About this science book
Stiff : the Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach, M Roach, Shelly Frasier, Mary Roach is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
<b>"One of the funniest and most unusual books of the year....Gross, educational, and unexpectedly sidesplitting."—<i>Entertainment Weekly</i> </b><br><br><i>Stiff</i> is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand 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
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Mary Roach, M Roach, Shelly Frasier, Mary Roach
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Co.; W.W. Norton; W. W. Norton & Company
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780393324822
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Medical, Philosophy, Science