Stiff The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
eAudio - 2003
An oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For 2,000 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 a...nd 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...
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Tantor Media, Inc.
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- English
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- Online Access
- OverDrive Resource Page
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- MP3 audiobook, OverDrive Listen audiobook
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File Size | 231 GB |
Parts | 7 |
ISBN | 9781400120970 |
Release Date | 9/1/2003 |
OverDrive Listen audiobook | |
File Size | 231 GB |
ISBN | 9781400120970 |
Release Date | 9/1/2003 |