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My Own Country: A Doctor's Story by Abraham Verghese Publisher Comments Nestled in the Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee, the town of Johnson City had always seemed exempt from the anxieties of modern American life. But when the local hospital treated its first AIDS patient, a crisis that had once seemed an “urban... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper 
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100 Questions & Answers about HIV and AIDS by Joel E. Gallant Publisher Comments EMPOWER YOURSELF Whether You're A Newly Diagnosed Patient, Survivor, Or Loved One Of Someone Suffering From HIV Or AIDS, 100 Questions & Answers About HIV & AIDS Offers Essential And Practical Guidance. Providing Both Doctor And Patient Perspectives... (read more) Your price: $23.95 New - Trade Paper
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Tinderbox: How the West Sparked the AIDS Epidemic and How the World Can Finally Overcome It by Daniel Halperin Publisher Comments In this groundbreaking narrative, longtime Washington Post reporter Craig Timberg and award-winning AIDS researcher Daniel Halperin tell the surprising story of how Western colonial powers unwittingly sparked the AIDS epidemic and then fanned its rise... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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AIDS: A Guide to the Law by Richard Haigh Publisher Comments A second, thoroughly revised and updated edition of the first ever guide to the British legal aspects of AIDS. Written by experienced legal professionals, many of whom are present or past advisers at the Terrence Higgins Trust in London, Britain's major... (read more) List Price $68.50 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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AIDS Orphans Rising: What You Should Know and What You Can Do to Help Them Succeed by Mary Elizabeth Lloyd Publisher Comments Every 14 seconds a Child Headed Household is formed The death of parents from AIDS leaves behind little children, often four or five of them, who desperately want to stay together as a family. In the literature, they call them Child Headed Households... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The myth of heterosexual AIDS by Michael Fumento Book News Annotation In the 1990 edition, Fumento predicted that the AIDS epidemic had peaked the year before, but the necessary epidemiological information was not yet compiled. He has updated statistics now to support his basic message: AIDS is not on the verge of... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Aids: The Ultimate Challenge by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Publisher Comments AIDS None of us is so unique as to be exempt from the human condition. As the numbers of reported AIDS cases continue to climb, and the disease continues to take more and more lives, those who have to deal with the complexities of this problem continue... (read more) Your price: $15.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Woman's Guide to Living with HIV Infection (Johns Hopkins Press Health Books) by Rebecca A. Clark Publisher Comments Written by three experts with extensive experience helping people with HIV/AIDS, this trusted resource is the complete guide to better physical and emotional health for women living with HIV or AIDS. It covers the full range of health and emotional... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Troubling The Angels by Patricia Lather Publisher Comments Complemented by statistics and facts about the epidemic of AIDS, a series of interviews and follow-up interviews with women infected with HIV reveals the impact of the disease on their lives, exploring their feelings of blame, regret, and fear. Original.... (read more) List Price $39.00 Your price: $34.61 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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More Than Eyes Can See: A Nine-Month Journey Through the AIDS Pandemic by Rhidian Brook Publisher Comments Sent in 2006 by the Salvation Army to bear witness to the work they were doing in response to the AIDS pandemic, Rhidian Brook, his wife, and two children follow a trail of devastation through communities still shattered and being broken by the disease... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope by Jenna Bush Publisher Comments Jenna Bush, daughter of President George W. and Mrs. Laura Bush, shares the poignant story of a 17-year-old single mother living with HIV in Latin America - an inspiring story of strength and survival.... (read more) List Price $19.89 Your price: $2.50 Used - Hardcover
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HIV and AIDS Testing, Screening, and Confidentiality (Issues in Biomedical Ethics) by Rebecca Bennett Publisher Comments Testing and screening for HIV and AIDS give rise to ethical, legal, and social issues of the most controversial and delicate kind. In this book, an international team of eighteen doctors, philosophers, and lawyers present a fresh and thorough discussion... (read more) List Price $150.25 Your price: $7.48 Used - Hardcover
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Viral Sex: The Nature of AIDS by Jaap Goudsmit Publisher Comments The current worldwide AIDS crisis is about 20 years old, but the disease itself is much older. In fact, AIDS is only the latest chapter in the evolution of the complex retrovirus we call HIV. Where was HIV lurking before it emerged in the early 1980s... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price: $20.35 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Sizwe's Test: A Young Man's Journey Through Africa's AIDS Epidemic by Jonny Steinberg Publisher Comments At the age of twenty-nine, Sizwe Magadla is among the most handsome, well-educated, and richest of the men in his poverty-stricken village. Dr. Hermann Reuter, a son of old South West African stock, wants to show the world that if you provide decent... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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Inventing the Aids Virus by Peter H. Duesberg Publisher Comments Investigates the political and financial forces that have shaped AIDS research, including the growing dissension within scientific ranks, the power politics among virologists, and other controversial... (read more) List Price $19.96 Your price: $17.71 Google eBooks - Electronic
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I Die, But My Memory Lives on: The World AIDS Crisis and the Memory Book Project by Henning Mankell Publisher Comments The invaluable Memory Book Project gives those dying of AIDS in Africa an opportunity to record their lives in words and pictures for the children they leave behind. Excerpts from Ugandan memory books, along with Mankell's narrative, tell stories of... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Awake Project: Uniting Against the African AIDS Crisis by Jenny Eaton Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-293).... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Serious Adverse Events: An Uncensored History of AIDS by Celia Farber Publisher Comments Controversial AIDS reporter Celia Farber collects twenty years of investigative work on AIDS. Building on her much discussed cover story in Harpers Magazine—“Out of Control: AIDS and the Corruption of Medical Science”—... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Life After AIDS by Noreen Martin Publisher Comments Today we spend the majority of our efforts on the curing of disease, while the majority of efforts should be placed on prevention. Could it be that our concept of how to achieve and maintain perfect health is fl awed? Nature so wisely placed in food the... (read more) Your price: $14.25 New - Trade Paper
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Living Well With Hiv & Aids 3RD Edition by Allen L Gifford Publisher Comments Based on the current care guidelines from the CDC and elsewhere, this book addresses the current emphasis on managing the side effects of HIV/AIDS such as lypodystrophy, redistribution of body fat, cardiac risks, and vulnerability to other ailments... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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