Opis: How to Survive a Plague - France David

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 2017'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 TimesHow 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 practised worldwide.

Szczegóły: How to Survive a Plague - France David

Tytuł: How to Survive a Plague
Podtytuł: The Story of How Activists and Scientists Tamed AIDS
Autor: France David
Wydawnictwo: Picador
ISBN: 9781509839407
Języki: angielski
Rok wydania: 2017
Ilość stron: 626
Format: 13.0x19.7cm
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.48 kg

Recenzje: How to Survive a Plague - France David