Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers - Hardcover

Acutely entertaining, morbidly fascinating.

Expect the insightful with the hilarious.--Bridget Kinsella (05/05/2003)

An unflinching, often hilarious cultural history.--Erica C Barnett (10/30/2003)

Bizarrely entertaining.--Susan Ellis (08/14/2003)

Mary Roach is an extremely funny science writer--Laurence A Marschall

Every detail is fascinating.--Henry Kisor (04/13/2003)

Whimsical, hysterical and terribly interesting.--Katy Human (05/31/2003)

Every page fairly drips with dark humor.--Matt Palmquist (04/30/2003)

Well-written and deadly funny.--Bruce Willey (06/19/2003)

Fascinating and oddly fun.

A look inside the world of forensics examines the use of human cadavers in a wide range of endeavors, including research into new surgical procedures, space exploration, and a Tennessee human decay research facility.