Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)

from TheAmpersand

Mary Roach's "Stiff" is ostensibly a study of the various ways that human cadavers are used in scientific research, but Roach's book also serves another purpose: it consistently reminds the reader that the body they inhabit will one day be a corpse. We all know this already, of course, but, as Ro...

from Katie_H

Whether you are wanting to donate your organs, become an anatomy class cadaver, be a crash test dummy, get a post-mortem face lift, or let your body rot away in a coffin when you die, be sure to read this book first! Yes, it's 100% morbid, but it's hilarious at the same time, and extremely inform...

from Lauren2013

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers4 StarsAn oddly fascinating and highly amusing yet also somewhat disturbing and often sickening account of the various uses of human cadavers. As a reader of mysteries and thrillers that often involve forensic details, I am no stranger to gritty descripti...

from msjoanna

Mary Roach is an irreverent and funny writer. This book is light on the science and heavy on the penis inquiries, but it worked for me. Roach is absolutely correct that the subject of what happens to cadavers is one that's a little gross, a little weird, and a little difficult to think and talk a...

from retropelocin

And you thought death was boring! What do you want to do with your death? Who knew we would still have such a wide variety of career choices? In Stiff, Mary Roach educates us on all the possibilities. Interested in having plastic surgery? It costs the cadaver nothing! Ever wanted to be a car cras...