Stiff

Beloved, best-selling science writer Mary Roach’s “acutely entertaining, morbidly fascinating” (Susan Adams, Forbes) classic, now with a new epilogue.

"This quirky, funny read offers perspective and insight about life, death and the medical profession.... You can close this book with an appreciation of the miracle that the human body really is."

"A laugh-out-loud funny book... one of those wonderful books that offers up enlightenment in the guise of entertainment."

"As weird as the book gets, Roach manages to convey a sense of respect and appreciation for her subjects."

"Roach is authoritative, endlessly curious and drolly funny. Her research is scrupulous and winningly presented."

"Mary Roach is one of an endangered species: a science writer with a sense of humor. She is able to make macabre funny without looting death of its dignity."

"Roach writes in an insouciant style and displays her métier in tangents about bizarre incidents in pathological history. Death may have the last laugh, but, in the meantime, Roach finds merriment in the macabre."

"Acutely entertaining, morbidly fascinating."

Mary Roach is the author of eight best-selling works of nonfiction, including Grunt, Stiff, and, most recently, Fuzz. Her writing has appeared in National Geographic and the New York Times Magazine, among other publications. She lives in California.