榮登《紐約時報》暢銷書榜首。美國白宮前首席醫療顧問親自執筆回顧童年生活、從醫及專職傳染病防治的順流逆流。公職任內歷經七位總統執政，寫下六十年的公共服務生涯中，致力於民眾健康和國家安全的職守與挑戰。   作者安東尼．佛奇博士對於兩岸三地的讀者而言可能相對陌生，但在過去幾年全球遭受新冠病毒(COVID-19)肆虐期間，他在刻不容緩的緊要關頭以理智與冷靜推動國家防疫計畫，引領美國順利渡過疫情高峰。縱使解封以來不乏抨擊佛奇博士應變措施失當、犧牲無數生命的聲浪，但整體的抗疫成果仍為他贏得數百萬民眾的信任，被視為首屈一指的防疫權威。   佛奇博士擔任美國國家過敏與傳染病研究院長達三十八年，1984年上任正值愛滋病(AIDS)造成全美恐慌之時，他領導醫學團隊研究HIV病毒並將傳染病的防治宣導引入公眾視野。隨著全球局勢的動盪，正面迎對西尼羅病毒(West Nile Virus)在美國境內擴散的危機、炭疽桿菌(anthrax)的恐怖攻擊、伊波拉病毒(Ebola virus)的死亡威脅，在亞洲爆發SARS疫情時參與美國本土的疾病管制策略。   書中回顧佛奇博士在紐約布魯克林生活的童年時代，多年在第一線專注重症病患的救治工作，以及進入公職體系力抗白宮的政治漩渦。他在七位總統任內針對愛滋病醫療救助及國內傳染病的因應措施進行諮詢與協商，忠實堅定地「向權力說真話」。即使現下新冠疫情已漸趨緩，傳染病的威脅始終存在，本書不僅道盡佛奇博士的人生故事，更放眼於啟發有志從事公共服務的新血，如同他對本書問世的期許：「我希望這部回憶錄能讓讀者更加理解醫療人員在過去四十餘年的公衛體系中所面對的艱鉅挑戰，尤其激勵年輕一代投入公共服務的熱忱。」(“I hope that this memoir will serve as a personalized document for the reader to understand better the daunting challenges that we have faced in public health over the past 40 years; I would also like to inspire younger individuals in particular to consider careers in public health and public service.”)   目錄   Part One: FROM BENSONHURST TO WASHINGTON Brooklyn Boy Becoming Dr. Fauci Heading South   Part Two: THE AIDS ERA Game Changer Up Close and Painful The Human Immunodeficiency Virus Taking the Reins Two Brooklyn Boys Building an AIDS Research Program AIDS Strikes Close to Home A Global Catastrophe AIDS Activism A President, a Gentleman, and a Friend La Famiglia The Changing of the Guard The Search for an HIV Vaccine The “Lazarus Effect” HIV Denialism An Unequal World   Part Three: THE WARS ON TERROR AND DISEASE Widening the Battle The Day the World Changed Anthrax Going Global with AIDS Relief Smallpox and Stockpiles Project BioShield You Have to Love Yogi A Reluctant Congress Iraq Influenza Meets the Supply Chain Legacies   Part Four: EXPECTING THE UNEXPECTED Enter Obama Moving Toward an HIV-Free World Epidemics of Disease and Fear Patient X Zika and Other Surprises Passing the Baton   Part Five: THE COVID ERA A Disease Like None Other He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not Illegitimi Non Carborundum Epilogue