Love is the Cure: On Life, Loss and the End of AIDS

Zusatztext The book provides a lesson in how to fight illness and prejudice. Sir Elton John has every right to be proud Informationen zum Autor Elton John is one of the most esteemed, beloved, and best-selling songwriters, performers, and recording artists in history. His monumental career has spanned five decades, during which time he has sold 250 million records worldwide. His single, 'Candle in the Wind 1997,' a tribute to his friend Princess Diana, is the best-selling single in Billboard history. Elton John has received numerous Grammy Awards, an Academy Award for The Lion King, and Tony Awards for The Lion King, and Aida, and Billy Elliot. In 1998, the Queen of England knighted him Sir Elton John, CBE. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1999, and in 2004, he received the Kennedy Center Honor for his lifetime contributions to American culture and excellence through the performing arts. The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF), founded in 1992, has raised $275 million to fight the AIDS epidemic and help those affected by it. EJAF has supported hundreds of projects in 55 countries. Klappentext In the 1980s, Elton John saw friend after friend, loved one after loved one, perish needlessly from AIDS.Since then, Elton has dedicated himself to overcoming the plague and the stigma of AIDS. He has done this through the Elton John AIDS Foundation, which has raised and donated $275 million to date to fighting the disease worldwide. Love Is The Cure is Elton's personal account of his life during the AIDS epidemic. T he first ever book by music legend and author of the bestselling Me , Sir Elton John: a personal, passionate and illuminating journey of his fight to end the AIDS epidemic. Zusammenfassung The first ever book by music legend and author of the bestselling Me, Sir Elton John: a personal, passionate and illuminating journey of his fight to end the AIDS epidemic.

Product details

• Authors: John Elton, Elton John, Sir Elton John
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.11.2013
• EAN: 9781444757033
• ISBN: 978-1-4447-5703-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; John, Elton (Sir Elton), MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, Coping with illness & specific conditions, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / LGBTQ+, Hiv / Aids: Social Aspects, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases & Conditions / General, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases & Conditions / AIDS & HIV