| And the Band Played on: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic Anniversary Edition Contributor(s): Shilts, Randy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312374631 ISBN-13: 9780312374631 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2007 Annotation: The national bestseller is now a major HBO TV movie, with stars including Alan Alda, Richard Gere, Lily Tomlin and Angelica Houston. "A heroic work of journalism on what must rank as one of the foremost catastrophes of modern history" (New York Times), this extraordinary book reveals how the federal government put budget considerations ahead of the nation's welfare. (Penguin) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Aids & Hiv - Health & Fitness | Diseases - Aids & Hiv - Medical | History |
| Dewey: 362.196 |
| Physical Information: 1.65" H x 5.52" W x 8.28" (1.30 lbs) 656 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - AIDS - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Upon it's first publication twenty years ago, And The Band Played on was quickly recognized as a masterpiece of investigative reporting. An international bestseller, a nominee for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and made into a critically acclaimed movie, Shilts' expose revealed why AIDS was allowed to spread unchecked during the early 80's while the most trusted institutions ignored or denied the threat. One of the few true modern classics, it changed and framed how AIDS was discussed in the following years. Now republished in a special 20th Anniversary edition, And the Band Played On remains one of the essential books of our time. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shilts, Randy: - Randy Shilts was born in 1951, in Davenport, Iowa. One of the first openly gay journalists hired at a major newspaper, he worked for the San Francisco Chronicle for thirteen years. He died of AIDS in 1994 at his home in the Sonoma County redwoods in California. He was the author of The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk (1982), And the Band Played On: Politics, People and the AIDS Epidemic (1987), and Conduct Unbecoming: Lesbians and Gays in the U.S. Military (1993). He also wrote extensively for many major newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Newsweek, Esquire, The Los Angeles Times, and The Advocate. And the Band Played On was made into a docudrama that was broadcast on HBO in 1993. |