HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE by David France ( 9781509839407 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE
THE STORY OF HOW ACTIVISTS AND SCIENTISTS TAMED AIDS

By:

David France

Format:

Paperback

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£14.99

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ISBN 10:

1509839402

ISBN 13:

9781509839407

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Publisher:

PAN MACMILLAN

Pub. date:

21 September, 2017

Edition:

Main Market Ed.

Pages:

640

Synopsis:

How to Survive a Plague by David France is the riveting, powerful and profoundly moving story of the AIDS epidemic 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 practiced worldwide.

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Imprint:

Picador

Prizes:

Winner of Green Carnation Prize 2017 Long-listed for The Wellcome Trust Book Prize 2017

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Returnable

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