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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Jag dör, men minnet lever Jag dör, men minnet lever Henning Mankell A powerful, moving and tragic account of the families shattered and children abandoned as a result of the spread of HIV and, through the Memory Books project, a hope for the future. Henning Mankel… OL13629224W
HIV screening and access to care HIV screening and access to care Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on HIV Screening and Access to Care "With the widespread use of highly active anti-retroviral treatment (HAART), HIV has become a chronic, rather than a fatal, disease. But for their treatment to succeed, patients require uninterrupted… OL16153087W
Access to life Access to life Peter Bernstein,Annalyn Swan,Adèle Sulcas "In 'Access to Life' eight Magnum photographers portray thirty people in nine countries before and nine months after they began antiretroviral treatment for AIDS"--Disc label of DVD-ROM. OL16595727W
Positive Positive Paige Rawl "A teenager's memoir of the experinces of bullying, being HIV positive and surviving the experiences to become a force for positive change in this world"-- OL19668717W
Patient zero and the making of the AIDS epidemic Patient zero and the making of the AIDS epidemic Richard Andrew McKay The search for a “patient zero”—popularly understood to be the first person infected in an epidemic—has been key to media coverage of major infectious disease outbreaks for more than three decades. Y… OL19734000W
Visions and revisions Visions and revisions Dale Peck Novelist and critic Dale Peck's latest work--part memoir, part extended essay--is a foray into what the author calls "the second half of the first half AIDS epidemic," i.e., the period between 1987, … OL19998527W
Practice issues in HIV/AIDS services Practice issues in HIV/AIDS services R. Dennis Shelby Practice Issues in HIV/AIDS Services: Empowerment-Based Models and Program Applications provides a sound framework of intervention practices for case managers and care coordinators to help HIV/AIDS p… OL20710625W
HIV HIV Michael B. Blank,Marlene M. Eisenberg HIV/AIDS continues to be the pandemic of our times. It is estimated that 36 to 45 million people including 2-3 million children already are infected worldwide and an additional 4-7 million more are i… OL20792735W
Pedro and Me Pedro and Me Judd Winick Pedro Zamora changed lives. When the HIV-positive AIDS educator appeared on MTV's The Real World: San Francisco, he taught millions of viewers about being gay and living with AIDS. Pedro's roommate o… OL3366050W
Steps by steps Steps by steps Don Edkins "The Steps for the Future documentary film project began in 2000, as a shared journey by talented African filmmakers and well-known professionals from around the world. The experience of the North co… OL4612217W
Positive Lives Positive Lives Kalpana Jain Narratives about Ashok Pillai, a radio operator in the Indian Navy, tested positive for HIV in 1989. OL6050096W
Ana's Story Ana's Story Jenna Bush Ana's life is a collection of bits and pieces of her past. Infected with HIV at birth, she's unaware of many details of her early childhood and barely remembers her mother. Living with her strict gra… OL9263498W