Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales, (Paperback)

from thebarnazi

A stop on my places to one day visit. I got this in the mail, sat down to flip through it's content and was hooked on the depths of how those study forensics and more so the decomposition of the human body in different scenerios. I stayed on the couch, ordered the family a pizza to avoid cooking,...

from Meggo

Who knew Bass could write so well? Your typical physical anthropology story about what information can be deduced from a skeleton, it was told around personal stories that helped add depth to the material. Bass confronts the infamous Colonel Shy incident head on with engaging honesty, and approac...

from BoundTogetherForGood

This is NOT something I expected to find interesting or even to be ABLE to read. The subject was handled as delicately as possible. I had no nightmares realting to it though I wondered if I might. The science behind it is very interesting. I am not a watcher of the tv shows about crime scene inve...

from glade1

This is an excellent book, telling Dr. Bass's entire story, including his time prior to the Body Farm. He has had a wonderful career and seems to be a good scientist: both curious and selfless. How rewarding it must be to see you work lead to justice in criminal cases. This book was even better t...

from bookswoman

Although a little "gory" at times, this is a wonderful introduction to the world of forensic science and how the human body decays. The story of how one man went from wanting to be an anthropologist to becoming one of the leading forensic researchers in the world is fascinating. Not for the faint...