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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
Syntetisk medicin og alternativ behandling Syntetisk medicin og alternativ behandling Hugo Hørlych Karlsen En bog sprængfyldt med præcise oplysninger og levende erfaringer om forskellige medicinske retningers sammenhæng med historien, det moderne samfunds udvikling, og det moderne menneskes muligheder - e… OL14903508W
Guía para el pololeo perfecto Guía para el pololeo perfecto Manuel Fuentes Wendling Libro de auto-ayuda para adolescentes.Trata sobre las relaciones de amor en la adolescencia, su significado e importancia y como deben ser enfrentadas. Entre los años 1985 y 1989, el autor conversó y… OL15383054W
The Celluloid Activist The Celluloid Activist Michael R. Schiavi The Celluloid Activist is the biography of gay rights activist and film historian, Vito Russo. He wrote The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies. The first edition (of Celluloid Closet) was … OL15976439W
The origins of AIDS The origins of AIDS Jacques Pepin "This compelling new account traces the origins and development of the most dramatic and destructive disease epidemic of modern times. Jacques Pepin looks back to the early twentieth-century events i… OL16307808W
No-Accounts No-Accounts Tom Glenn The story begins in 1985 in Washington, D.C. Peter, a gay dancer dying of AIDS, thirsts for forgiveness for fatally infecting a young musician. Martin, a straight college professor, has made a mess o… OL17051473W
Like a Love Story Like a Love Story Abdi Nazemian It's 1989 in New York City, and for three teens, the world is changing. Reza is an Iranian boy who has just moved to the city with his mother to live with his stepfather and stepbrother. He's terr… OL20152946W
Everything you never wanted your kids to know about sex, (but were afraid they'd ask) Everything you never wanted your kids to know about sex, (but were afraid they'd ask) Justin Richardson,Mark Schuster Offers parents advice and strategies to help them deal with every stage of their child's sexual development from birth through their teens, with tips for answering common questions and handling speci… OL20507220W
AIDS and the lung AIDS and the lung Robert F. Miller This book is designed to cover a broad outline of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation and treatment of infection with HIV-1 with special reference to the lung. It is not intended pr… OL20717063W
Gender equality, HIV, and AIDS Gender equality, HIV, and AIDS Sheila Aikman,Tania Boler,Elaine Unterhalter "The feminization of HIV epidemics has been steadily increasing worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, 75 per cent of young people infected are women and girls. Gender disparities in education contribute … OL24434323W
AIDS orphan AIDS orphan Louise Armstrong The moving story of Mary, a young girl orphaned by the AIDs epidemic in South Africa. Combines her words with comprehensive factual information, including historical overviews, timelines, the latest … OL24813120W
Op weg naar huis Op weg naar huis Jan Michael Sam (10) is wees, omdat zijn ouders aan aids zijn overleden. Hij gaat bij zijn tante wonen op het platteland van Malawi. Het is er heel anders dan hij gewend was. Zal hij zich hier ooit echt thuis vo… OL26377640W
The Andrew is dead story The Andrew is dead story Bob May The Andrew Is Dead Story is a one act play about the coming of age and subsequent coming out of young Andrew. The plot addresses the myths surrounding transmission of AIDS and explores the many diff… OL3167334W
Breaking the conspiracy of silence Breaking the conspiracy of silence Donald E. Messer More than twenty years into the global AIDS pandemic, the efforts of Christian congregations and denominations have been less than minimal. This book is aimed to awaken Christian compassion in the co… OL3753824W
The Queen of Peace room The Queen of Peace room Magie Dominic What is memory, and where is it stored in the body? Can a room be symbolic of a lifetime? Memories are like layers of your skin or layers of paint on a canvas. In The Queen of Peace Room, Magie Do… OL5789909W
Violin Violin Anne Rice Violin, released October 15, 1997, is Anne Rice's richly alluring new ghost novel that moves across the centuries to tell the story of three charismatic figures wrapped in music. A return to the roma… OL77853W
Enemies within Enemies within Jacqueline Foertsch "Enemies Within presents the literature and film of the cold war and AIDS eras as evidence, manifestation, and symptom of the recurring ills of our postnuclear time: global threat, buried fears, and … OL7795646W
Caribbean Pleasure Industry Caribbean Pleasure Industry Mark Padilla In recent years, the economy of the Caribbean has become almost completely dependent on international tourism. And today one of the chief ways that foreign visitors there seek pleasure is through pro… OL9216640W
Moral Threats and Dangerous Desires Moral Threats and Dangerous Desires Deborah Lupton Since 1981, AIDS has had an enormous impact upon the popular imagination. Few other diseases this century have been greeted with quite the same fear, loathing, and prejudice against those who develop… OL9487315W
Virus Mania Virus Mania Torsten Engelbrecht,Claus Koehnlein A daily scan through the news gives the impression that the world is constantly invaded by virus epidemics. The latest headlines feature the human papillomavirus (HPV) alleged to cause cervical cance… OL9780916W
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