The definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic from the creator of, and inspired by, the seminal documentary How to Survive a Plague.
A riveting, powerful telling of the story of the grassroots movement of activists, many of them in a life-or-death struggle, who seized upon scientific research to help develop the drugs that turned HIV from a mostly fatal infection to a manageable disease. Ignored by public officials, religious leaders, and the nation at large, and confronted with shame and hatred, this small group of men and women chose to fight for their right to live by educating themselves and demanding to become full partners in the race for effective treatments. Around the globe, 16 million people are alive today thanks to their efforts.
Not since the publication of Randy Shilts's classic And the Band Played On has a book measured the AIDS plague in such brutally human, intimate, and soaring terms.
In dramatic fashion, we witness the founding of ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group), and the rise of an underground drug market in opposition to the prohibitively expensive (and sometimes toxic) AZT. We watch as these activists learn to become their own researchers, lobbyists, drug smugglers, and clinicians, establishing their own newspapers, research journals, and laboratories, and as they go on to force reform in the nation s disease-fighting agencies.
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. Powerful, heart-wrenching, and finally exhilarating, How to Survive a Plague is destined to become an essential part of the literature of AIDS
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《How to Survive a Plague》——这个书名自带一种古老而又沉重的预言色彩,瞬间就抓住了我的注意力。它让我联想到人类历史上那些黑暗的篇章,那些因为疾病而几乎走向灭亡的时刻,也让我看到了人类在绝境中迸发出的那种不屈的生命力。我一直对那些描绘危机时刻下人性的作品情有独钟,因为它们最能揭示我们内心深处的本质。我期待这本书能够深入探讨,当生命受到威胁,当社会秩序面临崩溃时,个体和群体会做出怎样的选择。这本书会是一份冷峻的记录,还是一个充满情感的故事?它会聚焦于宏观的社会变迁,还是微观的个人命运?我更倾向于后者,我希望能够通过书中人物的眼睛,去感受瘟疫带来的恐慌、绝望,以及在那绝望中萌生的希望。或许,书中会描绘一群不被命运打倒的人,他们如何运用智慧、勇气和爱,去对抗无情的病魔,去守护珍贵的生命,去重建被摧毁的世界。我希望这本书能够给我带来一种身临其境的阅读体验,让我不仅仅是阅读文字,更能感受到那个时代的气息,体会到那个时代人们的心跳。它应该是一本能够引发共鸣,能够启发思考的书,让我们在了解过去的悲剧时,也能更好地珍惜当下,并且为未来可能发生的挑战做好准备。
评分《How to Survive a Plague》这个书名,仿佛在我脑海中绘制了一幅波澜壮阔的画卷。它勾勒出的不仅仅是一场突如其来的灾难,更是一场关乎人类存亡的殊死搏斗。我迫不及待地想知道,这本书究竟讲述了怎样一段跌宕起伏的故事。是关于一场席卷全球的神秘疾病,还是某个特定地区爆发的、令人闻之色变的瘟疫?我更倾向于相信,这本书会深入挖掘在极端环境下,人类所展现出的那种令人动容的求生意志。它或许会聚焦于那些默默无闻的英雄,是他们用自己的生命和智慧,为我们赢得了生存的机会。我又或许会看到,在恐惧和绝望的阴影下,人性的光辉与阴暗是如何交织碰撞,最终塑造出不同的命运走向。我希望这本书能带领我进入一个真实而残酷的世界,让我感受到病毒的无情,也感受到人类面对逆境时的顽强。或许,这本书会以一种非常规的叙事方式,打破传统的历史记录模式,而是从一个更微观、更个人化的视角,去展现这场“生存之战”的细节。它可能不会提供简单的答案,而是提出更深层的问题,让我们在阅读之后,对生命、对社会、对未来产生更为深刻的思考。
评分“如何在一场瘟疫中生存下来”——仅仅是这个书名,就足以让我心潮澎湃,思绪万千。它像是一扇门,通向了一个充满挑战与未知,但也可能蕴藏着非凡勇气和智慧的世界。我猜想,这本书可能不是一本单纯的科普读物,而更像是一部史诗般的叙事,它会带我穿越时空,去见证人类在面对一场前所未有的危机时所经历的种种。我非常好奇,作者会如何描绘这场“瘟疫”的具体形态?它是如何出现的?它的传播速度有多快?它对人类社会造成了怎样的冲击?而更关键的是,在这样的绝境之下,人们是如何“生存”下来的?“生存”这个词,在我看来,远不止是生理上的存活,它可能包含了精神的坚守,道德的重塑,甚至是对文明本身的维系。我想象着,书中会有那些在暗夜中点亮希望的个体,他们可能是医者,可能是科学家,也可能是那些在绝望中选择互助的普通人。我又担心,它是否也会揭示人性中最脆弱、最黑暗的一面。我期望这本书能够以一种震撼人心的方式,展现人类面对生死考验时的复杂情感和艰难抉择,让我在阅读的过程中,深刻反思生命的意义,以及我们在面对共同危机时,应该如何凝聚力量,共同前行。
