"And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic, 20th-Anniversary Edition"

Upon it's first publication twenty years ago, And The Band Played on was quickly recognized as a masterpiece of investigatve reporting. An international bestseller, a nominee for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and made into a critically acclaimed movie, Shilts' expose revealed why AIDS was allowed to spread unchecked during the early 80's while the most trusted institutions ignored or denied the threat.One of the few true modern classics, it changed and framed how AIDS was discussed in the following years. Now republished in a special 20th Anniversary edition, And the Band Played On remains one of the essential books of our time.Shilts, Randy is the author of '"And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic, 20th-Anniversary Edition"', published 2007 under ISBN 9780312374631 and ISBN 0312374631.