Stiff

The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Hardcover, 453 pages

English language

Published Oct. 2, 2003 by Thorndike Press.

ISBN:
978-0-7862-5853-6
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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

  • Medical
  • Human experimentation in medicine
  • History
  • Science
  • Large type books
  • Forensic Medicine
  • Fiction
  • Ethics
  • Dead
  • Human dissection
  • Human experimentation in medic