Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
by: Mary Roach
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Dewey Decimal Number: 611
EAN: 9780393050936
ISBN: 0393050939
Label: W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 303
Publication Date: 2003-04
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Sales Rank: 52243
Studio: W. W. Norton & Company
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An oddly compelling, often hilarious forensic exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem.
For two thousand years, cadavers—some willingly, some unwittingly—have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and helped solve the mystery of TWA Flight 800. For every new surgical procedure, from heart transplants to gender reassignment surgery, cadavers have been there alongside surgeons, making history in their quiet way.
In this fascinating, ennobling account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries—from the anatomy labs and human-sourced pharmacies of medieval and nineteenth-century Europe to a human decay research facility in Tennessee, to a plastic surgery practice lab, to a Scandinavian funeral directors' conference on human composting. In her droll, inimitable voice, Roach tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them. 13 b/w illustrations.
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- Weird, yet Good.I heard a lot about this book. I thought the title really caught my eye and the content really attracted ... Read More
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- First Half Good, Last Half Off TopicThe first half of the book is very interesting. It covers a variety of situations that human cadavers are ... Read More
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- Cadaver InsightStiff is a great read - funny, insightful, and well-written. Roach just pulls you along from one chapter to ... Read More
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- Fascinating Read! Well Researched and Goes into Great Detail of Options for Those Thinking of Donating Their Corpse to Science!I found this book to be really interesting. Obviously I'd thought of organ donation before but had never really ... Read More
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- Could not put it down!This books was so fascinating and had me laughing out loud. I have been recommending it to everyone. It's true that ... Read More
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