Stiff

The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

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Mary Roach: Stiff (2004, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.)

320 pages

English language

Published Nov. 7, 2004 by Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W..

ISBN:
978-0-393-06919-8
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A hilarious and witty look into the history of using cadavers for science, grave diggers, and options to consider about your burial plan. A dark and uncomfortable subject made more palatable and downright funny.

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This was my first taste of Mary Roach's work, and I gotta say, I'm thrilled. I was delighted from start to finish, and Shelly Frasier's narration was a perfect choice, at once conveying both a gentle humor and quiet solemnity. I look forward to more from either woman, and preferably both.

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Subjects

  • Dead
  • Human dissection
  • Human experimentation in medicine
  • Autopsy