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How to Survive a Plague

David France

From Shelf: LGBTQ+ Non-Fiction

How to Survive a Plague is a social and scientific history of AIDS.

The riveting, powerful and profoundly moving story of the AIDS epidemic.Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionWinner of The Green Carnation Prize for LGBTQ literatureWinner of the Lambda Literary Award for LGBT non-fictionShortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize 2017How to Survive a Plague by David France is a social and scientific history of AIDS, and the grass-roots movement of activists, many of them facing their own life-or-death struggles, who grabbed the reins of scientific research to help develop the drugs that turned HIV from a mostly fatal infection to a manageable disease. Around the globe, the 15.8 million people taking anti-AIDS drugs today are alive thanks to their efforts.Not since the publication of Randy Shilts's now classic And the Band Played On in 1987 has a book sought to measure the AIDS plague in such brutally human, intimate, and soaring terms.Weaving together the stories of dozens of individuals, this is an insider's account of a pivotal moment in our history and one that changed the way that medical science is practised worldwide.'This superbly written chronicle will stand as a towering work in its field' - Sunday Times'Inspiring, uplifting and necessary reading' - Steve Silberman author of Neurotribes, Financial Times

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
640
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
ISBN:
9781509839407
Published Date:
21/9/2017
Dimensions:
197mm x 129mm x 49mm
Weight:
424g
Category:
HIV / AIDS: social aspects

RRP: £14.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9781509839407

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