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Major acclaim for Stephanie Nolen' s bestseller" 28: Stories of AIDS in Africa"(a bestseller on the "Maclean' s," the "Globe and Mail" and the "Toronto Star" lists) " Stephanie Nolen looks behind the facts and stats to talk to 28 people across the continent affected by the virus. Through them, she builds up a larger narrative: of mass social stigma and ignorance; corrupt governments; exploitative drug companies; and a dispassionate and largely disinterested West. A welcome dispatch from an epic disaster we ignore at our peril." "-- Metro" (London) " In 28," "Nolen marshals the reporting and storytelling skills that have made her, after UN special envoy Stephen Lewis, this country' s most compelling and vigorous voice for action on the grim parasite worming its way across Africa. In clear, insightful prose and vivid, though never lurid, detail, she allows her characters-- one for every million people-- to tell tales of despair and remarkable courage, willful ignorance and improbable triumph." " -- The Gazette "(Montreal) " Nolen is a gifted listener and storyteller . . . Her collection . . . pays loving tribute to the people of Africa . . . Although history and science are woven lightly in and around the anecdotes and photographic portraits of the 28, this is a book about human life and human nature." -- "The Globe and Mail" " Nolen puts a very human face on HIV/AIDS in Africa. . . . Nolen sees beneath the surfaces of these individuals, estranged and all but destroyed by governmental ineptitude and denial, and evinces their loves and hopes and family ties, their humanness, with which all others can identify." -- "Booklist" " Never sentimental, Nolen lets the people and their experiences speak for themselves. The result is both an informative and a powerful read, which will help Western readers connect personally with a crisis that too often seems remote. . . . A unique, valuable contribution to the literature on this important topic." -- "Library Journal" " A kind of continental survey of the impact of the AIDS pandemic on Africa, in stories that are frequently both tragically sad and just as often hugely inspiring." -- "Calgary Herald" " 28 searing portraits of Africans affected by the deadly virus. . . . With a seasoned journalist' s finesse, Nolen effortlessly weaves technical information-- health statistics, disease data, NGO reports-- into these deeply intimate glimpses of people often overlooked in the flood of contemporary media. Nolen' s book packs a real emotional wallop." -- "Publishers Weekly" " In" "28: Stories of AIDS in Africa, Nolen takes the reader on an emotional journey through the continent as she tells the stories of 28 people fighting HIV/AIDS . . . The stories are powerful, heartfelt and deeply human." -- "Kingston Whig-Standard" " She is an evocative and empathetic writer." -- "The Nation" " [A] powerful, yet restrained, book. . . . Nolen' s book is . . . a journalist' s honest attempt to tell a powerful story using human interest, anecdotes and poignant quotes in 28 profiles." -- "Winnipeg Free Press" " Nolen puts a very humanface on HIV/AIDS in Africa. . . . Nolen sees beneath the surfaces of these individuals, estranged and all but destroyed by governmental ineptitude and denial, and evinces their loves and hopes and family ties, their humanness, with which all others can identify." - "Booklist"" Nolen gives the epidemic a human face - more precisely, 28 human faces, one for each million Africans estimated to be infected with HIV. Ill healthcare workers and activists are portrayed along with ordinary Africans whose lives have been forever changed by AIDS. Nolen tells their stories simply and elegantly, blending their personal experiences with relevant background information about the epidemic. Never sentimental, she lets the people and their experiences speak for themselves. The result is both an informative and a powerful read, which will help Western readers connect personally with a crisis that too often seems remote." - "Library Journal"" 28 searing portraits of Africans affected by the deadly virus. . . . With a seasoned journalist' s finesse, Nolen effortlessly weaves technical information - health statistics, disease data, NGO reports - into these deeply intimate glimpses of people often overlooked in the flood of contemporary media. Nolen' s book packs a real emotional wallop." - "Publishers Weekly"" Magnificent, inspiring, informative. Nolen opens the essential door to the brave, suffering, human reality of the African AIDS crisis." - John le Carre " This is a formidable book of record . . . from the tiny virus, via 28 individual humanstories, to an entire continent. The stories will tear you apart before putting you back together, fully-armed and ready to go to war with a virus more dangerous than any W.M.D." - Bono " This book is magnificent. It' s probably the best book ever written about AIDS, certainly the best I' ve ever read. I wept when I finished, not just because it' s beautifully written, not just because the last chapter tears the heart out, not just because it' s a work of such force and feeling and power, not just because it' s so intensely and astonishingly human, not just because it covers the entire landscape of the virus, but because its impact could shape public opinion as never before." - Stephen Lewis, former UN Special Envoy HIV/AIDS in Africa " A book of quiet yet overwhelming power, delivering a message of devastating moral authority. Moving, heartrending and uplifting, Stephanie Nolen' s book bears impeccable witness to the ' unique and savage' phenomenon of AIDS in Africa." - William Boyd, author of Restless and Brazzaville Beach " If a war had killed 20 million soldiers, and left 28 million more dying of wounds, we' d call it the worst such tragedy since World War II. This is the scale of AIDS in Africa. Stephanie Nolen brings this story to life in a moving, deeply human way. Through these portraits - shrewdly chosen, varied, and sometimes startlingly unexpected- she artfully puts a series of human faces on the