Stiff and bonk author6/1/2023 ![]() ![]() Her writing has appeared in Outside, National Geographic, and the New York Times Magazine, among other publications. It’s a necessary part of science of course but this one is not for the easily grossed out.Ībout the Author: Mary Roach is the author of seven best-selling works of nonfiction, including Stiff, Bonk, and Gulp. ![]() I’m sure my face was making all kinds of eHow a medical team could use your organs and how maybe it’s not quite what you’re imagining. This was my first Mary Roach book and whew! what a gruesome and interesting read. “Delightful–though never disrespectful” (Les Simpson, Time Out New York), Stiff investigates the strange lives of our bodies postmortem and answers the question: What should we do after we die? For every new surgical procedure, from heart transplants to gender confirmation surgery, cadavers have helped make history in their quiet way. ![]() 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. ![]() The Books:ģ/22 - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roachįor two thousand years, cadavers – some willingly, some unwittingly – have been involved in science’s boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. ![]()
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