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Mary Roach


Born
Etna, New Hampshire, The United States
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Nonfiction, Science


Mary Roach is a science author who specializes in the bizarre and offbeat; with a body of work ranging from deep-dives on the history of human cadavers to the science of the human anatomy during warfare.

Mary Roach is the author of the New York Times bestsellers STIFF: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers; GULP: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, PACKING FOR MARS: The Curious Science of Life in the Void; BONK: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex; and GRUNT: The Curious Science of Humans at War.

Mary has written for National Geographic, Wired, Discover, New Scientist, the Journal of Clinical Anatomy, and Outside, among others. She serves as a member of the Mars Institute's Advisory Board and the Usage Panel of American Heritage Dictionary ...more

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Average rating: 3.95 · 515,221 ratings · 47,714 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors
Stiff: The Curious Lives of...
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Packing for Mars: The Curio...
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Spook: Science Tackles the ...
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Fuzz: When Nature Breaks th...
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Grunt: The Curious Science ...
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Replaceable You: Adventures...
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My Planet: Finding Humor in...
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The Best American Science A...
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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 new happens, and nothing is expected of you.”
― Mary Roach, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
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“Life contains these things: leakage and wickage and discharge, pus and snot and slime and gleet. We are biology. We are reminded of this at the beginning and the end, at birth and at death. In between we do what we can to forget.”
― Mary Roach, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
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“We are biology. We are reminded of this at the beginning and the end, at birth and at death. In between we do what we can to forget.”
― Mary Roach, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
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I'm trying to get a sense for what you guys want to read. Looking at everyone's currently reading shelves, it's a nice mix of fiction and non-fiction. Please select a preferred genre and write in a genre not mentioned.

Fiction & Literature Anne Tyler
 
  12 votes, 36.4%

Young Adult Rainbow Rowell
 
  4 votes, 12.1%

Non-fiction Mary Roach
 
  2 votes, 6.1%

Graphic Novels/Comics Brian K. Vaughan
 
  2 votes, 6.1%

Classics Oscar Wilde
 
  2 votes, 6.1%

Fantasy George R.R. Martin
 
  2 votes, 6.1%

Science Fiction Andy Weir
 
  2 votes, 6.1%

Fiction & Literature
 
  2 votes, 6.1%

Women's Lit/Chick Lit Jennifer Weiner
 
  1 vote, 3.0%

Mystery Ridley Pearson
 
  1 vote, 3.0%

Paranormal Gena Showalter
 
  1 vote, 3.0%

ancient literature
 
  1 vote, 3.0%

Urban Fantasy (write-in)
 
  1 vote, 3.0%

Memoir/Autobiography Malala Yousafzai
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Crime Karin Slaughter
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Historical Fiction Philippa Gregory
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Horror Stephen King
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Romance Sarah MacLean
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Humor! (write-in)
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

33 total votes
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