other books include The Soul of a New Machine, which won both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. Read More
Author Tracy Kidder at Mondavi Center
Time:8:00PM Monday, December 1st
Location:Mondavi Center
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