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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Contributor(s): Roach, Mary (Author)

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ISBN: 0393324826     ISBN-13: 9780393324822
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2004
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Annotation: Oddly compelling and often hilarious, Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries and tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Science | History
- Medical | History
- Medical | Forensic Medicine
Dewey: 611
LCCN: 2002152908
Lexile Measure: 1230(Not Available)
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" L (0.65 lbs) 303 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Death/Dying
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Booklist 04/01/2004 pg. 1360
Kliatt 11/01/2004 pg. 40
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 77823
Reading Level: 9.4   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 16.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Stiff is 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. In this fascinating account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries and tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them.

Contributor Bio(s): Roach, Mary: - Mary Roach is the author of Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, and Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. Her writing has appeared in Outside, Wired, National Geographic, and the New York Times Magazine, among others. She lives in Oakland, California.
 
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