Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
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Author Mary Roach
LanguageEnglish
Subject Science, death
Genre Nonfiction
Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date
2003
Publication placeUnited States
Media type Hardback
Pages304
ISBN 0-393-32482-6
OCLC 55230887

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers is a 2003 nonfiction book by Mary Roach. Published by W. W. Norton & Company, it details the unique scientific contributions of the deceased.

Contents

In the book, Roach gives firsthand accounts of cadavers, a history of the use of cadavers, and an exploration of the surrounding ethical/moral issues. She places each chapter's content into a historical context by discussing the history of the method of using a cadaver she is about to witness.

Stiff was a New York Times Best Seller, a 2003 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick, and one of Entertainment Weekly 's Best Books of 2003. It also won the Amazon.com Editor's Choice award in 2003, was voted as a Borders Original Voices book, and was the winner of the Elle Reader's Prize. [1] Stiff has been translated into 17 languages, including Hungarian (Hullamerev) and Lithuanian (Negyvėliai). [2] Stiff was also selected for Washington State University's Common Reading Program in 2008–09. [3]

Topics covered

The book covers 12 topics:

References

  1. Roach, Mary. "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers" . Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  2. Roach, Mary. "Mary Roach". KQED. p. KQED Arts. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  3. Pullman (12 September 2008). "WSU News Center". WSU News Center. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.