Stiff : the curious lives of human cadavers
Roach, Mary2004
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Everything you ever wanted to know about what happens to bodies after they die. In this exploration into the macabre, Mary Roach tells a story that reaches from medieval pharmacies, stories of 19th century body snatching, to the present-day Body Farms, and conferences on human composting.
Main title:
Stiff : the curious lives of human cadavers / Mary Roach.
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Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2004.
Collation:
303 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York: W.W. Norton; London: Viking, 2003.Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-303).
ISBN:
9780141007458 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
614.6614.6 ROA
Language:
English
BRN:
1390790
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