Everything you ever wanted to know about what happens to bodies after they die. In this exploration into the macabre, Mary Roach tells a story that reaches from medieval pharmacies, stories of 19th century body snatching, to the present-day Body Farms, and conferences on human composting.
Everything you ever wanted to know about what happens to bodies after they die. In this exploration into the macabre, Mary Roach tells a story that re...
Helps in seeking answers from a varied crew of contemporary and historical soul-searchers: scientists, schemers, engineers, mediums, all trying to prove (or disprove) that life goes on after we die.
Helps in seeking answers from a varied crew of contemporary and historical soul-searchers: scientists, schemers, engineers, mediums, all trying to pro...
In this book, the best-selling author of 'Stiff' and 'Six Feet Over' sets her outrageous and insightful gaze on the most alluring scientific subject of them all: sex.
In this book, the best-selling author of 'Stiff' and 'Six Feet Over' sets her outrageous and insightful gaze on the most alluring scientific subject o...
Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. Space agencies have set up all manner of quizzical and startlingly bizarre space simulations, and it's possible to preview space without ever leaving Earth.
Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. Space...
Shortlisted for the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2014 In her fantastically disgusting international bestseller, Mary Roach dives into the strange wet miracles of science that operate inside us after every meal
Shortlisted for the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2014 In her fantastically disgusting international bestseller, Mary Roach dives in...
