Tinderbox: How the West Sparked the AIDS Epidemic and How the World Can Finally Overcome It

by Daniel Halperin and Craig Timberg

Book Overview

In this groundbreaking narrative, longtime "Washington Post" reporter Craig Timberg and award-winning AIDS researcher Daniel Halperin tell the surprising story of how Western colonial powers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159420327X
• ISBN13: 9781594203275
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Penguin Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Should Be Required Reading

Everyone should read this book. It delves into the fascinating mysteries of the origins of the HIV/AIDS virus. It explains the epidemic from viewpoints of medicine, history, and sociology. It's an engaging read.