Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

图书标准信息

• 作者 Mary Roach 著
• 出版社 W.W. Norton & Co.
• 出版时间 2004-06
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780393324822
• 定价 170.30元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 304页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

"Stiff"isanoddlycompelling,oftenhilariousexplorationofthestrangelivesofourbodiespostmortem.Fortwothousandyears,cadaverssomewillingly,someunwittinglyhavebeeninvolvedinscience'sboldeststridesandweirdestundertakings.They'vetestedFrance'sfirstguillotines,riddentheNASASpaceShuttle,beencrucifiedinaParisianlaboratorytotesttheauthenticityoftheShroudofTurin,andhelpedsolvethemysteryofTWAFlight800.Foreverynewsurgicalprocedure,fromhearttransplantstogenderreassignmentsurgery,cadavershavebeentherealongsidesurgeons,makinghistoryintheirquietway.Inthisfascinating,ennoblingaccount,MaryRoachvisitsthegooddeedsofcadaversoverthecenturiesfromtheanatomylabsandhuman-sourcedpharmaciesofmedievalandnineteenth-centuryEuropetoahumandecayresearchfacilityinTennessee,toaplasticsurgerypracticelab,toaScandinavianfuneraldirectors'conferenceonhumancomposting.Inherdroll,inimitablevoice,Roachtellstheengrossingstoryofourbodieswhenwearenolongerwiththem.

【作者简介】

MaryRoachisajournalist.ShehaswrittenforSalon,Wired,GQ,Discover,VogueandtheNewYorkTimesMagazine.Thisisherfirstbook.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.