评分当我看到《How to Survive a Plague》这个书名时,一股强烈的求知欲瞬间被点燃。我一直以来都对那些关于人类如何克服巨大挑战的故事深感兴趣,无论是历史上的真实事件,还是那些充满想象力的虚构 narratives。这本书的标题,让我立刻联想到了一场史无前例的危机,以及在这个危机面前,人类所展现出的非凡勇气和智慧。我想象着,这本书可能会深入探讨在严峻的生存压力下,个体和集体是如何做出选择的。它会不会揭示一些鲜为人知的历史细节,讲述那些在平凡中闪耀着人性的光辉的人物故事?或者,它会构建一个虚构的世界,让我们以旁观者的视角,去体验一场前所未有的瘟疫如何改变人类的命运?我特别好奇的是,这本书会从哪个角度切入“生存”这个主题。是侧重于科学的进步,还是人性的考验?是强调社会组织的力量,还是个体觉醒的意义?我期待着作者能够通过细腻的笔触,勾勒出那个时代的绝望与希望,恐惧与勇气,以及在那场浩劫之后,人类文明所经历的凤凰涅槃。这本书,在我看来,不仅仅是一个关于疾病的故事,更是一个关于人类自身的故事,一个关于我们如何面对未知、如何坚持、如何最终生存下去的故事。
评分这本书的标题《How to Survive a Plague》本身就充满了引人深思的张力,仿佛预示着一段艰辛而又充满希望的旅程。我一直对人类面对重大危机时的韧性和智慧感到着迷,而这个名字恰好触碰了我内心深处的这种好奇。我不禁想象,这本书会描绘怎样的时代背景?是历史的某个关键时刻,还是一个虚构的、但又极具现实意义的未来?我特别期待作者如何构建故事的“生存”维度。这里的“生存”不仅仅是生理上的苟延残喘,更可能包含着精神、社会结构乃至文明的延续。这本书会探索哪些策略?是科技的突破?是人性的光辉?还是某种不为人知的集体智慧?我脑海中浮现出各种可能的场景:科学家们在实验室里夜以继日地寻找解药,医护人员在生死一线间与病毒搏斗,普通民众在恐慌与绝望中相互扶持,或者,是某些组织在混乱中试图重建秩序。这本书的叙事风格会是怎样的呢?是冷峻写实的史诗,还是充满情感共鸣的人物群像?我希望它能带来一种震撼心灵的阅读体验,让我对人类的未来多一份思考,少一份忧虑,同时也对生命的顽强不息有更深的敬意。
评分3-/5 France traces the devious contours of early AIDS activism in this book that often is impenetrable to anybody who's not well versed in virological science and modern American politics. It focuses, in my humble opinion, too little on the minutiae of ordinary citizens' daily suffering that I was initially seeking and too much on a few key figures
评分3-/5 France traces the devious contours of early AIDS activism in this book that often is impenetrable to anybody who's not well versed in virological science and modern American politics. It focuses, in my humble opinion, too little on the minutiae of ordinary citizens' daily suffering that I was initially seeking and too much on a few key figures
评分3-/5 France traces the devious contours of early AIDS activism in this book that often is impenetrable to anybody who's not well versed in virological science and modern American politics. It focuses, in my humble opinion, too little on the minutiae of ordinary citizens' daily suffering that I was initially seeking and too much on a few key figures
评分3-/5 France traces the devious contours of early AIDS activism in this book that often is impenetrable to anybody who's not well versed in virological science and modern American politics. It focuses, in my humble opinion, too little on the minutiae of ordinary citizens' daily suffering that I was initially seeking and too much on a few key figures
评分3-/5 France traces the devious contours of early AIDS activism in this book that often is impenetrable to anybody who's not well versed in virological science and modern American politics. It focuses, in my humble opinion, too little on the minutiae of ordinary citizens' daily suffering that I was initially seeking and too much on a few key figures
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