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I Have Something to Tell You: A Memoir
by Regan Hofmann
For ten years, POZ Editor In Chief Regan Hofmann lived a double life. To the world, she was a woman from Princeton who went to prep school, summered in the Hamptons and rode Thoroughbred horses. She had a great job, a loving family and friends and looks that made men turn their heads. From the outside, she seemed to have it all. On the inside, though, coursing through her veins and weighing heavily on her mind, was the truth: that she was HIV-positive. |
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Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South
by E. Patrick Johnson
Giving voice to a population rarely acknowledged in writings about the South, Sweet Tea collects life stories from black gay men who were born, raised, and continue to live in the southern United States. E. Patrick Johnson challenges stereotypes of the South as "backward" or "repressive," suggesting that these men draw upon the performance of "southernness"--politeness, coded speech, and religiosity, for example--to legitimate themselves as members of both southern and black cultures. At the same time, Johnson argues, they deploy those same codes to establish and build friendship networks and to find sexual partners and life partners. Click here to read the POZ review.
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Denying AIDS: Conspiracy Theories, Pseudoscience and Human Tragedy
by Seth Kalichman
Paralleling the discovery of HIV and the rise of the AIDS pandemic, a flock of naysayers has dedicated itself to replacing genuine knowledge with destructive misinformation—and spreading from the fringe to the mainstream media and the think tank. Now from the editor of the journal AIDS and Behavior comes a bold exposé of the scientific and sociopolitical forces involved in this toxic evasion. Denying AIDS traces the origins of AIDS dissidents disclaimers during the earliest days of the epidemic and delves into the psychology and politics of the current denial movement in its various incarnations. Click here to read a POZ interview with the author.
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Body Count: Fixing
the Blame for the Global AIDS Catastrophe
by Peter Gill
In his meticulously researched
book, Peter Gill- author, journalist and AIDS
campaigner- traces the political response to
the epidemic, and demands accountability from
those responsible. Body Count: Fixing the Blame
for the Global AIDS Catastrophe is a fast-paced
and in-depth look at strategic developments
to address AIDS, condom use, and the crisis
in Africa. Through his exclusive interviews
with politicians, religious leaders, campaigners
and HIV positive people, Gill points out the
varying reactions- and inactions- of some of
the greatest political leaders during the 25
year history of HIV/AIDS. |
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Dangerous Intimacy: Ten African American Men with HIV
by Christopher Coleman and Christopher Brooks
Dangerous Intimacy, Christopher Brooks and Christopher Coleman offer a collection of unscripted autobiographies of
ten African American men, who are living with HIV. They have captured aspects of their lives from childhood on, illustrating the factors
contributing to their becoming HIV+. They also sought to have the reader hear the stories in their words, as they were told to them.
More than twenty men in different parts of the country were interviewed, with ten stories being selected. To preserve their anonymity,
identities and geographical locations have been disguised. Dangerous Intimacy underlines two issues. First, it is time to recognize
that HIV/AIDS is present, and growing, in the African American community. Second, we need to understand that a diagnosis of HIV is
not a death sentence. All of the men whose stories are told has managed or handled the virus and is living a full life. Each story is
unique, yet all share a common experience. They are African American and live with HIV/AIDS. The stories told in Dangerous Intimacy
are a sobering reminder of the dangers of intimacy, unprotected sex, and uncontrolled and sometimes reckless behavior. Some readers
will find them disturbing, even shocking. Others will see the struggle to overcome HIV and transform lives, inspiring. The men represent
a rich diversity of the African American experience. One is a grandfather who grew up in segregated Chicago; another is a Viet Nam veteran.
Others are fathers, married and single. They participated in this undertaking because they want us to hear their voices. Roque Florio captures the book's soul; He said, I wanted to write my own book before I die, but I believe this may be the closest that I will come to doing so, I don t fret about it though. If my story will help somebody, then my living will not have been in vain.
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I'm Still Here—The History, Testimony, Education, Outcomes and Strengths of people living with HIV/AIDS
by Venus Perez
The year is 2009. We have come so far yet we are not quite there.
