Stiff. The curious lives of human cadavers.

Absolut unbenutzt, aber leichte Transport- und Lagerspuren (z.B. einige Kratzer im Umschlag (abnehmbar) und angestoßene Stellen). Insgesamt sehr gepflegter Zustand (bis auf die kleinen Macken).

A look inside the world of forensics examines the use of human cadavers in a wide range of endeavors, including research into new surgical procedures, space exploration, and a Tennessee human decay research facility.
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This quirky, funny read offers perspective and insight about life, death and the medical profession.... You can close this book with an appreciation of the miracle that the human body really is.--Tara Parker-Pope

As weird as the book gets, Roach manages to convey a sense of respect and appreciation for her subjects.--Roy Rivenburg (06/01/2003)

Acutely entertaining, morbidly fascinating.--Susan Adams

A laugh-out-loud funny book... one of those wonderful books that offers up enlightenment in the guise of entertainment.-- (08/17/2003)

Roach is authoritative, endlessly curious and drolly funny. Her research is scrupulous and winningly presented.-- (05/11/2003)

Mary Roach is one of an endangered species: a science writer with a sense of humor. She is able to make macabre funny without looting death of its dignity.-- (05/11/2003)

Roach writes in an insouciant style and displays her métier in tangents about bizarre incidents in pathological history. Death may have the last laugh, but, in the meantime, Roach finds merriment in the macabre.-- (03/15/2003)

Tod, tot, death, forensic, surgery, cadaver, medicine, Medizin, Leiche, science, medical, body