Stiff (edit title)

Timothy Gray approved Ulrich’s request to change the title of Stiff Saturday, November 7 2009.

Ulrich changed the title of Stiff Friday, November 6 2009.

Will W edited the ridiculously simplified synopsis of Stiff Wednesday, October 14 2009.

• Added: The subject seems morbid. Roach describes a variety of uses for used human bodies with respect and humor.

something witty approved Timothy Gray’s request to combine 4 books, including Stiff, Thursday, August 27 2009.

Shelfari edited the description of Stiff Thursday, August 13 2009.

• An oddly compelling, often hilarious forensic exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem.

  For two thousand years, cadaverssome willingly, some unwittinglyhave been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and helped solve the mystery of TWA Flight 800. For every new surgical procedure, from heart transplants to gender reassignment surgery, cadavers have been there alongside surgeons, making history in their quiet way.

  In this fascinating, ennobling account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuriesfrom 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. In her droll, inimitable voice, Roach tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them. 13 b/w illustrations.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Stiff Wednesday, July 22 2009.

• Added a contributor: Mary Roach: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of Stiff Thursday, July 16 2009.

• The human head is of the same approximate size and weight as a roaster chicken.

Timothy Gray submitted a request to combine 4 books, including Stiff, Friday, July 3 2009.