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020			_a9781846 270383 _qPaperback
040			_aRDA _bENGLISH _c3228
082			_a362.1969792 NOLE
100			_a Nolen, Stephanie _915858
245		0	_a28 : stories of AIDS in Africa _cStephanie Nolen.
260			_aLondon : _bPortobello, _c2008.
300			_avi, 401 pages _bColour illustrations, maps _c19 cm
500			_aOriginally published: 2007.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aIn the introduction to the book Ms. Nolen explains her rationale behind choosing twenty-eight as the number of people she would profile in the book {u2014} one person for roughly every ten million infected with the AIDS virus. She also says in the same introduction that she fears that even the thirty million figure quoted above is a conservative estimate based on how deeply rooted AIDS has become in Africa and how often she witnessed case numbers far exceeding official estimates in areas she visited researching this book. While Ms. Nolen's skills as a journalist make the introduction invaluable reading, what makes 28 Stories Of AIDS In Africa so compelling are the stories of the twenty-eight people of the title. Some of them will be known to you, like Nelson Mandela, who in 2005 announced to the world that his son had died of AIDS. Since his retirement from the presidency of South Africa, Mandela has dedicated himself to the fight against the pandemic. Others, like Manuel and Philomena Cossa, a migrant gold miner from Mozambique and his wife, you'll have never heard of, and their stories will break your heart.
521			_aAdult
651			_aSouth Africa
654			_2AIDS (Disease) AIDS (Disease)—Patients Africa
690			_2183917081
700			_aStephanie Nolen, We Made This _9194976
710			_aPortobello _9194977
942			_cBOOK _2ddc _y12663 _zPriscilla Nozizwe Mogale
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