"demic by Nicole Itano, at $24.00 (H) from Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0743270959 / 9780743270953. Every day in Africa, approximately 7,000 men, women, and children die of AIDS. After more than 25 years the virus continues to wreak havoc around the globe, especially in underdeveloped nations. In this haunting investigation, acclaimed journalist Nicole Itano dares to go where media, governments, and ordinary Westerners seldom venture - face-to-face with fellow humans suffering in the shadow of our collective ignorance and neglect. She turns statistics into stories and balances tragedy with hope as she outlines the scope of new treatment and prevention. 288 pp. November."