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1.		The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity from W. W. Norton & Company Price: $13.57 Customer Review: Roy has an erudite style and a level of detail that makes this book both a joy to read and a reference to use frequently. His references and bibliography alone are very extensive - the kind I would expect in a PhD - even though he claims they are not exhaustive. Clearly, Roy was setting a standard... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

2.		English Society in the Eighteenth Century, Second Edition (The Penguin Social History of Britain) from Penguin (Non-Classics) Price: $10.88 Customer Review: I really enjoyed this book. I love history and this adds to my knowledge.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

3.		Madness: A Brief History from Oxford University Press, USA Price: $13.57 Customer Review: Ror Porter's excellent book places the history of madness within specific social contexts. We get a full picture of the perception of madness primarily as an emblem of difference which serves as a trigger for rejection by the dominant social forces of communities. Individuals outside the dominant... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

4.		Blood and Guts: A Short History of Medicine from W. W. Norton & Company Price: $11.16 Customer Review: This book provides a short history of medicine within Western civilization over the past two millenia. The text is arranged semi-chronologically, with each chapter focusing on a different topic within medicine. Topics that are covered include the hospital, medical equipment, drugs, surgery, health... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

5.		London: A Social History (A "New York Times" notable book 1995) from Harvard University Press Price: $13.57 Customer Review: More illustrations and above all more plentiful and better maps would have made Porter's superlative history of London an unqualified masterpiece. As such, it is still a bloody good book. The late Roy Porter was not only a brilliant historian, above all of the 18th century for which his enthusiasm... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

6.		The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine from Cambridge University Press Price: $37.80 Customer Review: The book is very nice with color pictures and a extend narrative about the topics. It lacks a little more details and depth in some areas and cut down in other areas in which the length makes the reading boring after a while since I have the impression that I keep reading about the same. In general... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

7.		The Enlightenment, Second Edition (Studies in European History) from Palgrave Macmillan Price: $30.95 Customer Review: I recently discovered the late Roy Porter through his last book Flesh in the Age of Reason: The Modern Foundations of Body and Soul. After devouring that book I ordered both The Enlightenment and The Creation of the Modern World: The Untold Story of the British Enlightenment. The latter book lives... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

8.		The Creation of the Modern World: The Untold Story of the British Enlightenment from W. W. Norton & Company Price: $12.89 Customer Review: The late historian Roy Porter has provided an invaluable addition to studies in the history of the Enlightenment with his book, The Creation of the Modern World: The Untold Story of the British Enlightenment (hereafter CMW). Livelier than any work of intellectual history has a right to be, Porter... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

9.		The Cambridge History of Medicine from Cambridge University Press Price: $19.49 Customer Review: The Cambridge history of Medicine is an anthology of essays on different periods and aspects of medical history. Contrary to what might be expected, this book covers a wide range of topics and includes much modern discussion. Included in this work is a vast history from the development of ancient... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

10.	[no image]	Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 5 (History of Witchcraft and Magic in Europe) (v. 5) from Athlone Press Price: $140.00 Customer Review: WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC IN EUROPE - THE TWENTIETH CENTURY is number six in a series of six volumes covering the history of magic and witchcraft in Europe from ancient to modern times. Most of these volumes have included first rate scholarship. The fourth (and last) volume in the series, entitled, "The... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

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