"Never Silent \;tells previously untol d stories of the life of the leading subject of \;David France&rsquo\; s \;How To Survive A Plague\, \;Peter Staley\, including his conti nuous activism to find treatments and public health interventions
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In 1987\, somebody shoved a flyer into the hand of Peter Staley: mas
sive AIDS demonstration\, it announced. After four years on Wall Street as
a closeted gay man\, Staley was familiar with the homophobia common on tr
ading floors. He also knew that he was not beyond the reach of HIV\, havin
g recently been diagnosed with AIDS-Related Complex. A week after the prot
est\, Staley found his way to a packed meeting of the AIDS Coalition To Un
leash Power&mdash\;ACT UP&mdash\;in the West Village. It would prove to be
the best decision he ever made. ACT UP would change the course of AIDS\,
pressuring the National Institutes of Health\, the FDA\, and three adminis
trations to finally respond with research \;plans that ultimately save
d millions of lives. Staley\, a shrewd strategist with nerves of steel\, o
rganized some of the group&rsquo\;s most spectacular actions\, from shutti
ng down trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to putting a g
iant condom over the house of Senator Jesse Helms. \;Never Silent
\;is the inside story of what brought Staley to ACT UP and the explosive a
nd sometimes painful years to follow&mdash\;years filled with triumph\, hu
miliation\, joy\, loss\, and persistence. \;Never Silent \;is guar
anteed to inspire the activist within all of us." -- From the Publisher
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