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One of Entertainment Weekly's Top 10 Nonfiction Books of the DecadeA 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.

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DAVID FRANCE is the author of Our Fathers, a book about the Catholic sexual abuse scandal, which Showtime adapted into a film. He coauthored The Confessionwith former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey. He is a contributing editor for New York and has written as well for The New York Times. His documentary film How to Survive a Plague was an Oscar finalist, won a Directors Guild Award and a Peabody Award, and was nominated for two Emmys, among other accolades. His book of the same title won a Baillie Gifford Prize, a Green Carnation Prize, the Israel Fishman Nonfiction Award, a Lambda Literary award, the Randy Shilts Award, and a National Lesbian & Gay Journalist Association award for excellence in HIV/AIDS coverage. It was shortlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence and the Wellcome Prize in Literature. The author lives in New York City. 

Review

One of Slate's Best Nonfiction Books of the Past 25 Years and one of LitHub's Best Nonfiction Works of the Decade"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, The Wall Street Journal"France delivers a monumental punch in the gut; his book is as moving and involving as a Russian novel. . . . An intimate, searing memoir and a vivid, detailed history." —The Washington Post"A riveting, galvanizing account." —The New Yorker"So real to someone who witnessed it that I had to put this volume down and catch my breath." —Andrew Sullivan, The New York Times Book Review"A remarkably written and highly relevant record of what angry, invested citizens can come together to achieve, and a moving and instructive testament to one community's refusal—in the face of ignorance, hatred and death—to be silenced or to give up." —Chicago Tribune

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2017 Stonewall/Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Book Award A New York Times Notable Book of 2016 SF Chronicle, Top 10 Books of 2016 The New Yorker, Books We Loved in 2016 "Remarkable... I doubt any book on this subject will be able to match its access to the men and women who lived and died through the trauma and the personal testimony that, at times, feels so real to someone who witnessed it that I had to put this volume down and catch my breath... This is the first and best history of [activists''] courage." --Andrew Sullivan, The New York Times Book Review "My favorite book of the year is easily David France''s How to Survive a Plague, a powerful history of the HIV/AIDS crisis... This book is heartbreaking, but it is also inspiring. We owe so much to those brave activists and to Mr. France for writing this vital book." --Anderson Cooper, The Wall Street Journal "Masterful... Despite its grim subject, this is an inspiring book... How to Survive a Plague offers a salient reminder of what can be achieved by citizens who remain unbowed and unbroken." --The Economist "France delivers a monumental punch in the gut; his book is as moving and involving as a Russian novel, with the added gravitas of shared memory from the not-distant past. It is both an intimate, searing memoir and a vivid, detailed history of ACT UP." --Rick Whitaker, The Washington Post

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Details ISBN0307745430 Author David France Pages 656 Language English Year 2017 ISBN-10 0307745430 ISBN-13 9780307745439 Format Paperback Short Title How to Survive a Plague Subtitle The Story of How Activists and Scientists Tamed AIDS Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2017-10-03 NZ Release Date 2017-10-03 US Release Date 2017-10-03 UK Release Date 2017-10-03 Place of Publication New York Illustrations 16 PAGES OF B&W PHOTOGRAPHS Publisher Random House USA Inc Publication Date 2017-10-03 Imprint Vintage Books DEWEY 362.19697 Audience General We've got this

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