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Recommended Reading List
2005

HIV/AIDS

And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shiltz.
By the time America woke up to the dangers of the AIDS epidemic, the virus had spread to every corner of the nation. The country's most prominent AIDS reporter answers many of the questions posed by this virus. Against this backdrop, Shilts recounts the heroic stories of individuals and of he gay community. (2004)

Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir by Paul Monette.
The story of Paul and Roger starts off as the ultimate love story of two people who found themselves in their partner. Their struggle with Roger's diagnosis and illness just cements that feeling of absolute oneness. Borrowed Time is a profoundly emotional tale of AIDS and true love from the pen of a gifted writer, according to Publishers Weekly editorial reviews. (1998)

Love Undetectable: Notes on Friendship, Sex, and Survival by Andrew Sullivan.
According to amazon.com editorial reviews, Love Undetectable is a scholarly, impassioned, wide-ranging, and embattled memoir that is ultimately not about homosexuality or plague, but about humanity and mortality. (1999)

On the Down Low: A Journey Into the Lives of "Straight" Black Men Who Sleep with Men by J.L. King.
King exposes a closeted culture of sex between black men who lead "straight" lives. The trend is proving to have skyrocketing health consequences for wives and girlfriends unwittingly caught in the double lives of their men; one in every 160 black women carries HIV. Interviews, statistics, and first-hand knowledge come together in this book to tell everything an African American woman needs to know on this volatile topic. (2004)

Losing Uncle Tim by Marykate Jordan.
In a gentle, realistic story, Daniel describes his friendship with his favorite uncle. Daniel learns that Uncle Tim has AIDS and must come to terms with losing a family member that he loves. (1989) For Ages 6–10

Alex, the Kid with AIDS by Linda Girard.
Avoiding both melodrama and excessive information packing, this is a casually told story about the adjustment between a boy with AIDS and his often rambunctious classmates. (1991) For Ages 6-12