num_pages: 453
description: A New York Times Bestseller For two thousand years, cadavers have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. Mary Roach's fascinating account visits their good deeds over the centuries, telling, in her droll voice, the story of our bodies when we are no longer with them.
language: English
title: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
titlecomplete: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
genres: Medicine, Death, Biology, Science, Nonfiction, Humor, Adult, History, Medical, Audiobook
ratings_count: 212339
series: Mary Roach's Curiosities
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Guardian First Book Award
category: Also Commended, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: ALA Alex Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Lincoln Award
publisher: Thorndike Press