Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Sep 2012 · Penguin UK
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND THE PERFECT READ FOR FANS OF UNNATURAL CAUSES
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.
'Spry, common, sharp-witted survey brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "Life after death"' Sunday Times
'One of the funniest and most unusual books of the year' Entertainment Weekly
'Every chapter packed with more arresting details elegantly humourously expressed than one can hope for' Sunday Telegraph
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.
'Spry, common, sharp-witted survey brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "Life after death"' Sunday Times
'One of the funniest and most unusual books of the year' Entertainment Weekly
'Every chapter packed with more arresting details elegantly humourously expressed than one can hope for' Sunday Telegraph
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4.2
43 reviews
Ines Pereira
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June 25, 2016
I found this book very interesting and I ended up giggling at Roach's more times than I found possible in this topic. Also I never thought dead bodies could lead such interesting "lives". All probably read this one again.
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Adrian Toh
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November 23, 2018
What I liked most about the book was Ms Roach's writing style. It is very witty, yet endearing and respectful. There is no patronising or high-brow tone anywhere, and the chapters are a joy to read. I liked the scientific explanations given throughout the book, and interspersed with insightful socio-psychological analyses, the book punches well above its weight. I highly recommend this book, and will definitely get the other titles that she has authored.
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Charlie Oldnal
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February 14, 2023
Fascinating, if a little long-winded at times.
About the author
Mary Roach is a journalist. She has written for Salon, Wired, GQ, Discover, Vogue and the New York Times Magazine. This is her first book.
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