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And the Band Played On
by Randy Shilts
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic is a nonfiction book written by San Francisco Chronicle journalist Randy Shilts, published in 1987. It chronicles the discovery and spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) with a special emphasis on government indifference and political infighting—specifically in the United States—to what was initially perceived as a gay disease.
Borrowed Time
by Paul Monette
This “tender and lyrical” memoir (New York Times Book Review) remains one of the most compelling documents of the AIDS era - a “searing, shattering, ultimately hope inspiring account of a great love story” (San Francisco Examiner). A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and the winner of the PEN Center West literary award.
Gay Bathhouses and Public Health Policy
by William J and Diane Binson, Editors, Alan Berub� Et Al Woods
A Classification Of the Tumo Rs Of the Glioma Group On a Histogenetic Basis With a Correlated Study Of Prognosis
by Bailey Percival and Harvey Cushing
Disease & Illness Books & Ephemera
Betty Crocker 30 Minute Meals for Diabetes
by Olerud, Cheri, Ed
Little wear, other than one torn page. Since that page has a photo on both sides, it is rather inconsequential. 150 recipes and 40 photographs. Full nutrition information and tips for watching carbs and eating healthy. Wire binding for lay-flat use. This book will ship at over two pounds, so a small shipping surcharge has been added to the price.
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£5.67
The Luxury of Time
by Tomlinson, Jane
Simon & Schuster. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.Simon & Schuster,2005.First UK edition-first printing((1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the edge of the back cover) with Dj(a couple of small nicks,crease and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with colour photos.Nice and clean pages as new with light shelf wear on the outer edges,very small mark and nick...
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£11.30
AIDS: Principles, Practices, and Politics (Death Education, Aging and Health Care)
Paperback. Very Good.
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£77.42
Coming Up For Air: The History of the Asthma Foundation of New South Wales
by Smith, Babette
Sydney: Rosenberg Publishing. 2003. Octavo Size. Very Good condition. Some rubbing to corners. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 304 pages. The powerful story of the energy and determination of two mothers in the 1960. An evocative social history and a template for the organisational politics that can threaten the success of a venture. This is a no-holds-barred account of a clash between ideas and egos, of the conflict, which ensued when dedicated amateurs outraged a conservative profession....
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£13.23
A Plague of Corn The Social History of Pellagra
by Roe, Daphne A
Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press. 1973. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Mild edgewear to dustjacket, a couple of sports of light foxing to fore edge and previous owner's initials stamped to top edge. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xiii, 213pp. Describes how science discovered the cause and...
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£31.75
THE MISSION WALKER I Was Given Three Months to Live.. .
by Sundby, Edie Littlefield
Thomas Nelson. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 336 pages .
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£11.33
The Dance with the Devil: The New War on Breast Cancer
by Stabiner, Karen
Delta, 1998. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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£4.99
Poster for the Names Project National Tour 88. A National Aids Memorial.
by Art Jagonasi
San Francisco: 1988.. Poster. 19 x 22 inches.
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£101.19
Sad Autographed Letter Signed on the death of his daughter Louisa
by WOODWARD, Charles (1793 - 1869)
Middletown, 1852. unbound. 3 pages (front and back), 10 x 7.75 inches, Middletown, October 3, 1852, to his nephew Dr. Rufus Woodward, in small part: "...I shall not be able to give you a very intelligible description of your cousin Louisa's last sickness and I have no very clear idea what was the cause of her death there was no examination made. She has always been subject to a good deal of pain in the head and more or less affliction of the stomach. Near two weeks before her death she was...
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£242.85
Scarce Typed Letter Signed
by ROFFO, Angel
Argentina, 1924. unbound. Typed letter in Spanish, signed "A.H. Roffo." Oblong 8vo, 1 page, 5.75 x 9 inches, March 12, 1924, on his very scarce "Instituto De Medicina Experimental" letterhead, sending salutations to his friend and distinguished doctor Alejandra Zorillo of San Martin, promising to send a photograph soon. Vertical fold; minor tear at the top right-hand margin; small stain. Very good(-) condition.<br/> <br/> Groundbreaking Argentine cancer doctor who made...
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£141.66
AIDS : The Making of a Chronic Disease
University of California Press, 1991. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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£5.57
Private Acts, Social Consequences: Aids and the Politics of Public Health
by Bayer, Ronald
US: Free Press, 1989-01-23. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. SIGNED. 282 pages. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR in front end paper. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket. Faint foxing to top edge, otherwise a clean, tight copy. Record # 464383
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£8.10
taking charge of arthritis
by Reader's Digest (Australia)
Reader's Digest (Australia), Sydney, 2005. reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: drawings & photographs. a clean copy with no damage, no annotations. The book offers a step-by-step program that will help a person to reduce pain, increase mobility and manage their life more effectively, with tips and strategies from experts to enable you to work more effectively as a team with your doctor and other specialists. The book also offers food and exercise the can help to restore...
