Böcker av Victoria Noe

"Be a man." Society expects men to take charge, get things done and keep their emotions in check. But what happens when their best friend dies and they're not allowed to grieve? In Friend Grief and Men: Defying Stereotypes you'll meet men whose friendships shaped their lives. Some lost a best friend. Some lost dozens of friends. Their stories of grieving and healing will change your perception of what it means to 'be a man'.A former actor turned rabbi reflecting on the importance of his friends.A professional hockey player whose friend’s suicide prompted him to start an organization to support former hockey players in need.Long-time survivors in the AIDS community, whose needs are very similar to those of military veterans.A sportswriter whose best friend was the first person close to him to die.And more...

The history of the AIDS epidemic has largely been told from the perspective of gay men: their losses, struggles and contributions. But what about the women - in particular, straight women? Not just Elizabeth Taylor and Princess Diana, but thousands whose accomplishments have never been recognized?For almost forty years, straight women have have been affected by HIV/AIDS. They have fought for the right to be included in clinical trials and qualify for disability benefits. They have raised money and awareness. They have devoted their lives to caregiving, medical research and advocacy. But until now, their stories have been ignored or forgotten, even in accounts of women''s history.Drawing on personal interviews and archival research, F*g Hags, Divas and Moms: The Legacy of Straight Women in the AIDS Community is the first book to share the stories of these women around the world, throughout the epidemic. Some of the names are familiar; most are not. But all have left a lasting impact on the fight against a virus that has killed over 40 million people around the world, half of them women.Author, speaker and activist Victoria Noe assures their place in women''s history, for their determination to educate and advocate, to end the epidemic once and for all.Bronze Medallion, Readers Favorite 2020 Book of the YearA B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree - 2019Finalist, A&U Magazine Literature of the Year - 2019

They''re friends and coworkers, so when they die, it''s not only a personal and professional loss but a challenge: How can you grieve and get your work done, too?In the fifth book in the Friend Grief series, Friend Grief in the Workplace: More Than an Empty Cubicle you''ll meet people whose friends were coworkers, too: in a TV newsroom, a rectory, a Broadway show and on a baseball diamond. In those stories and more, you''ll learn how they met that challenge and continue to honor the friendships that lasted longer than 9-5.

"Families only."Those who were killed on September 11, 2001 left behind more than family members. They left thousands of friends who are often forgotten and ignored: co-workers, first responders, neighbors and survivors who struggle to find a way to grieve the friends killed when the World Trade Center towers fell. In "Friend Grief and 9/11: The Forgotten Mourners" you''ll learn how they adjust to life without their friends and find ways to honor those they lost on a clear, blue Tuesday.

It's been likened to a plague, but AIDS was never just a health crisis. The second of a series on grieving the death of a friend, Grief and AIDS: Thirty Years of Burying Our Friends, revisits a time when people with AIDS were also victims of bigotry and discrimination. In stories about Ryan White, ACT UP, the Names Project, red ribbons and more, you'll learn why friends made all the difference: not just caregiving or memorializing, but changing the way society confronts the medical establishment and government to demand action.