Many lives were lost yet many still live. Many know the means
of transmission, yet many neglect to follow it. Many of us live the
fast life, looking for excitement, for success. We are constantly
searching for that missing part that dwells deep inside, each one
of us. For many of us, we are lost, broken, unloved, discriminated,
depressed and angry. We are still in denial, shunned by
society as lepers were years ago. We are individuals with HIV/AIDS.
We are part of the world, and this society. Our lives have meaning,
and each one of us can make a difference. I would like to take
you on a journey, where you can experience the history,
the struggles, trials and outcomes. Our testimonies, weaknesses,
strengths, and our never ending hope for tomorrow.
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My Pet Virus: The True
Story of a Rebel Without a Cure
by Shawn Decker
Shawn Decker, who has hemophilia,
was diagnosed with HIV in 1987—and was promptly
expelled from his Waynesboro, Virginia, sixth-grade
class. Sound familiar? Two years earlier, another
positive schoolkid with hemophilia, the late
Ryan White, had been dumped from his Indiana
classroom. Unlike the outspoken White, Decker,
now 31, dummied up about the event and his
status. Decker’s mother, however, would not.
She complained to the school, which eventually
relented in time for Decker to start the seventh
grade. Still, he navigated his entire adolescence—including
his first, tentative romantic relationships
and long sick leaves from school—without ever
uttering the letters H-I-V. But soon after
graduating from high school, he not only disclosed
his status but he went national with the news,
launching a sarcastic and upbeat blog about
HIV called “My Pet Virus” (now on POZ.com)
and contributing a regular column to POZ. Decker
didn’t just say AIDS, he devised a whole new
lingo for it and hemophilia, coining terms
like ”positoids,” “negatoids,” “thin bloods” (those
with hemophilia) and “thick bloods” (those
without). He soon embarked on a career as an
HIV educator, traveling the country at the
side of negative HIV educator and “wife partner” Gwenn—whom
he met while waiting in line to meet Ryan White’s
mother. Click
here to read an exclusive preview on POZ.com
of his outrageous chronicle of growing up thin-blooded
in a thick-blooded world. |
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The Epidemic: A Global
History of AIDS
by Jonathan Engel
In The Epidemic: A Global
History of AIDS, Jonathon Engel covers
the story of AIDS from its beginnings to
today. Blending together science, politics
and culture, he is detailed in following
the timeline of the epidemic and its tumultuous
history. A celebrated medical historian,
Engel lets the various players in the AIDS
drama do much of the talking. |
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There is No Me Without
You
by Melissa Fay Greene
In There is No Me Without
You, two-time National Book Award nominee
Melissa Fay Greene tells the powerful true
tale of one woman working to save Ethiopian
children orphaned by AIDS. For every AIDS
orphan in Africa adopted by Westerners, 10,000
are left behind. Greene looks at who will
raise them and how. It is also the story
of families and their relationships, however
they may find one another. |
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The First Year—HIV:
An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed
This book uses a unique approach—guiding
readers through their first seven days following
diagnosis, then the next three weeks of their
first month, and finally the next eleven months
of their first year - to provide answers and
advice that will help everyone newly diagnosed
with HIV come to terms with their condition
and the lifestyle changes that accompany it.
