Before you get any dirty thoughts, it's a book about cadavers. Yes, dead people.
It's called Stiff - The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers.
I read it over a few weeks on the train mainly, and I found it to be a really good read. She (Mary Roach) isn't a scientist but a journalist with a interest in non-mainstream things, having published also another book called Spook, which investigates the concept of the "soul" I believe.
It's quite a humour laden book, her quirky written wit and style of prose makes it very easy to read and had me laughing silently many times. I probably would have burst out laughing had I not been on a train since I would look like quite a nutcase.
It takes a look through several chapters about how cadavers have been used and seen and disposed of over the years, from the first uses for teaching medicine/anatomy/science, to their uses in scientific research, organ transplant, and finishes with the manner of disposal.
As an anatomist, I loved it and only wish that I could write something similar, but it would not have much value really considering that she has already done so and such a great job of it. Great book. Highly recommended.
It's called Stiff - The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers.
I read it over a few weeks on the train mainly, and I found it to be a really good read. She (Mary Roach) isn't a scientist but a journalist with a interest in non-mainstream things, having published also another book called Spook, which investigates the concept of the "soul" I believe.
It's quite a humour laden book, her quirky written wit and style of prose makes it very easy to read and had me laughing silently many times. I probably would have burst out laughing had I not been on a train since I would look like quite a nutcase.
It takes a look through several chapters about how cadavers have been used and seen and disposed of over the years, from the first uses for teaching medicine/anatomy/science, to their uses in scientific research, organ transplant, and finishes with the manner of disposal.
As an anatomist, I loved it and only wish that I could write something similar, but it would not have much value really considering that she has already done so and such a great job of it. Great book. Highly recommended.
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