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Title: Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab/the Body Farm/Where the Dead Do Tell Tales by William M. Bass, Jon Jefferson, Bill Bass, Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0-399-15134-6 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 23 October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (25 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent
Comment: This is a book that is hard to put down. Those who have read Patrica Cornwell's novel, "The Body Farm", are already familiar with the forensic lab set up by Dr. Bill Bass that studies decomposition of the human body. In "Death's Acre" Bass tells the non-fiction account of how the body farm came to be. Along with the forensic details, are interesting cases that Bass has worked. The cases explain the need for this often gruesome line of study. Thomas Noguchi and Michael Baden used this method very effectively in educating the public about forensic pathology. Bass now opens the eyes of the public by explaining more about the world of forensic anthropology. This is a fascinating and entertaining book, as Bass is able to convey his story with intelligence, humor, and compassion.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great book! Written for a wide audience. Easy read.
Comment: Dr. Bass has created a very interesting and directly written book in Death's Acre. Written in an unconventional format this book tells the history of the Body Farm, contemporary forensic anthropology, and Dr. Bass himself. Interspersed in the historical chronologies are specific forensic cases relating to the events (conception of the Body Farm, etc.) or research they spawned (larval life cycles, etc.). The cases themselves are very compelling stories, but the wonder is that they all relate to events of modern forensic innovation and discovery. Dr. Bass was not the first Forensic Anthropologist, but between his research and his patronage, he has been a leading passenger and teacher in the modern age of discovery.
Rating: 5
Summary: The BEST book I've read in a long time!
Comment: Excellent read - HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
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Title: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach ISBN: 0393050939 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Corpse: Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of Death by Jessica Snyder Sachs ISBN: 0738207713 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: 15 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Unnatural Death: Confessions of a Medical Examiner by Michael M. Baden ISBN: 0804105995 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 28 March, 1990 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Written in Bones: How Human Remains Unlock the Secrets of the Dead by Paul G. Bahn ISBN: 1552976599 Publisher: Firefly Books Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Forensic Casebook : The Science of Crime Scene Investigation by Ngaire E. Genge ISBN: 0345452038 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 27 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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