(EMAILWIRE.COM, May 27, 2019 ) Outskirts Press—the fastest-growing, full-service self-publishing and book marketing company—is pleased to announce the release of a new book: Contact Tracer/Virus Diary by Phil Barber. This unique book of prose poetry follows a narrative that documents the early stages and reactions to one of the major disease outbreaks of the 20th Century: HIV/AIDS. A work of creative non-fiction it is both a memoir and history lesson about a desperate period in American society that lingers to this day.
In 1985, a Los Angeles Times nationwide poll on the emerging disease AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) revealed that over 50% of the respondents favored quarantining and also criminally charging those infected for having sex with others. Fifteen percent favored tattooing for identification.
In Contact Tracer/Virus Diary former Disease Intervention Specialist Phil Barber presents a firsthand account of the AIDS crisis during the early days of the epidemic when the infection rate surged, spreading fear and paranoia around the globe, destroying lives and tearing families apart.
For more information, visit the author’s website at outskirtspress.com/contacttracervirusdiary.

At 100 pages, Contact Tracer / Virus Diary is available online through Outskirts Press. It is also sold through Amazon and Barnes and Noble for a maximum trade discount in quantities of 10 or more and is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the non-fiction category.

ISBN: 978-1-9772-0497-4 Format: 5 x 8 paperback Retail: $14.95

Genre: POETRY / American / General

About the Author: Phil Barber lives in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. He may be contacted at philbarber109@gmail.com.

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