I think that almost everyone, at some point or other in their lives, worries about dying. That is, I think, a valid concern. Sooner or later it's gonna happen to all of us, unless some sort of new technology develops after this book review is written. We will all die and we will all remember someone...
Never have my Western morals, pre-conceptions and beliefs been more challenged than when reading Stiff. No one wants to consider their own mortality and make any arrangements for the afterlives of their bodies. Being confronted with the cold hard reality of nature, science and history of death was a...
I have to congratulate myself on picking an awesome Halloween book. ;D This fit that kind of creepy, gorey, weird theme perfectly.Also I really enjoyed it.It is a really good mix of engaging and informative. I learned a lot and laughed out loud along the way. I had wanted to read something nonfictio...
I LOVE the way this author writes! She's a hoot! Very enjoyable and entertaining treatment of a topic that many of us would like to just simply ignore. As expected, perfectly disgusting in spots. If you can make it through the first two chapters, then you are home free. I listened to the audio...
I love Mary Roach and this book was fascinating, but I think it might have been just a little bit too morbid for me. As I noted in my review of Bonk, Mary Roach is a curious lady. She seems to think it her life’s mission* to pick areas of interest and then dive into them in ways that most people e...
The topic of this book sounds a bit, well, morbid. In some respects it is. Ms. Roach tackles the subject of donating not only your organs but your whole body to science. She takes us through the history of the practice from body snatchers, cadaver theft and willing donors. We are given a tour of...
This book is absolutely phenomenal! I think it's a must-read for everyone. If you want to know about how bodies of the deceased have been used over the centuries, current uses, how to donate your body to science, or basically anything related to death and what happens to human remains, you must rea...
Death is something most in Western society are not comfortable talking about. Although it's an inevitable part of life, the final part, humans as a whole would prefer to put it out of their minds- as if denying that you will one day cease to exist will stop it from happening. Talking of death makes ...
Mary Roach writes about what happens when you donate your body to science. Hilarity ensues. Well, maybe not hilarity but it is a good dose of edutainment.Way back around the time the earth's crust cooled and life spread across the planet, late 1994 or early 1995, I should think, I visited a chirop...
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