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001 2014017610
003 DLC
005 20150113082405.0
008 140509s2014 nyu 000 0aeng
010 $a 2014017610
020 $a9781476727257 (hardcover)
020 $z9781476727271 (ebook)
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043 $an-us-ny
050 00 $aRA1025.M45$bA3 2014
082 00 $a614/.1092$aB$223
084 $aBIO026000$aBIO027000$aMED067000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aMelinek, Judy.
245 10 $aWorking stiff :$btwo years, 262 bodies, and the making of a medical examiner /$cJudy Melinek, M.D. and T.J. Mitchell.
250 $aFirst Scribner hardcover edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bScribner,$c2014.
300 $a258 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"The fearless memoir of a young forensic pathologist's "rookie season" as a NYC medical examiner, and the cases--hair-raising and heartbreaking and impossibly complex--that shaped her as both a physician and a mother. Just two months before the September 11 terrorist attacks, Dr. Judy Melinek began her training as a New York City forensic pathologist. With her husband T.J. and their toddler Daniel holding down the home front, Judy threw herself into the fascinating world of death investigation--performing autopsies, investigating death scenes, counseling grieving relatives. Working Stiff chronicles Judy's two years of training, taking readers behind the police tape of some of the most harrowing deaths in the Big Apple, including a firsthand account of the events of September 11, the subsequent anthrax bio-terrorism attack, and the disastrous crash of American Airlines flight 587. Lively, action-packed, and loaded with mordant wit, Working Stiff offers a firsthand account of daily life in one of America's most arduous professions, and the unexpected challenges of shuttling between the domains of the living and the dead. The body never lies--and through the murders, accidents, and suicides that land on her table, Dr. Melinek lays bare the truth behind the glamorized depictions of autopsy work on shows like CSI and Law & Order to reveal the secret story of the real morgue"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"The fearless memoir of a young forensic pathologist's "rookie season" as a NYC medical examiner, and the cases--hair-raising and heartbreaking and impossibly complex--that shaped her. Just two months before the September 11 terrorist attacks, Dr. Judy Melinek began her training as a New York City forensic pathologist. With her husband, T.J., and their toddler, Daniel, holding down the home front, Judy threw herself into the fascinating world of death investigation--performing autopsies, investigating death scenes, counseling grieving relatives. Working Stiff chronicles Judy's two years of training, taking readers behind the police tape of some of the most harrowing deaths in the Big Apple, including a firsthand account of the events of September 11, the subsequent anthrax bio-terrorism attack, and the disastrous crash of American Airlines Flight 587. Lively, action-packed, and loaded with mordant wit, Working Stiff offers a glimpse into the daily life of one of America's most arduous professions, and the unexpected challenges of shuttling between the domains of the living and the dead. The body never lies--and through the murders, accidents, and suicides that land on her table, Dr. Melinek lays bare the truth behind the glamorized depictions of autopsy work on shows like CSI and Law & Order to reveal the secret story of the real morgue"--$cProvided by publisher.
600 10 $aMelinek, Judy.
650 0 $aForensic pathologists$zNew York (State)$zNew York$vBiography.
650 0 $aMedical examiners (Law)$zNew York (State)$zNew York$vBiography.
650 7 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Law Enforcement.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aMEDICAL / Pathology.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aMitchell, T. J.