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Have you ever wondered what happena to your body when you die?
Whether buried, burnt, snatched, dissected or decomposed, some people have been more useful dead rather than alive. From testing the efficiency of the guillotine, experiments to weigh the soul, calibrating crash test dummies, to advances in modern medicine, the deceased body has been a silent partner to many of the major advances in the understanding of ourselves.
'Stiff' tells a story of the last 2,000 years in which human cadavers have been at the forefront of scientific exploration: from Ancient Egypt to Mediaeval pharmacies and, even, the contemporary labs that have successfully performed a head transplant on a monkey. Combining riveting story telling with science, history and reportage, 'Stiff' is one of the funniest, most intriguing books you will ever read.
RRP: $24.95
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| ISBN 13: | 9780141007458 |
| ISBN 10: | 0141007451 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Pages: | 304 |
| Dimensions: | 198 x 129 mm |
| Released: | 04/11/2004 |
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