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1	My Own Country: A Doctor's Story more books like this by Abraham Verghese, M.D., Abraham Vergehese add to wishlist Nestled in the Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee, the town of Johnson City saw its first AIDS patient in August 1985. Working in Johnson City was Abraham Verghese, a young Indian doctor specializing in infectious diseases who became, by necessity, the local AIDS expert. Out of his experience comes a startling, ultimately uplifting portrait of ... see all copies from $3.56! new only from $6.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	It Happened to Nancy: By an Anonymous Teenager more books like this by Anonymous, Beatrice Sparks, PH.D. (Editor), Dr. Dathan Sheranian (Foreword by) add to wishlist A teenaged victim of AIDS recounts her battle with the disease in her diary, describing her first love, the night she was date-raped, her diagnosis of AIDS, and her thoughts and dreams. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
3	H.R.H. more books like this by Danielle Steel add to wishlist Ancient traditions conflict with reality and the pressures of modern life in this "New York Times" bestseller, in which a young European princess proves that simplicity, courage, and dignity can win the day and forever alter her world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Veronica more books like this by Mary Gaitskill add to wishlist In this finalist for the 2005 National Book Award, an ex-model, now an aging office-cleaner struggling with poor health, looks back upon her rocky life and her friendship with an unusual woman. As Alison Owen transforms herself from teenage runaway to runway walker, her success as a beauty can never efface her feeling of inner ugliness. When her ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors more books like this by Susan Sontag add to wishlist These two influential essays--ILLNESS AS METAPHOR (1978) and its sequel from a decade later, AIDS AND ITS METAPHORS--tackle the uncomfortable subject of disease, and specifically the metaphors we use to try to come to terms with it. Dealing not only with AIDS but also with tuberculosis, syphilis, and cancer, Sontag makes a case for the necessity ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Emerging Viruses: AIDS and Ebola: Nature, Accident, or Intentional? more books like this by Leonard G Horowitz, D.M.D., M.A., M.P.H., W John Martin, M.D., Ph.D. (Foreword by) add to wishlist see all copies from $3.01! new only from $10.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	28: Stories of AIDS in Africa more books like this by Stephanie Nolen add to wishlist We have all seen the grim pictures of dying Africans on the news, or been momentarily shocked by the statistics; we may think we?ve heard all we need to know ? or can bear to know ? about the story of Aids in Africa. But look beyond the harrowing dispatches and the noisy headlines and something else emerges: not just a single sad story featuring ... see all copies from $3.20! new only from $8.18! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir more books like this by Paul Monette add to wishlist Paul Monette (1945-1995) wrote this memoir about the tragic consequences of AIDS in his own life, particularly the death of his adored lover, Roger Horwitz, after two years of illness. Monette gives the details, even the unpleasant ones, about living with someone who is suffering from AIDS. He also depicts life on the "AIDS rollercoaster", ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	And the Band Played on: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic more books like this by Randy Shilts add to wishlist This classic of investigative journalism uncovers the early history of the AIDS epidemic. The medical community, the government, and the community at large were, first, unaware, then confused, and then inadequately responsive to the crisis which was eventually acknowledged as a national emergency. AND THE BAND PLAYED ON won many awards, was made ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.51! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Days of Grace more books like this by Arthur Ashe add to wishlist Born in 1943 in Virginia against a backdrop of the civil-rights movement and black-power struggle, Arthur Ashe discovered tennis - a white man's sport - in the segregated South. Defeating racial prejudice, in 1963 he was representing the US in Davis Cup matches when the US was exploding with violence over civil rights. He went on to win the US ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	AIDS and Accusation: Haiti and the Geography of Blame more books like this by Paul Farmer add to wishlist Does the scientific "theory" that HIV came to North America from Haiti stem from underlying attitudes of racism and ethnocentrism in the USA rather than from hard evidence? Anthropologist-physician Paul Farmer answers in the affirmative with this, the first full-length ethnographic study of AIDS in a poor society. Farmer was present when the first ... see all copies from $4.51! new only from $20.52! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	My Own Country: A Doctor's Story of a Town and Its People in the Age of AIDS more books like this by Abraham Verghese, M.D. add to wishlist In an unforgettable story of the arrival of AIDS into the fabric of a small town, Dr. Verghese opens a window into Johnson City, Tennessee, during a time when life is suddenly, swiftly thrown off the protected path. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope more books like this by Jenna Bush (Read by) add to wishlist Jenna Bush, daughter of President and Mrs. Bush, shares the poignant story of a 17-year-old single mother living with HIV in Panama - an inspiring story of strength and survival. "Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope" is a work of narrative nonfiction based on Bush's experiences while interning for UNICEF and the life stories of children and teens she ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The river : a journey to the source of HIV and AIDS more books like this by Edward Hooper add to wishlist Based on nine years of full-time research by science journalist, Edward Hopper, this text presents an investigation into the origins of AIDS. see all copies from $29.95! new only from $119.94! \| first editions
