Joan Lane: 7 books

A Social History of Medicine traces the development of medical practice from the Industrial Revolution right through to the twentieth century. Drawing on a wide range of source material, it charts the changing relationship between patients and practitioners over this period, exploring the impact...

First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Thrills. Chills. Shadows and superstitions. Things that go bump in the night. Macabre Sanctuary boasts suspenseful fiction designed to elicit goosebumps and raise heartrates. Learn the lore of a haunted island. Grapple with the undead while robbing graves Halloween night. Endure...

For those ready to participate in making transformative changes, Transforming Undergraduate Education provides evidence and case studies that suggest how steps can be taken and progress made. For those who are currently leading their campuses through a change in culture, this book offers support and...

Mad Men*, Women, and Children: Essays on Gender and Generation*, edited by Heather Marcovitch and Nancy Batty, offers multiple perspectives on the representation of women and children in the popular AMC series, Mad Men. These essays explore the rich historical and social context portrayed in the series and connect the concerns and tumult of the sixties to the contemporary moment.

If life didn't challenge us, how could we know how strong we are? How would we learn who we are capable of becoming. This book is a compilation of inspiring short stories in which real people share how they put together the pieces of their life puzzles and learned from their experiences rather than being...

What if you had all the time in the world? Thirteen authors answer that question with short stories about time travel. Go back in time to right a wrong, forward to see the future. No jump is too large, no method unfeasible, no lesson beyond learning. • Visit the past to learn a family...