Stiff

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"One of the funniest and most unusual books of the year....Gross, educational, and unexpectedly sidesplitting."— Entertainment Weekly



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. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and helped solve the mystery of TWA Flight 800. For every new surgical procedure, from heart transplants to gender reassignment surgery, cadavers have been there alongside surgeons, making history in their quiet 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 in Tennessee, to a plastic surgery practice lab, to a Scandinavian funeral directors' conference on 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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Stiff

Rating: 3.7 / 5 | Prijs: € 13.5

Beloved best selling science writer mary roach s acutely entertaining morbidly fascinating susan adams forbes classic now with a new epilogue for two thousand years cadavers some willingly some unwittingly have been involved in science s boldest strides and weirdest undert Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 besteld, morgen in huis .. MEER INFO

Stiff

Rating: 3.7 / 5 | Prijs: € 9.49

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 roa Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Stiff Curious Lives Of Human Cadaver

Rating: 3.7 / 5 | Prijs: € 10.69

Everything you ever wanted to know about what happens to bodies after they die in this exploration into the macabre mary roach tells a story that reaches from medieval pharmacies stories of 19th century body snatching to the present day body farms and conferences on human composting what happe Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 besteld, morgen in huis .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 20 mei 2003

Aantal pagina's: 303

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Mary Roach

Co Auteur: Shelly Frasier

Hoofduitgeverij: W W Norton & Co Inc

Editie: 1

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 146 mm

Product hoogte: 25 mm

Product lengte: 216 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 146 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 25 mm

Verpakking lengte: 216 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 454 g

EAN: 9780393050936

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