How to survive a plague : the story of how activists and scientists tamed AIDS /
by France, David.
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BookPublisher: London : Picador, 2017Description: xiv, 624 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781509839407 (pbk.) :; 1509839402 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 362.1969 FRASubject(s): HIV-positive persons -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century | AIDS activists -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century | AIDS (Disease) -- Research -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century | AIDS (Disease) -- Treatment -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century | Health and Fitness | Health and WellbeingSummary: 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.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 362.1969 FRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002949224X |
Originally published: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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