greatest health crisis of our time." - Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold' s Ghost and Bury the Chains " 28 can soon be 48, 98 and more. And not just in Africa. And it does not have to be. Nolen shows that the struggle of one to live with dignity must be the struggle of all. Read. Weep. Rage. And above all else - like those people described in this brilliant book- find the courage to "do,"" - Dr. James Orbinski, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of Me decins Sans Frontie res " AIDS in Africa is an enigma. The more it spreads, the less we see it. It is deadly yet deniable. It hides in full view of everyone. What this moving book does is to catch it by the tail and show us its face - "it is our own,"" - Christopher Hope, author of My Mother' s Lovers " Essential reading in the Age of AIDS, it is never earnest, and, whilst often painful, full of humane and painstakingly researched detail." - Emma Thompson "From the Hardcover edition."This is a formidable book of record . . . from the tiny virus, via 28 individual human stories, to an entire continent. The stories will tear you apart before putting you back together, fully-armed and ready to go to war with a virus more dangerous than any W.M.D.BonoMagnificent, inspiring, informative. Nolen opens the essential door to the brave, suffering, human reality of the African AIDS crisis.John le CarrèFrom teachers to truckers, sex workers to orphans, Stephanie Nolen's devastatingly moving 28 puts heroic human faces on the catastrophic toll AIDS is taking on the African people.;Elissa Schappell, Vanity Fair-HOT TYPE
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About the Author
Stephanie Nolen is the Africa Bureau Chief for the Globe and Mail, and one of only three journalists in the world dedicated to the AIDS story. She has reported from more than 40 countries around the world, and has won Canada's National Newspaper Award for International Reporting two years in a row. She was the recipient of the 2003, 2004, and 2006 Amnesty International Award for Human Rights Reporting, for reports from war zones in Uganda and Sudan, and also won the Markwell Award of the International Society of Political Psychology. She is the author of Promised the Moon: The Untold Story of the First Women in the Space Race and Shakespeare's Face.
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Product details
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA; First Edition edition (June 2, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 080271675X
ISBN-13: 978-0802716750
Product Dimensions:
5.5 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.3 out of 5 stars
27 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#173,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
It sounds weird to say it, but I couldn't put this book down. All the stories are so compelling and so well-written. Nolen doesn't tell one story over and over, but tells many stories using very diverse people. Her courage is obvious: she hung out with a long-haul trucker, a sex worker, and people with AIDS who had only days left to live. I was especially intrigued by the stories of the infected ones who became powerful advocates. What this book left me with wasn't the sense that "these people are pathetic victims we richer folk need to help," but that these are resilient, strong, interesting human beings suffering a horrid situation with little or no resources, and we should help them help themselves. As a journalist, I'm in awe of Stephanie Nolen in every respect. As a reader, I'm compelled to respond. I highly recommend the related website, [...], where you can read about each of the 28 briefly, and see a video interview of several. The website and book both give many ideas for how you can help. Start by reading a book that could change your life.
I bought this book after hearing an interview with the author on NPR. Then it rested on a pile of books to read for over a year. It didn't seem like the type of book you want to take to the beach or vacation. Or a book to read and put yourself to sleep at night. Then I started to read it one day after hearing of relief work in Africa from a friend. I read several of the profiles/stories. I kept thinking, ok, she has put the most dramatic ones in the front of the book. They can't be that much different after a few. And I was proven wrong. Every story was unique. They are unique from so many different perspectives. Yet they all have the common theme and sensitivity brought to the reader by a very skilled and aware reporter. Nolen doesn't just drop in on someone and do a quick interview. She wraps many dimensions around each story--human, family, love, economic, political, education and so much more. I encourage interested readers to look at the other reviews. Then buy the book. But don't wait to read it.
I haven't read this book yet, it arrived today, but, I am aware of the epidemic of HIV in Africa, it's not 28, it's over 28 million, I buy hand crafted jewelry made by HIV + women in Africa, it's beautiful , inexpensive and I git it when ever I can.
I have spent somewhat extensive time in both East and West Africa and I feel that this book not only portrays the way AIDs is stigmatized but also how little some groups actually understand AIDs. After reading 28, I have a changed perspective on AIDs around the world both through how I act when I am abroad and how I talk to people in the US about it.
interesting but out of date
Nice montage of stories. Being from South Africa, I was hoping for more local stories--I just read the ones from RSA first and then picked and chose the others.
I read this book in preparation for a mission trip to South Africa to work with Aids orphans. The book did a great job of telling the stories of various victims of Aids without judging or exonerating. My eyes were opened to the magnitude of suffering and gave me a better understanding of the individual and societal problems that we may encounter.
Very eye opening to the struggles women face because of HIV/AIDS
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