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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach (Paperback, 2004)

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Despite the irreverent, macabre title, this is a respectful and serious examination of what happens to cadavers, past and present. For popular science readers who like Six Feet Under.What happens to your body after you have died?.

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For popular science readers who like Six Feet Under. What happens to your body after you have died? Fertilizer? Crash Test Dummy? Human Dumpling? Ballistics Practise? Life after death is not as simple as it looks. Mary Roach's Stiff lifts the lid off what happens to our bodies once we have died. Bold, original and with a delightful eye for detail, Roach tells us everything we wanted to know about this new frontier in medical science. Interweaving present-day explorations with a history of past attempts to study what it means to be human Stiff is a deliciously dark investigations for readers of popular science as well as fans of the macabre

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PublisherPenguin Books LTD

ISBN-139780141007458

eBay Product ID (ePID)88461736

Product Key Features

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameStiff: the Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Publication Year2004

SubjectScience, Biology

TypeTextbook

AuthorMary Roach

Subject AreaSocial Psychology

FormatPaperback

Dimensions

Item Height198 mm

Item Weight224 g

Item Width129 mm

Additional Product Features

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Title_AuthorMary Roach

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by greg_zeppelin
11 Sep, 2019
Light read
A dark subject but a light read. This is a rambling thought stream from the author that is initially an easy, delightful, disgusting, laugh out loud read but as the book goes on it gets a little tired as the author hits the obvious jokes and the subject matter takes a back seat. That said as a palate cleansing read it is interesting and a little thought provoking certainly as an advert that actually cadaver donation is important and the other options aren't as we might consider them. It's worth a read but a did-not-finish wouldn't be a massive shame.
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by lagomawatertank
18 Nov, 2019
Not for the faint hearted
A matter of fact, detailed description on death and the human body. Highly informative, interesting and a little bit gruesome in places...
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by kaiarosiex
26 Jun, 2020
Very Good
Would recommend to everyone.
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by horses0187
16 May, 2024
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Very pleased with item. Thank you.
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