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Upon its first publication more than twenty years ago, And the Band Played on was quickly recognized as a masterpiece of investigative 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.

And the Band Played on

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    A Paperback / softback by Randy Shilts

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      Publisher: St Martin's Press
      Publication Date: 27/11/2007
      ISBN13: 9780312374631, 978-0312374631
      ISBN10: 0312374631

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      Book Synopsis

      Upon its first publication more than twenty years ago, And the Band Played on was quickly recognized as a masterpiece of investigative 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.

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