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  • Stiff

    The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

    by Mary Roach

    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,... (more)
  • Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures

    by Vincent Lam

    Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures welcomes readers into a world where the most mundane events can quickly become life or death. By following four young medical students and physicians – Ming, Fitz, Sri and Chen – this debut collection from 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Vincent Lam is a riveting, eye-opening account of what it means to be a doctor. Deftly navigating his way through 12 interwoven short... (more)