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Title: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach, Shelly Frasier ISBN: 1-4001-5097-3 Publisher: Tantor Media Pub. Date: 10 August, 2003 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.54 (108 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent for the "Obscure Subject" enthusiast
Comment: Mary Roach has tackled this arguably taboo subject head-on with fascinating detail and a surprising amount of wit. Part history, part journalism she manages to hit on every concievable use that the cadaver has gone through. From forensic research on decay to being mummified in honey for a century. She also includes an enthralling chapter about experimental "recycling" technology, that hopefully will be available in a few years.
As far as the squeamish factor, I must admit that there is "something for everyone" here. There were a few times where you can't help but say "Yeechh!" But then again, you are reading a review on a book about cadavers, so I think you may be prepared.
Refreshingly unique, I bought this as gift before finishing it a few days ago. Mary Roach manages to bring respect and wit to a sentive subject. I'm on board for her next book, no matter what the issue. One of a kind.
Rating: 5
Summary: Would you be my best friend?
Comment: I first opened the book to the middle and read something about what happpens to bodies when they are donated to science. It was a little hard to read but fascinating information. Then I turned to another page and read about what happens to a human body even after embalming. By then I didn't feel so good. Was it the book or the Mandarin chicken I had for lunch? I kept reading.
I decided I might not be ready to read this book after all. I meant to put it down put somehow found myself starting from the beginning and reading every word. By the time I got to page 22, "You cut off heads. You cut off heads. You cut off heads." I decided that I wanted the author, Mary Roach to be my best friend. The book reads like an histerical conversation between friends about an absolutely morbid topic. The humor helps you through the information you need to know.
The book made me feel a lot better about donating my body or body parts to science. And, I feel a lot better about being a journalist and writing as well. A fascinating read.
Rating: 5
Summary: Weird, morbid, and hilarious
Comment: I can't say that this book wasn't what I expected since, well, I'm not sure WHAT I expected. Yes, I had some idea, but the writing and subject material went beyond my wildest dreams. Not for the squeamish, this well-written book is on the same artistic level as Jackson McCrae's THE BARK OF THE DOGWOOD with its funny, dark, and honest portrait of life or the lack thereof. Hysterical in places, graphic in others, it's like a bad freeway accident that you can't look at but can't turn away from. This is surely one of the most unusual books I've ever come across. A must!
Also recommended: McCrae's BARK OF THE DOGWOOD and THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY
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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: 0399151346 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 23 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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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: 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: A Million Little Pieces by JAMES FREY ISBN: 0385507755 Publisher: Nan A. Talese Pub. Date: 15 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Today Show Book Club #13) by Mark Haddon ISBN: 0385512104 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 31 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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