Starting with the day of diagnosis, author
Brett Grodeck (HIV+ for 25 years) provides
vital information about the nature of HIV,
choosing the right doctors, treatment options,
coping mechanisms, holistic alternatives, and
much more. The book will be a supportive and
educational resource for everyone who wants
to take an active role in the management of
their condition. |
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The HIV Drug Book
From Project Inform, one of
the nation's leading community-based AIDS treatment
information and advocacy organizations, comes
a comprehensive, user-friendly guide to the
drugs most used by those who are HIV-positive
or suffering from AIDS. Formatted for quick
reference and written in non-technical language,
this handbook features an extensive master
Index—from AZT to Zantac—plus information on
experimental treatments. |
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The AmfAR AIDS Handbook:
The Complete Guide to Understanding HIV and AIDS
From the leading foundation
for AIDS research, here is a comprehensive
guide to help readers understand the complexities
of HIV/AIDS and how treatment decisions are
made. The AmfAR AIDS Handbook picks up where
other books on AIDS leave off. It is the book
you will turn to for a greater understanding
of this disease, its causes and effects, and
what new treatment options are being developed. |
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Built to Survive: A
Comprehensive Guide to the Medical Use of
Anabolic Steroids, Nutrition and Exercise
for HIV+ men and women
With over 330 scientific references,
this book provides a comprehensive guide to
the medical use of anabolic steroids, growth
hormone, supplementation, optimal nutrition,
and exercise to prevent and treat the loss
of lean body mass and body alterations experienced
by people with HIV. Written by two long term
AIDS treatment advocates, one of whom is living
with HIV, this book his highly recommended
for anyone suffering from wasting or lipodystrophy. "100%
of the profits from the sale of this book will
benefit non-profit HIV organizations." |
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The Guide to Living
With HIV Infection: Developed at the Johns
Hopkins AIDS Clinic
In this thoroughly updated
edition of the 1992 American Medical Writers'
Association Book Award Winner are detailed
discussions of the effectiveness, availability,
and side effects of new drugs; HIV and women;
new information on the transmission of HIV;
prevention strategies; advice on coping with
the emotional effects of the infection; and
the financial and legal concerns of living
with HIV. |
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Nutrition and HIV:
A Model for Treatment
While this book does address
fighting HIV from the particular vantage point
of nutrition, it's meant to do and be more
than that. It's written as a primer on HIV,
so that people who live with HIV can increase
their understanding, and hence their power
to take an active role in their health care—and
require that those responsible for their medical
management give them the very best possible
care. |
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Healing HIV: How To
Rebuild Your Immune System
While its title is a little
misleading ? HIV can't be "healed" as of yet—and
the editors of this web site prefer discussing
treatments that undergo rigorous clinical testing,
this book by Jon D. Kaiser is considered one
of the best on discussing alternative therapies
for HIV. It responsibly explores how nontraditional
approaches can be combined with current & experimental
anti-HIV treatment regimens. |
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AIDS and Complementary & Alternative
Medicine: Current Science and Practice
Offers a scientific review
of the evidence based on years of research.
Data gives the reader the power to evaluate
the effectiveness of homeopathy, botanical
therapies, therapeutic touch, manual medicine,
nutrition, and movement. |
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Men Like Us: The GMHC
Complete Guide to Gay Men's Sexual, Physical,
and Emotional Well-Being
THE DEFINITIVE RESOURCE FOR
ALL ASPECTS OF GAY MEN'S SEXUAL, PHYSICAL,
AND EMOTIONAL LIVES, this indispensable, landmark
book will empower you to take charge of your
health, your relationships, and your life.
For nearly two decades, Gay Men's Health Crisis
(GMHC), the world's largest and most respected
not-for-profit AIDS service organization, has
provided vital support, education, and health
information to gay men in the New York City
area. Now, with Men Like Us, their guidance—and
the insights of hundreds of gay men across
America—can help you. Practical, down-to-earth,
and accessible, this authoritative health resource
covers such topics as
- Finding Doctor Right
- Your sex life vs. the
rest of your life
- Sexually transmitted diseases:
How to protect yourself, tell if you have
them, and treat them
- 5 tests and vaccines no
gay man should go without
- Guidelines for gay couples:
Rekindling romance in long-term relationships
- Aging well: Strategies
for mind and body
- An AIDS primer: Choices
for the newly infected; antiviral drugs and
how they work; deciding when to start antiviral
therapy; determining if your therapy is working;
and what to do if it's not
- Spirituality: Waking up
inside; working for the gay good
- Mental matters: Meditation;
stress reduction; finding a therapist; dealing
with depression, anxiety, and psychotropic
medications
Filled with expert
advice—from leading doctors, lawyers, therapists,
and fitness instructors to "ordinary gay
men" whose stories provide important voices
of experience—Men Like Us opens a window
onto the ways we gay men, in all our diversity,
care for ourselves and each other.
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Numb Toes and Aching
Soles: Coping with Peripheral Neuropathy
A comprehensive guide for
people who have painful and disabling peripheral
neuropathy. Covered are causes, symptoms, tests
and treatments—both conventional and alternative—and
ways of coping day to day. The book is written
from a patient's point of view with over 200
patient comments on treatments. There are also
special sections for those with HIV-related
neuropathies, as well as reports on experimental
drugs in the pipeline.
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