'A gripping and surprisingly entertaining account of the waste, fraud and jaw-dropping arrogance of the Aids industry ... It's hard to think of anyone who shouldn't read it' Sunday Times
Elizabeth Pisani studied Chinese at Oxford before working as a foreign correspondent for Reuters, the Economist and the Asia Times. She has an MSc in Medical Demography and a PHD in Infectious Disease Epidemiology. She has worked in the field of HIV prevention for a decade, for organisations including UNAIDS, WHO and Family Health International.
[A] rollicking, eye-opening, hilarious account of the underbelly of
international AIDS research ... Forget everything you've ever
gleaned from boilerplate stories about AIDS research: The Wisdom of
Whores vibrates with "I've been there" authenticity
*Philadelphia Enquirer*
An absorbing read ... Her book has freshness, charm and innocence,
reminding us of the core elements that remain at the heart of this
epidemic
*Independent*
[A] wonderful book on the salamagundi of money, politics, hypocrisy
and obduracy (or possibly just plain stupidity) in what she calls
the business of Aids
*Telegraph*
A beguilingly rigorous exposé - engaging, well written and
entertaining
*Times*
A major book
*Daily Telegraph*
Pisani packs quite a punch. Her book ... ignited a mini-firestorm
of controversy ... It exploded several prevalent myths about the
diseases
*Irish Sunday Independent*
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