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Being Positive: Lives of Men and Women with HIV
Robert Klitzman
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Description for Being Positive: Lives of Men and Women with HIV
Hardcover. The clearest picture we have of what life is like for men and women who have been diagnosed HIV positive, based upon unique in-depth interviews and remarkable for its candor. "An unforgettable picture of what extremity looks like and how it is dealt with."-Clifford Geertz. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 188 x 26. Weight in Grams: 444.
Being Positive gives us the clearest picture we have of what life is like for people who have been diagnosed HIV positive. Based upon unique in-depth interviews with a broad cross-section of patients, the book is remarkable for its candor and compassionate analysis. The people speak for themselves. “Through these pages,” Robert Klitzman writes, “I have tried to present a picture—a group portrait—and a sense of the fabric and texture of these individual’s lives. Their stories taught me much about how people find meaning and cope with apparently overwhelming difficulties.” In looking for patterns in these lives, Dr. Klitzman has ... Read more
Being Positive gives us the clearest picture we have of what life is like for people who have been diagnosed HIV positive. Based upon unique in-depth interviews with a broad cross-section of patients, the book is remarkable for its candor and compassionate analysis. The people speak for themselves. “Through these pages,” Robert Klitzman writes, “I have tried to present a picture—a group portrait—and a sense of the fabric and texture of these individual’s lives. Their stories taught me much about how people find meaning and cope with apparently overwhelming difficulties.” In looking for patterns in these lives, Dr. Klitzman has ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566631648
SKU
V9781566631648
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Ref
99-15
About Robert Klitzman
Robert Klitzman is a psychiatrist at Columbia University and author of A Year-long Night and In a House of Dreams and Glass, both highly praised accounts of his medical and psychiatric training.
Reviews for Being Positive: Lives of Men and Women with HIV
An unforgettable picture of what extremity looks like...intense.
Clifford Geertz, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton I know of no higher praise than to name a book necessary. Being Positive is that and more.
Fenton Johnson, author of Geography of the Heart These are compelling stories...reminds us that we have so much to learn about life and death. ... Read more
Clifford Geertz, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton I know of no higher praise than to name a book necessary. Being Positive is that and more.
Fenton Johnson, author of Geography of the Heart These are compelling stories...reminds us that we have so much to learn about life and death. ... Read more