How to Survive a Plague: The Story of How Activists and Scientists Tamed AIDS

by David France Vintage 10/3/2017, paperback SKU: 9780307745439   A definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic, here is the incredible story of the grassroots activists whose work turned HIV from a mostly fatal infection to a manageable disease. Almost universally ignored, these men and women learned to become their own researchers, lobbyists, and drug smugglers, established their own newspapers and research journals, and went on to force reform in the nation's disease-fighting agencies. From the creator of, and inspired by, the seminal documentary of the same name, How to Survive a Plague is an unparalleled insider's account of a pivotal moment in the history of American civil rights. Reviews: "Breathtakingly important. . . . David France managed to simultaneously break my heart and rekindle my anger." --Steven Petrow, The Washington Post  "Inspiring. We owe so much to those brave activists and to Mr. France for writing this vital book." --Anderson Cooper,