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Mary Roach talked about her book Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, published by W.W. "Book Discussion on Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers".Stiff book page on the publisher's (W.W.

Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers".

New alternatives to burial and cremation.

Beating heart cadavers, the soul, and being buried alive.

Body snatching and the early years of human dissection.

Practicing cosmetic surgery on cadaver heads.

Stiff was also selected for Washington State University's Common Reading Program in 2008–09. Stiff has been translated into 17 languages, including Hungarian (Hullamerev) and Lithuanian (Negyvėliai). It also won the Editor's Choice award in 2003, was voted as a Borders Original Voices book, and was the winner of the Elle Reader's Prize. Stiff was a Best Seller, a 2003 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick, and one of Entertainment Weekly 's Best Books of 2003.

She places each chapter's content into a historical context by discussing the history of the method of using a cadaver she is about to witness. In the book, Roach gives firsthand accounts of cadavers, a history of the use of cadavers, and an exploration of the surrounding ethical/moral issues. Norton & Company, it details the unique scientific contributions of the deceased.

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers is a 2003 nonfiction book by Mary Roach.