The Book Prize Index

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Nancy Tomes

Explore the prize-recognized books by Nancy Tomes represented in the index.

2

Recognized books

1

Wins

2

Lists

12

Index score

1998—2017

Recognition span

Author in the index

Nancy Tomes has 2 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1998 and 2017. The records span 2 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Bancroft Prize1
Los Angeles Times Book Prize1

Subject profile

Indexed works

Books by Nancy Tomes

2 books · sorted by recognition

Remaking the American Patient: How Madison Avenue and Modern Medicine Turned Patients into ConsumersMedicine & Public Health201710 ptsThe Gospel of Germs: Men, Women, and the Microbe in American LifeMedicine & Public Health19992 pts
YearTitleSubjectScoreWinsListsImprint
2017Remaking the American Patient: How Madison Avenue and Modern Medicine Turned Patients into ConsumersMedicine & Public Health1011University of North Carolina Press
1999The Gospel of Germs: Men, Women, and the Microbe in American LifeMedicine & Public Health201Harvard University Press

All books on this page are credited to Nancy Tomes.

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