15 view cover	Ryan White: My Own Story more books like this by Ryan White add to wishlist Ryan was a typical 13-year-old when it was discovered that he had contracted AIDS through tainted blood products he had been given for his hemophilia. He was denied the right to return to school, so he went to court, with newspaper headlines following the many legal battles. With great courage he began to speak out against the misconceptions about ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Promise of Rest more books like this by Reynolds Price add to wishlist Raven Wade Mayfield is dying of AIDS in New York City, and his father, Hutch, brings him back home to North Carolina to die. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Illness as Metaphor more books like this by Susan Sontag add to wishlist These two influential essays--ILLNESS AS METAPHOR (1978) and its sequel from a decade later, AIDS AND ITS METAPHORS--tackle the uncomfortable subject of disease, and specifically the metaphors we use to try to come to terms with it. Dealing not only with AIDS but also with tuberculosis, syphilis, and cancer, Sontag makes a case for the necessity ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.76! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	AIDS: Science and Society more books like this by Hung Y Fan, Ross F Conner, Luis P Villarreal add to wishlist This is a comprehensive guidebook to 362 developed campgrounds in 17 national forests in Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Campers will find useful information needed to select a National Forest campground. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels and the Business of AIDS more books like this by Elizabeth Pisani add to wishlist With wit and fierce honesty, an epidemiologist talks about sex, drugs, and the mistakes surrounding international AIDS prevention. Pisani reveals how easy it is to draw wrong conclusions from "objective" data and how much money is spent so very badly. see all copies from $5.02! new only from $10.65! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Sizwe's Test: A Young Man's Journey Through Africa's AIDS Epidemic more books like this by Jonny Steinberg add to wishlist An award-winning South African journalist leads readers into the heart of his country's AIDS crisis, exploring the perspectives of those who are infected, those who are trying to help, and those who reject any help offered them. see all copies from $3.87! new only from $15.27! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Heaven Shop more books like this by Deborah Ellis add to wishlist At her fathers funeral, Bintis grandmother utters the words that no one in Malawi wants to hear. Bintis father and her mother before him, dies of AIDS. Binti, her sister, and brother are separated and sent to the home ofrelatives who can barely tolerate their presence. Ostracized by their extended family, the orphans are treated like the lowest ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Invisible Cure: Why We Are Losing the Fight Against AIDS in Africa more books like this by Helen Epstein add to wishlist In her unsparing and illuminating account of the effects of AIDS in Africa, Epstein describes how health experts, governments, and ordinary Africans have struggled to understand the rapid and devastating spread of the disease as well as new medical and political developments. see all copies from $2.51! new only from $2.51! \| SVS
23 view cover	How to Have Theory in an Epidemic: Cultural Chronicles of AIDS more books like this by Paula A Treichler, Paula A Triechler add to wishlist Paula A.Treichler has become a singularly important voice among the significant theorists on the AIDS crisis. Dissecting the cultural politics surrounding representations of HIV and AIDS, her work has altered the field of cultural studies by establishing medicine as a legitimate focus for cultural analysis. "How to Have Theory in an Epidemic" is a ... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $30.20! \| SVS
24 view cover	The Hottest Summer Ever Known more books like this by Valencia R Williams add to wishlist Meet Summer DeVyne Lewis, the bitter, sexy siren who finds love and adventure in wielding women's most powerful weapon to avenge her death ridden childhood. After a mysterious dream followed by a visit to the doctor, her life changes drastically. She begins to use her beauty to dominate her victims. She's heartless... She's flawless... She's ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $4.29! \| SVS
25 view cover	Was more books like this by Geoff Ryman add to wishlist Back by popular demand. Ryman's most accomplished novel to date. Was is the story of orphan Dorothy who goes to live in Kansas with Aunty Em and Uncle Henry. Was is the story of Baby Frances, who grows up to be a famous movie star, adored the world over. Was is the story of Jonathan who sees his first movie on television in November 1956. It will ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.74! \| signed copies \| first editions

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