And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic, 20th-Anniversary Edition

by Randy Shilts | Nonfiction |
ISBN: 0312374631 Global Overview for this book
Registered by whofan88 of Boronia Heights, Queensland Australia on 6/17/2017
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Journal Entry 1 by whofan88 from Boronia Heights, Queensland Australia on Saturday, June 17, 2017
A masterpiece of investigative reporting, And the Band Played On is one of the few true modern classics. An international bestseller, a finalist of the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the basis for a critically acclaimed movie, Shilt's expose reveals why AIDS was allowed to spread unchecked during the early days of the epidemic while the most trusted institutions ignored or denied the threat. A book that has become the very foundation for the ongoing debate about the greatest medical epidemic of modern times, And the Band Played On is "a textbook on how institutions work - or fail to work - in the face of such a threat" (San Francisco Examiner).

I book this book online because, being born in 1988, I have never spoken/read a lot about HIV/AIDS. After watching a movie about Larry Kramer during the AIDS epidemic, I became interested in how the government/health organisations ignored this threat. This book is a fascinating read. It is truly terrifying how many people died before people began to sit up and pay attention.

Journal Entry 2 by bookworm76 at Chermside, Queensland Australia on Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Got this off Whofan88. Thanks

Taking this along to the next bookcrossing meetup. If not picked up I will leave at the OBCZ

Journal Entry 4 by Oldgirl58 at Chermside, Queensland Australia on Monday, January 29, 2018
Picked up at the bookcrossing catch up

Journal Entry 5 by Oldgirl58 at Chermside, Queensland Australia on Thursday, September 7, 2023
A Good read

Journal Entry 6 by Oldgirl58 at Chermside, Queensland Australia on Thursday, September 7, 2023

Released 6 mos ago (9/8/2023 UTC) at Chermside, Queensland Australia

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Will take to the next B/Crossing catch up.

Journal Entry 7 by wingMirfiwing at Woolloongabba, Queensland Australia on Sunday, October 29, 2023
Picked up at the BookCrossing meetup, Pig ‘N’ Whistle, King George Square, Brisbane.

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