How to Survive a Plague
The Story of How Activists and Scientists Tamed AIDS
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · October 3, 2017
One of Entertainment Weekly's Top 10 Nonfiction Books of the Decade A definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic, here is the incredible story of the grassroots activists whose work turned HIV from a mostly fatal infection to a manageable disease.
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- Who it’s for
- A clear, high-stakes account of AIDS activism and scientific problem-solving.
- Genres
- HIV & AIDS, Gay Studies, 20th-Century America
- Published
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, October 3, 2017
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One of Entertainment Weekly's Top 10 Nonfiction Books of the Decade A definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic, here is the incredible story of the grassroots activists whose work turned HIV from a mostly fatal infection to a manageable disease.
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Almost universally ignored, these men and women learned to become their own researchers, lobbyists, and drug smugglers, established their own newspapers and research journals, and went on to force reform in the nation’s disease-fighting agencies. From the creator of, and inspired by, the seminal documentary of the same name, How to Survive a Plague is an unparalleled insider’s account of a pivotal moment in the history of American civil rights.
AIDS, Up Close
A clear, high-stakes account of AIDS activism and scientific problem-solving.
Come here for
- civil-rights history, plainly told
- activists-and-scientists teamwork
Expect
- cultural literacy with narrative drive
- history that reads like a relay race
Where it sits
| HIV & AIDS | 67% |
|---|---|
| Gay Studies | 39% |
| 20th-Century America | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- HIV & AIDS
- 20th-Century America
- Social History
- Authors
- David France
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- October 3, 2017
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- HIV & AIDS