Books on HIV/AIDS

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Excerpts & Reviews 2009

Denying AIDS (2009)
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From Copernicus Books

Excerpts & Reviews 2007-2008

Debout en Clair-Obscur (Spring 2008)
A translated excerpt from the novel by Laurette Lévy.
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In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
100 Questions & Answers About HIV and AIDS (2008)
An excerpt from a book by Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H., responding to some of the most common questions that newly diagnosed people have about HIV.
From Jones and Bartlett Publishers
A Place Like This -- Chapter 9 (2007)
A long-time HIV activist recounts the one-night stand of a lifetime.
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From Mark S. King

Excerpts & Reviews 2006

An Interview With Michael Shernoff (January 17, 2006)
What psychological factors propel gay men to take serious sexual risks in the bedroom? This is the subject of Shernoff's new book "Without Condoms," discussed here.
In The Advocate
Living With Hepatitis C: A Survivor's Guide (2006)
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From Hatherleigh Press
Moving Mountains: The Race to Treat Global AIDS (2006)
In Moving Mountains: The Race to Treat Global AIDS, from Verso
Not in My Family: AIDS in the African-American Community (2006)
From Agate Publishing
The Guide to Living With HIV Infection (2006)
A book excerpt.
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In The Guide to Living With HIV Infection, from Johns Hopkins University Press
The Journey Into Spiritual Activism (2006)
An excerpt from The After-Death Room: Journey Into Spiritual Activism, by Michael McColly; explores how cultural attitudes toward death, sexuality and spirituality affect the lives and activism of HIV-positive people across the globe.
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In The After-Death Room: Journey Into Spiritual Activism, from Soft Skull Press
The Voices Of Teens Living With HIV: How You Can Support Us (2006)
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From Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
Why Do Men Bareback? No Easy Answers (2006)
Excerpt from Without Condoms: Unprotected Sex, Gay Men & Barebacking.
In Without Condoms: Unprotected Sex, Gay Men & Barebacking, from Routledge

Excerpts & Reviews 2003-2004

Veteran NEJM Editor Takes on Big Pharma as No One Before; Calls for Sweeping Reforms (September 2004)
Dr. Marcia Angell's new book blisteringly critiques the pharmaceutical industry.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
"Hydraphobia" (July 2004)
In this fictional short story by Gary McClain, Mike struggles to cope when his boyfriend discloses that he's HIV positive.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
"Right Back Where We Started" (July 2004)
In this fictional short story by Joseph F. Kelly, a man emerges from a 20-year coma, and his longtime friend struggles to explain what happened to all the people he'd ever known.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Opinion Pieces Respond to Book Discussing Black Men "On the Down Low" (June 2, 2004)
J.L. King's book "On the Down Low" provoked responses by Gregory Kane in the Baltimore Sun and Roni Rabin in Long Island Newsday.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Paula Peterson and Griff Butler (2003)
In this excerpt from Roslyn Banish's book, an HIV-positive woman and her husband, who is negative, talk about their relationship, family life and raising their young son.
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In Focus on Living: Portraits of Americans With HIV and AIDS, from University of Massachusetts Press

Excerpts & Reviews 2001-2002

South Africa: New Children's Book Explains AIDS (July 30, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Johns Hopkins HIV Treatment Short Guide (May 31, 2002)
A brief review of the 2002 Abbreviated Guide to Medical Management of HIV Infection, by John G. Bartlett.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Review of The Guide to Living With HIV Infection (May 2002)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Into the Third Decade of AIDS: Books on HIV and Mental Health (March/April 2002)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Spiritual Maturity: Stories and Reflections for the Ongoing Journey of the Spirit (October 2001)
By Joseph Sharp; essay precedes book excerpt.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
"The Encyclopedia of AIDS: A Social, Political, Cultural and Scientific Record of the HIV Epidemic" (September 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
"And the Band Played On: Politics, People and the AIDS Epidemic" (August 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
"AIDS Doctors: Voices From the Epidemic, An Oral History" (July 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Body Positive Book Reading Club (June 2001)
Loving Men: Gay Partners, Spirituality and AIDS by Richard P. Hardy.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Body Positive Book Reading Club: Voices From Within: An Anthology of Prisoners' Expressions on HIV and AIDS (May 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
"Living and Dying in 4/4 Time" (March 2001)
Excerpt and interview with author Paul Gallotta.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
"The AIDS Awareness Library: Kids' Books About AIDS" (February 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
"Readings in the Sociology of AIDS" (January 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
"Helping the AIDS Mourner" (2000)
A book excerpt from Working With AIDS Bereavement.
In Working with AIDS Bereavement: A Comprehensive Approach for Mental Health Providers, from University of California-San Francisco AIDS Health Project

Excerpts & Reviews 1999-2000

"Built to Survive: The Book, The Forum" (August 2000)
A review by H. H. Peer.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Excellent Book on Gay Men's Health (June 23, 2000)
Everyone will learn something from this book on health, sex, people, communication, and relationships.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
An Interview With Daniel Wolfe, author of Men Like Us (June 20, 2000)
By B. K. Goldman.
From Random House, Inc.
Anabolics, Exercise, Nutrition, Supplements: New Book Available (March 17, 2000)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
"Sex Acts and Facts: The Risks" (2000)
An excerpt from Men Like Us, by Daniel Wolfe.
In Men Like Us: The GMHC Complete Guide to Gay Men's Sexual, Physical, and Emotional Well-Being, from Random House, Inc.
"Sexual Compulsivity" (2000)
By Daniel Wolfe.
In Men Like Us: The GMHC Complete Guide to Gay Men's Sexual, Physical, and Emotional Well-Being, from Random House, Inc.
"The Wages of Sin: Sex and Disease, Past and Present" (2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
"Youths Living With HIV: Self-Evident Truths" (2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Excerpts from Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base (1999)
Published by the Division of Neuroscience and Behavioral Health US Institute of Medicine .
Selections from The Ins and Outs of Gay Sex, by Stephen E. Goldstone, M.D. (1999)
Excerpts from Chapter 4, "Non-HIV Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases," and Chapter 10, "Monogamy or Promiscuity".
In The Ins and Outs of Gay Sex, from Random House, Inc.

Guides to HIV/AIDS Publications

Publications on HIV/AIDS From the World Health Organization (Regularly Updated)
Annotated Bibliography: Religion, Spirituality and Sexuality (April/May 2000)
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In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
AIDS Action Finds Complacency Cure (August 2, 1999)
From AIDS Action Council
Read All About It! (May 1999)
Book services for those with impaired eyesight.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
AIDS Books: Recent and Recommended Titles (January 1998)
From New York Public Library
Core List of Sources on AIDS and HIV (December 1997)
In HIV/AIDS Information: Putting the Pieces Together Workshop Manual, from Allegheny University of the Health Sciences: Institute for Academic Informatics

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