{"product_id":"our-kind-of-people-9780061284915","title":"Our Kind of People","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2005, Uzodinma Iweala stunned readers and critics alike with \u003cem\u003eBeasts of No Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, his debut novel about child soldiers in West Africa. Now his return to his native continent has produced \u003cem\u003eOur Kind of People\u003c\/em\u003e, a nonfiction account of the AIDS crisis that is every bit as startling and original.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIweala embarks on a remarkable journey in his native Nigeria, meeting individuals and communities that are struggling daily to understand both the impact and meaning of the disease. He speaks with people from all walks of life--the ill and the healthy, doctors, nurses, truck drivers, sex workers, shopkeepers, students, parents, and children. Their testimonies are by turns uplifting, alarming, humorous, and surprising, and always unflinchingly candid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully written and heartbreakingly honest, \u003cem\u003eOur Kind of People\u003c\/em\u003e goes behind the headlines of an unprecedented epidemic to show the real lives it affects, illuminating the scope of the crisis and a continent's valiant struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061284915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.29w x 0.58d","brand":"Uzodinma Iweala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44723165331637,"sku":"9780061284915","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_126c50c5-8331-4268-be85-31f20d402ba6.jpg?v=1729006891","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/our-kind-of-people-9780061284915","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}