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£7.95
A Patient ' Guide to Colorectal and Anal Cancer: Empowering Your Diagnosis and Treatment
by Zbar, Dr Andrew P. MD,
Self Published, Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A, 2013. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: diagrams. Secondhand copy, no damage no writing, illustrated with colour photographs, colour drawings & black-and-white scans, the aim of the book being to empower patients to understand their diagnosis and management and to demystify the nature of the decision making progress regarding their disease. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"...
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£7.95
Epitaphs For The Living: Words And Images In The Time Of Aids
by Howard, Billy, Photographs
Southern Methodist University. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0870742892 . Book has very light shelfwear; DJ has light toning, 1/2" tear to rear at spine midway down, small wrinkle to bottom spine, light indents from using book to write on; b/w photos; 160 pages .
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£24.24
The Wounded Storyteller Body, Illness, and Ethics
by Frank, Arthur W
Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press. 1995. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. xviii, 213 pages. Both the collective portrait of those who suffer from some type of illness or disability and a cogent analysis of their stories within a larger framework of narrative theory. Drawing on the work of authors such as Oliver Sacks, Anatole Broyard, Norman Cousins, and Audre Lorde, as well as the people he met during the years he spent among different illness groups, Frank...
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£9.52
Warrior Princess
by Zulu, Princess Kasune with Belinda Collins)
Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP Books. 2009. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine condition. Previous owner's details on label to upper corner of front free end paper. 272 pages. Fighting for life and against AIDS in Africa and beyond. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st thus. Softcover.
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£7.41
Current Controversies in the Anxiety Disorders
by RAPEE, Ronald M
New York: Guilford Press, 1996. hardcover. fine/fine. 388pp. Thick 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: The Guilford Press, (1996). A fine copy.<br/><br/>
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£24.28
Autographed Note Signed with a photograph
by LAVALLE, Carlos Robertson (1874 - 1956)
Buenos Aires, 1926. unbound. Autographed note signed with a mounted 4.75 x 3.75-inch" photograph, in the form of a greeting card. The photo and note together measure 5 x 7.75 inches. Buenos Aires, November 3, 1926, in Spanish, thanking the recipient for his kind words of encouragement. Lavalle has signed with his full (scarce) signature. Excellent condition.<br/> <br/> Prominent Argentine surgeon and a pioneer in the search for a cure for tuberculosis. His groundbreaking paper...
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£68.81
![[Solicitor General and Acting U.S. Attorney General Henry M. Hoyt Officially Opines on Medical Issues of Immigration Law and an Immigration Case before the Supreme Court; with Additional Letter]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/601/573/1321573601.0.b.jpg)
[Solicitor General and Acting U.S. Attorney General Henry M. Hoyt Officially Opines on Medical Issues of Immigration Law and an Immigration Case before the Supreme Court; with Additional Letter]
by Henry M. Hoyt
Department of Justice. Washington, D.C. 1906 to 1907. Three carbon letters, signed. [1], [5], [1]pages, respectively. Foxing; else very good. Three letters, all incoming to Philadelphia attorney J. Whitaker Thompson, United States attorney. The bulk of the material is from Henry Martyn Hoyt, Jr. (1856-1910) who served as United States Solicitor General from 1903 to 1909. The best content is a 5-page letter focusing on legal issues concerning illegal aliens and contagious diseases. The letter concerns a...
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£283.32
And the Band Played On: Politics, People And the Aids Epidemic
by Shilts, R
Paperback. Very Good.
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£2.73
Wheat-free Cooking: Practical Help for the Home Cook
by Greer, Rita
Souvenir Press, 1995-03-16. 1st Thus, 1st. Imp.. Paperback. VG++/F/ND. Box 43 SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 1st * Date of Publication: 1995 * Publisher: Souvenir Press.* Binding and cover condition: Stiff card covers with maroon and green titles to spine and face. Colour photo illustration showing ingredients on a wooden board. No bumps or rubs, shelf wear to edges or creases to spine or hinge. In clear attached film cover. FINE* Contents condition: Ex school-library with...
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£6.95
Diabetes is Not a Piece of Cake
by Meirelles, Janet, R. N
Signed by author with inscription on title page. Condition is almost like new. The complete guide to the care and feeding of your diabetic family member. This book is not just for the diabetic, but for all those who care for said diabetic.
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£4.86
Anthrax
by Guillemin, Jeanne
Univ of California Pr, 1999. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Univ of California Pr, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/near fine. First Edition, with full number line on copyright page. Very clean pale gray boards with clean unfaded black spine, bright silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean bright red endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 321 pp. Clean dustjacket is unchipped, no...
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£16.19
