 AIDS and HIV in Perspective
By: Barry D. Schoub
About The Book:
This new edition of Dr. Schoub's informative and lucid account brings
the reader up to date on the current understanding of the natural history of
HIV infection, new approaches to management of infection and disease, and
improvements in diagnostic capabilities. This book, aimed at the general
reader, bridges the gap between specialist science literature and basic
educational material available to the general public. Helpful and
informative diagrams are adeptly utilized to explain the basic biology of
the HIV virus and the immune system that it so lethally undermines. As well
as exploring the complex social, legal, and ethical issues surrounding
infection, Schoub looks ahead to the prospects for a vaccine. This volume is
a valuable handbook for all those in search of a better understanding of HIV
infection and its consequences. |
And The Band Played On
 About The Book:
Why was AIDS allowed to spread unchecked during the early
1980s while our most trusted institutions ignored of denied the threat? In
this brilliant, now classic expose of one of the most important issues of
our time, Randy Shilts does nothing less than answer this frightening
question. And the Band Played On reveals how the federal government put its
budgetary concerns ahead of the nation's welfare, how health authorities
placed political expediency before public health, and how some scientists
valued international prestige more than saving lives. This masterpiece of
investigative reporting has become the very foundation for all ongoing
debate about the greatest medical crisis of the twentieth century. |
Just As I Am
 About The Book:
E. Lynn Harris's blend of rich, romantic storytelling and controversial
contemporary issues like race and bisexuality have found an enthusiastic and
diverse audience across America. Readers celebrate the arrival in paperback
of his second novel, Just As I Am, which picks up where Invisible
Life left off, introducing Harris's appealing and authentic characters
to a new set of joys, conflicts, and choices. Raymond, a young black lawyer
from the South, struggles to come to terms with his sexuality and with the
grim reality of AIDS. Nicole, an aspiring singer/actress, experiences
frustration in both her career and in her attempts to find a genuine love
relationship. Both characters share an eclectic group of friends who
challenge them, and the reader, to look at themselves and the world around
them through different eyes. By portraying Nicole's and Raymond's joys, as
well as their pain, Harris never ceases to remind us that life, like love,
is about self-acceptance. In this vivid portrait of contemporary black life,
with all its pressures and the complications of bisexuality, AIDS, and
racism, Harris confirms a faith in the power of love — love of all kinds —
to thrill and to heal, which will warm the hearts of readers everywhere. |
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