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
10/26/2009
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
10/14/2009
Do Museums Still Need Objects? Steven Conn 272 pages | 6 x 9 | 34 illus. Cloth 2009 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4190-7 | $39.95 | £26.00 A volume in the Arts… 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
09/08/2009
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
07/09/2009
Rohm and Haas: A Century of Innovation Regina Lee Blaszczyk 224 pages | 10 x 10 | 150 illus. Cloth 2009 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4189-1 | $49.95 | £32.50 Based on… 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
02/26/2009
Depression: Causes and Treatment Aaron T. Beck, M.D. and Brad A. Alford, Ph.D. Second Edition 432 pages | 6 x 9 Paper 2009 | ISBN 978-0-8122-1964-7 | $27.50 | £18.00… READ MORE
02/12/2009
Today is the 200th anniversary of Charles Robert Darwin's birth. Here in Philadelphia, there are many ways to celebrate, including this year's Darwin Day Free Evolutionary Teach In at the… READ MORE
