Elton John reveals his passion for his AIDS foundation charity in a highly personal new book which documents his friendships with Freddy Mercury and others and reveals his experiences and feelings on the topic like never before...

Love Is The Cure offers John's personal view of the HIV AIDS story that led him to develop the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

The charity which has become a major international force helping to stop the spread of AIDS, tackling prejudice and reducing the suffering of those affected...

Proceeds from Love Is the Cure: Ending the Global AIDS Epidemic will go to the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

The book offers insights into the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) approach to fighting HIV/AIDS but also documents Elton John's personal experiences of the AIDS HIV problem... as well as his growing determination to stop the spread of the disease...

"This is a disease that must be cured not by a miraculous vaccine, but by changing hearts and minds, and through collective effort to break down social barriers and to build bridges of compassion..." the Rocket Man singer writes...

John says he wrote the book to answer the question: Why are we not doing more?

The book also features insights into the work of the EJAF, the charity established in the early nineties in the UK and USA that has gone on to raise more than $275 million for HIV AIDS programmes in 55 countries...

The charity's grant making is currently focusing on programmes in the United States, the Americas, and the Caribbean; including prevention as well as care and treatment for the most marginalised and vulnerable.

The charity announced a record-breaking year of grants last year, announcing $3.2 million in new grants for HIV prevention and treatment for beneficiaries including the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care; and Harlem United Community AIDS Centre, New York...

The charity helps many local community organisations develop HIV prevention and service programmes ensuring tailor-made support and rehabilitation at a community level; as well as national and international campaigning designed to break down prejudice, improve treatment and research into cures for HIV/AIDS...