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The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

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An edition of Stiff (2003)

Stiff

The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

by , , , and

  • ★★★★ 4.1 (28 ratings) ·
  • 137 Want to read
  • 4 Currently reading
  • 36 Have read

A hilarious and witty look into the history of using cadavers for science, grave diggers, and options to consider about your burial plan. A dark and uncomfortable subject made more palatable and downright funny.

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W. W. Norton & Company
Language
English
Pages
224

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Subjects

Lijken, Experimenten, Human dissection, Dissection, Dead, Cadaver, Experiment, Autopsy, Human experimentation in medicine, Leiche, Large type books, Anecdotes, Obduktion, Medicinska experiment på människor, Döda, Ren ti jie pou, Human Experimentation, Expérimentation humaine en médecine, Morts, Dissection du corps humain, Autopsie, Anatomy, Death, Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, R853.h8 r635 2003, 2003 g-073, Qz 35 r628s 2003, 611, 44.47

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Cover of: Bu guo shi ju shi ti!
Bu guo shi ju shi ti!
2004, Shi bao wen hua chu ban qi ye gu fen you xian gong si
in Chinese - Chu ban
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Stiff: the curious lives of human cadavers
2003, W.W. Norton & Co., W.W. Norton, W. W. Norton & Company
in English - 1st ed.
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April 2003, W. W. Norton & Company
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"The human head is of the same approximate size and weight as a roaster chicken."

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OL7451791M
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stiffcuriouslive00roac_145
ISBN 10
0393050939
ISBN 13
9780393050936
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8304
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