Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

via Goodreads | Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach – Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists.

“In this fascinating, ennobling account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries—from the anatomy labs and human-sourced pharmacies of medieval and nineteenth-century Europe to a human decay research facility in Tennessee, to a plastic surgery practice lab, to a Scandinavian funeral directors’ conference on human composting…”

 

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