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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Signed
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by Mary Roach
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Hardcover:
224
pages; Dimensions (in inches): 1.10 x 8.57 x
5.82 |
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Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company (April 2003) |
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ISBN:
0393050939 |
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book
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An oddly compelling, often
hilarious 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. For every new
surgical procedure, from heart transplants to gender reassignment
surgery, cadavers have been there, alongside surgeons, making history in
their quiet, sundered 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 at the University of Tennessee (a.k.a. the "Body
Farm"), to a plastic surgery practice lab, to a Scandinavian
funeral directors' conference on the utopian future of human composting.
In her droll, inimitable voice, Roach tells the engrossing story of our
bodies when we are no longer with them. |
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editorial
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Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly, 2003
Gross, educational, and unexpectedly sidesplitting...one of the funniest and most unusual books of the year.
Publishers Weekly, 2003
"Uproariously funny" doesn't seem a likely description for a book on cadavers. However, Roach, a
Salon and Reader's Digest columnist, has
done the nearly impossible and written a book as informative and respectful as it is irreverent and witty.
Jill Wolfson, San Jose Mercury News, 2003
[Roach] manages to make material that normally comes with a
warning for the faint-hearted somehow light-hearted... |
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Number of Reviews: 3
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 Cadavers: More fun than you might think!
-- March 24, 2006
Reviewer:
Elizabeth from
Morgantown, West Virginia
This book is great for anyone in the medical field (or anyone curious about death) because a great amount can be learned concerning the history of anatomy and medicine. Much of the information is presented in a humorous fashion, so this book is a pretty easy & interesting read. Being a medical student, there were a few sections of the book that I could identify with (namely the chapter about anatomy lab cadavers). I loved reading this book & found most of it a pretty refreshing view on dead bodies (other than the gross parts, which were few & far between). It was a very interesting way to learn the history of anatomy, medicine, crash testing, armed warfare...and lots of other things that come as an unexpected treat - not just about dead bodies, but also a book about how we came to have a lot of things we have today. Basically, this book is definitely worth your time!
Great
Book -- July 27, 2005
Reviewer:
Michelle
from Santa Clara, California
This is one of the best books I've read. The author
has a great sense of humor, which makes the book even
better.
It's
Great!
-- December 23, 2003
Reviewer:
Elizabeth from Pilot Rock, Oregon
I have a sick sense of humor to begin with. This book
was a good read. I read it on a cross country flight
from Oregon to Georgia. People leave you alone when
you are reading a book titled Stiff. Anyways, this
book was really neat and educational all while being
funny about a subject many don't find funny.
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