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"From the creator of and inspired by the seminal documentary of the same name--an Oscar nominee--the definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic, and the powerful, heroic stories of the gay activists who refused to die without a fight. Intimately reported, this is the story of the men and women who, watching their friends and lovers fall, ignored by public officials, religious leaders, and the nation at large, and confronted with shame and hatred, chose to fight for their right to live. We witness the founding of ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group), the rise of an underground drug market in opposition to the prohibitively expensive (and sometimes toxic) AZT, and the gradual movement toward a lifesaving medical breakthrough. With his unparalleled access to this community David France illuminates the lives of extraordinary characters, including the closeted Wall Street trader-turned-activist; the high school dropout who found purpose battling pharmaceutical giants in New York; the South African physician who helped establish the first officially recognized buyers' club at the height of the epidemic; and the public relations executive fighting to save his own life for the sake of his young daughter. Expansive yet richly detailed, this is an insider's account of a pivotal moment in the history of American civil rights"--
"A history of AIDS activism in New York in the early years of the plague"--
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AIDS activists, Research, AIDS (Disease), Treatment, HIV-positive persons, citizen science, Aids (disease), united states, Aids (disease), treatment, Aids (disease), research, Aids (disease), political aspects, LGBTQ history, LGBTQ HIV/AIDS, Stonewall Book Awards, Lambda Literary Awards, Lambda Literary Award Winner, New York Times reviewed, collection:randy_shilts_award=winner, Hiv-positive persons, HEALTH & FITNESS, Diseases, AIDS & HIV, HISTORY, Social History, 20th Century, History, BiographyPlaces
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How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS
2017, Pan Macmillan
in English
1509839402 9781509839407
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How to Survive a Plague: The Story of How Activists and Scientists Tamed AIDS
2017, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Vintage
in English
0307745430 9780307745439
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How to Survive a Plague: The Story of How Activists and Scientists Tamed AIDS
May 11, 2016, picador uk
paperback
1509839399 9781509839391
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How to survive a plague: the inside story of how citizens and science tamed AIDS
2016, Knopf, Alfred A. Knopf
Hardcover
in English
- First edition.
0307700631 9780307700636
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How to Survive a Plague: The Story of How Activists and Scientists Tamed AIDS
Dec 01, 2016, PICADOR, imusti
hardcover
1509839380 9781509839384
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