A History of Scars Laura Lee

A fascinating account of poultices, pills, and prescriptions over the centuries and how they've been developed and delivered.

A celebration of the printed book, told through the lives of 18 people who took it in radical new directions.

Review
I give it four stars because I agree with Eric Drexler on one thing! No book can possibly be perfect. One curious imperfection from Van Der Waerden's 'History of Algebra' is how abruptly it ends.

'A MARVEL' PHILIP PULLMAN

The first history of the notebook, a simple invention that changed the way the world thinks.

This book introduces six pedagogues from the German context to an English-speaking audience, and demonstrates their significant contribution to the field of alternative education. First and foremost, the authors emphasise the importance of understanding the history of education, to realise that in fact what we understand as ‘normal’ today is by no means the only course history could have taken.