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Title: STIFF
THE CURIOUS LIVES OF HUMAN CADAVERS
By: Mary Roach
Format: Paperback

List price: £9.99


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ISBN 10: 0393324826
ISBN 13: 9780393324822
Publisher: WW NORTON & CO
Pub. date: 22 June, 2004
Pages: 304
Description: 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.
Synopsis: 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."
Illustrations: illustrations
Publication: US
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Returns: Returnable
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