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the curious lives of human cadavers
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W. W. Norton & Company, 2003 - 303 mga pahina
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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Review: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

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STIFF: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach For anyone interested in the “messy” part of human science, this is the book for you. Mary Roach has a unique sense of humor that makes her off ... Read full review

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Mary Roach takes a topic that could have been gross and off-putting and she thoughtfully, charmingly leads the reader through the discomfort. Stiff is a witty, intelligent book about dead bodies ... Read full review

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Introduction
9
CRIMES OF ANATOMY
37
LIFE AFTER DEATH
61
DEAD MAN DRIVING
87
BEYOND THE BLACK BOX 1 13
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HOLY CADAVER 757
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JUST A HEAD
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EAT ME
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OUT OF THE FIRE INTO THE COMPOST BIN
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REMAINS OF THE AUTHOR
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Mary Roach was born and raised in Etna, New Hampshire. She has a BA degree in psychology from Wesleyan University. She spent a few years as a free-lance copy editor before she landed a job at the San Francisco Zoological Society turning out press releases. She then moved on to write humor pieces for such periodicals as The New York Times Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle and Sports Illustrated. Her article "How to Win at Germ Warfare" was a National Magazine Award Finalist, in 1995. In 1996, her article on earthquake-proof bamboo houses took the Engineering Journalism Award. She published several books such as Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (2003) and Packing for Mars (2010).

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