Thieme Publishers, part of STM publisher Thieme Publishing Group, Germany, has announced that the Atlas of Anatomy has won two Benjamin Franklin Awards, presented by the Independent Book Publishers Association.
The Benjamin Franklin Awards recognises excellence in independent publishing. Publications are grouped according to genre and then judged based on editorial and design by top practitioners in each field. This year, the awards were presented during a gala awards ceremony at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan, New York.
For the 2009 awards, Atlas of Anatomy picked up two first place wins in the Education/Teaching/Academic and Science categories while Anatomy Flash Cards received a nomination in the Science category. Edited by Anne M. Gilroy, Brian R. MacPherson, and Lawrence M. Ross, Atlas of Anatomy is based on the work of Michael Schuenke, Erik Schulte, and Udo Schumacher, with illustrations by Markus Voll and Karl Wesker. Anatomy Flash Cards is a learning and review tool edited by Anne M. Gilroy based on Atlas of Anatomy.
Atlas of Anatomy features more than 2,000 images which lead readers step-by-step through key regions of the human body. The highly portable flash cards include more than 350 full-colour illustrations as well as questions and answers that help users commit key anatomical concepts to memory.
