10/30/2009
Mary Paterson's corpse was, as historian Lisa Rosner put it, "the most notorious cadaver." Her murder at the hands of William Burke and William Hare, and the subsequent preservation of… READ MORE
10/27/2009
One of the most despicable acts in the series of Burke and Hare murders was the killing of Daft Jamie. Young James Wilson wandered the streets of Edinburgh "barefoot and… READ MORE
10/26/2009
Whether Abigail Simpson or Joseph the Miller was the first person to be murdered is still a matter of controversy. Historian Lisa Rosner, author of The Anatomy Murders: Being the… READ MORE
10/23/2009
With Halloween approaching, and historian Lisa Rosner on the road discussing her latest book, The Anatomy Murders: Being the True and Spectacular History of Edinburgh's Notorious Burke and Hare and… READ MORE
10/22/2009
Tomorrow Lisa Rosner kicks of a series of events in support of her new book The Anatomy Murders: Being the True and Spectacular History of Edinburgh's Notorious Burke and Hare,… READ MORE
10/08/2009
The Anatomy Murders: Being the True and Spectacular History of Edinburgh's Notorious Burke and Hare and of the Man of Science Who Abetted Them in the Commission of Their Most… READ MORE
10/01/2009
We're kicking off the second season of Penn Press podcasts with Lisa Rosner, author of The Anatomy Murders: Being the True and Spectacular History of Edinburgh's Notorious Burke and Hare… READ MORE
09/22/2009
Sometimes fiction is stranger than the truth. Lisa Rosner, author of The Anatomy Murders: Being the True and Spectacular History of Edinburgh’s Notorious Burke and Hare, and of the Man… READ MORE
09/08/2009
Cancer in the Lives of Older Americans: Blessings and Battles By Sarah H. Kagan, Ph.D., R.N. 128 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2009 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4143-3 | $34.95 |… READ MORE
03/05/2009
"It is appropriate that a commentary on the possible futures and dangers associated with owning parts of the body — a discussion anchored in biology as information — should be… READ MORE
