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Stiff - Mary RoachStiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, to give it its full name, is a hilariously morbid autopsy of what could happen to your flesh and bones upon the departure of your soul. Mary Roach handles this unusual subject well and creates hilarity out of the interesting situations she found herself whilst conducting field research.
An intruiging subject delivered in humerous text makes this book unputdownable, you just don't know what you will find out next. From the dubious activities of Burke and Hare to learning of the new technology in body disposal, "tissue digestion", you get a chronological account of cadaver capers.
For those squeamish people you may wish to skip the lengthy discussion of research into the life expectancy of the decapitated human head (10-12 seconds), so how many people must have spend the final 10 seconds of their life closely examining wicker weaving?
Good book - gross but funny and educational, science is fun!
posted by mrwhatshisface @ 9:17 am
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