The River: A Journey to the Source of HIV and AIDS
Edward Hooper
Hailed both for its revelations and its intense readability, this extraordinary work of investigative reporting examines the myriad theories about the origin of AIDS -- and offers compelling evidence that an experimental polio vaccine administered in Africa in the 1950s led to one of the most devastating infectious diseases in human history.
-- The publication will coincide with World AIDS Awareness Day.
-- This is a landmark work -- the culmination of a decade of research, involving more than 600 interviews and analysis of more than 4,000 scientific texts.
-- Readers of Laurie Garrett's The Coming Plague, Gina Kolata's Flu, and Randy Shilts's And the Band Played On will be fascinated by The River.
-- The publication will coincide with World AIDS Awareness Day.
-- This is a landmark work -- the culmination of a decade of research, involving more than 600 interviews and analysis of more than 4,000 scientific texts.
-- Readers of Laurie Garrett's The Coming Plague, Gina Kolata's Flu, and Randy Shilts's And the Band Played On will be fascinated by The River.
Kategorie:
Rok:
2000
Wydawnictwo:
Back Bay
Język:
english
Strony:
1118
ISBN 10:
0316372617
ISBN 13:
9780316372619
Plik:
PDF, 25.65 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2000