Stiff: The Curious Lives Of Human Cadavers

Informationen zum Autor Mary Roach is a journalist. She has written for Salon, Wired, GQ, Discover, Vogue and the New York Times Magazine. This is her first book. Klappentext Mary Roach is a journalist. She has written for Salon, Wired, GQ, Discover, Vogue and the New York Times Magazine. This is her first book. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Roach, Roach Mary
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2004
• EAN: 9780141007458
• ISBN: 978-0-14-100745-8
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Anatomy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying, MEDICAL / Anatomy, Sociology: death and dying, Sociology: Death & Dying