And the Band Played On Style:Paperback Combining the cross-generational family saga

Combining the cross-generational family saga and epistolary form of A Tale for the Time Being with the uplifting

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And the Band Played On Style:Paperback Combining the cross-generational family sagaBy: Randy Shilts Upon it's first publication twenty years ago, And The Band Played on was quickly recognized as a masterpiece of investigatve 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