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I have spent a good deal of 2020 in a cadaver-shaped hole.

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

March 8, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 4 Comments

And no, I do not mean an open grave. The more we hurtle towards impending doom- pandemics! global warming! world war!- the more solace I seek in, well, death. I didn’t set out on the morbid marathon on purpose, but here I am! It was not my intention to get down and dirty (ha!) with death this year, but I am enjoying the ride. I have been a long-time fan of Mary Roach since Spook, but for some reason I forgot to start at the […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: air safety, anatomy, boeing, Cadavers, cannibalism, crash test dummies, Death, death and dying, eating mummies, grave robbing, health, human composting, humor, Mary Roach, medical school, medicine, organ donation, popular science, science, the soul

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:23 · Genres: Audiobooks, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: air safety, anatomy, boeing, Cadavers, cannibalism, crash test dummies, Death, death and dying, eating mummies, grave robbing, health, human composting, humor, Mary Roach, medical school, medicine, organ donation, popular science, science, the soul ·
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