Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
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Roach, Mary
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Mary Roach's Curiosities
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Mary Roach. (2004). Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. W. W. Norton & Company.

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"This quirky, funny read offers perspective and insight about life, death and the medical profession. . . . You can close this book with an appreciation of the miracle that the human body really is." —Tara Parker-Pope, Wall Street Journal

"Gross, educational, and unexpectedly sidesplitting." —Entertainment Weekly

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