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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers  . Mary Roach. Norton,
W. W. & Company, Inc. New York, NY. 2004.
Book Review by Joel She also shows how the history of cadaver retrieval has evolved from grave robbers dragging barely dead corpses into anatomy professor’s homes to the donation system today. She also talks about a new form of “burial” that is getting attention in Sweden. What is really interesting about this book is the fact that she treats the subject with a real respect and also has a good wry sense of humor. So even as she doesn't wince at all when describing some gruesome scenery, I found myself laughing out loud. I'd look around and people were looking at me. I'd just say, ”Hey! It’s a book about corpses. What's not to love?" And they'd leave me alone. I would recommend this book. And I would recommend her next book Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife Joel.
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This book is a look at what happens to cadavers and the people who study
them. It also goes into the history of the study of anatomy, and how we
learned what we know about it. I always took it for granted that we learned
basic anatomy in Phys Ed way back when. Reading this book shows how those
Phys Ed teachers and 20th century doctors learned how the human body works,
and how new doctors and surgeons get to practice without having to cut
on live patients. 
