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false <![CDATA[Stiff]]> 32145 14 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. "Uproariously funny ...informative and respectful...irreverent and witty...impossible to put down." ~ Publishers Weekly "Not grisly but inspiring, this work considers the many valuable scientific uses of the body after death." ~ Library Journal "One of the funniest and most unusual books of the year." ~ Entertainment Weekly New York Times National Best-Seller 1188203 book 2003 Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers total:12673|5:4241|4:5390|3:2473|2:477|1:92| 12673 51230 18845 2693 32145 0393324826 9780393324822 11763 2469 Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers 4.04 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32145.Stiff_The_Curious_Lives_of_Human_Cadavers 5 23 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 09:39:41 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 26 21:49:53 -0700 2007
1. Barring that I marry a sentimental husband who wants my remains to lie next to his in some family plot, I'll happily give up my body for science. It seems that we owe much of the safety created for us in cars, planes, in surgery, etc., to countless others who gave up th...more...]]> 32145 0393324826 9780393324822 11763 2469 Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers 4.04 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32145.Stiff_The_Curious_Lives_of_Human_Cadavers 3 16 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Sep 26 20:20:27 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 20:22:53 -0700 2007 more...]]> 32145 0393324826 9780393324822 11763 2469 Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers 4.04 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32145.Stiff_The_Curious_Lives_of_Human_Cadavers 4 19 false Tue Sep 23 13:17:15 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 02:04:08 -0700 2008
When I became an archivist at the City of Melbourne a very dear friend of mine became a technician at the city Morgue. I figured at the time he had watche...more...]]> 32145 0393324826 9780393324822 11763 2469 Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers 4.04 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32145.Stiff_The_Curious_Lives_of_Human_Cadavers 1 10 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Jan 09 19:29:05 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 19:30:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 32145 0393324826 9780393324822 11763 2469 Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers 4.04 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32145.Stiff_The_Curious_Lives_of_Human_Cadavers 2 7 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 06:49:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 17 07:33:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 32145 0393324826 9780393324822 11763 2469 Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers 4.04 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32145.Stiff_The_Curious_Lives_of_Human_Cadavers 1 6 false Sat May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 09:18:33 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 09:48:42 -0700 2008
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The way I see it, being dead is not terribly far off from being on a cruise ship. Most of your time is spent lying on your back. The brain has shut down. The flesh begins to soften. Nothing much happens, and nothing is expected of you.

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