How to Survive a Plague - by David France (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"From the creator of and inspired by the seminal documentary of the same name--an Oscar nominee--the definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic, and the powerful, heroic stories of the gay activists who refused to die without a fight. Intimately reported, this is the story of the men and women who, watching their friends and lovers fall, ignored by public officials, religious leaders, and the nation at large, and confronted with shame and hatred, chose to fight for their right to live. We witness the founding of ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group), the rise of an underground drug market in opposition to the prohibitively expensive (and sometimes toxic) AZT, and the gradual movement toward a lifesaving medical breakthrough. With his unparalleled access to this community David France illuminates the lives of extraordinary characters, including the closeted Wall Street trader-turned-activist; the high school dropout who found purpose battling pharmaceutical giants in New York; the South African physician who helped establish the first officially recognized buyers' club at the height of the epidemic; and the public relations executive fighting to save his own life for the sake of his young daughter. Expansive yet richly detailed, this is an insider's account of a pivotal moment in the history of American civil rights"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>One of <i>Entertainment Weekly</i>'s Top 10 Nonfiction Books of the Decade</b> <p/>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, <i>How to Survive a Plague</i> is an unparalleled insider's account of a pivotal moment in the history of American civil rights.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b><b>One of <i>Slate</i>'s Best Nonfiction Books of the Past 25 Years and one of <i>LitHub</i>'s Best Nonfiction Works of the Decade</b></b> <p/>"Breathtakingly important. . . . David France managed to simultaneously break my heart and rekindle my anger." --Steven Petrow, <i>The Washington Post</i> <p/>"Inspiring. We owe so much to those brave activists and to Mr. France for writing this vital book." --Anderson Cooper, <i>The Wall Street Journal</i> <p/> "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." --<i>The Washington Post</i> <p/>"A riveting, galvanizing account." --<i>The New Yorker</i> <p/> "So real to someone who witnessed it that I had to put this volume down and catch my breath." --Andrew Sullivan, <i>The New York Times Book Review</i> <p/> "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." --<i>Chicago Tribune</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>DAVID FRANCE </b>is the author of <i>Our Fathers, </i> a book about the Catholic sexual abuse scandal, which Showtime adapted into a film. He coauthored <i>The Confession</i>with former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey. He is a contributing editor for <i>New York</i> and has written as well for <i>The New York Times. </i>His documentary film <i>How to Survive a Plague</i> 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. <p/>www.davidfrance.com
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