Orem Library

"A dazzling new novel of friendship and redemption in the face of tragedy and loss set in 1980s Chicago and contemporary Paris, by the acclaimed and award-winning author Rebecca Makkai In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup, bringing in an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDS epidemic...

"Aristotle and Dante continue their journey to manhood in this achingly romantic, tender tale set against the backdrop of the AIDS epidemic in 1980s America. In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two boys fell in love. Now they must learn what it means to stay in love-and to build their relationship in a world that doesn't seem to want them to exist. In their senior year at two different schools, the boys find ways to spend...

Two competing lawyers team up to fight a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination.

Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof's free-wheeling life was overturned in 1985 when he was diagnosed as HIV-positive. Shunned and ostracized by many old friends and bereft of government-approved medicines, he decided to take matters in his own hands, tracking down alternative treatments from all over the world by means both legal and illegal. Bypassing the establishment, he joined forces with an unlikely band of renegades and outcasts and established a hugely...

Here are the fascinating stories of three of the most serious and damaging diseases of all time: the Black Death, smallpox, and AIDS. It addresses the difference Pasteur's research made in fighting disease and describes today's work of the Pasteur Institute.

When she loses a leading role and her leading man to another girl, sixteen-year-old Lucy, a member of the high school drama club, does something completely out of character that has life-altering consequences.

"Directed by award-winning filmmaker Rory Kennedy, this theatrical version of the HBO series takes us from Uganda to India, Brazil, Thailand, and Russia to reveal five remarkable stories of people who have been touched by AIDS. From James, a seven-year-old Ugandan orphan who is taking care of his little sister Jessica, to Lek, a former sex worker in Thailand, these stories are both heartbreaking and uplifting. Ultimately, Pandemic is a film about...

Over the years, Ariana and Jean-Marc Perrault have endured many challenges and experienced great joy while raising their six children in the gospel. Now as their three daughters mature into adults, they must watch the young women struggle with their own heartaches and choices: Beautiful, willful Josette Perrault has a passion for life and a desire to enjoy herself. Yet the glitter and the whirl of her social life does little to satisfy the needs of...