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Author France, David, author.

Title How to survive a plague : the inside story of how citizens and science tamed AIDS / David France.

Publication Info. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  362.1969 FRANCE    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  362.1969 FRANCE    DUE 01-08-24 Billed
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  362.1969 FRANCE    DUE 04-11-24
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 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  362.1969 FRANCE    Check Shelf
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Adult Department  362.19 FRANCE    Check Shelf
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 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  362.19697 FRANCE    Check Shelf

Edition First edition.
Description x, 624 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illlustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Contents When it rains, it pours. Independence Day ; Early thinking ; Compromised ; Doubt all things ; A man reaps what he sows -- Incurable romantics. Life, apparently ; Paranoid fantasies ; Testing limits ; Warfare -- An ounce of prevention. The barricades, 1987 ; Things fall apart ; Terminal velocity ; Against nature ; Denial ; Madness -- Revolt of the guinea pigs. New beginnings ; Days of desperation ; Life ; The old days -- Epilogue: For dear life.
Summary A definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic, written by the creator of and inspired by the seminal documentary of the same name, also shares the poignant stories of gay activists who resolved to make their life battles purposeful.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [523]-605) and index.
Subject HIV-positive persons -- New York (State) -- New York.
AIDS activists -- New York (State) -- New York.
AIDS (Disease) -- Research -- New York (State) -- New York.
AIDS (Disease) -- Treatment -- New York (State) -- New York.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- AIDS & HIV.
HISTORY -- Social History.
HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century.
AIDS activists. (OCoLC)fst00794022
AIDS (Disease) -- Research. (OCoLC)fst00793941
AIDS (Disease) -- Treatment. (OCoLC)fst00793971
HIV-positive persons. (OCoLC)fst00949912
New York (State) -- New York. (OCoLC)fst01204333
ISBN 9780307700636 (hardback)
0307700631 (hardback)
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