As Real As It Gets: The Life of a Hospital at the Center of the AIDS Epidemic

By Carol Pogash

Book Overview

San Francisco General Hospital has been the epicenter of the AIDS crisis from the start, and is for author Carol Pogash the perfect microcosm for reporting one of the great stories of this generation. With a novelist's eye she follows a memorable cast of characters, illuminating every political, social, or human dilemma in this tragedy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452271274
• ISBN13: 9780452271272
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Plume
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.0" x 1.0" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

At the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic

Having visited a friend at this very ward I can tell you this is an accurate and compelling story. It also documents the heroism and selfless behavior of the doctors and nurses there