Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

by mary roach | Nonfiction |
ISBN: 0393050939 Global Overview for this book
Registered by BSAChris of Bancroft, Wisconsin USA on 2/2/2011
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4 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by BSAChris from Bancroft, Wisconsin USA on Wednesday, February 2, 2011
A laugh out loud book about dead bodies - no kidding! I almost died laughing ;-)
Seriously, Mary Roach examines numerous ways a body can be used post-mortem - from organ donation, to cremation, fertilizing trees, and various levels of medical and scientific research. And all with great humour and insight. A really good read, unless you are squeamish, or if you object to juvenile humour, or if you're AFRAID OF DEATH!

Journal Entry 2 by BSAChris at Almond, Wisconsin USA on Monday, February 7, 2011

Released 13 yrs ago (2/7/2011 UTC) at Almond, Wisconsin USA

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A well worn book is on its way to Vedranaster - its excited to go somewhere new, Croatia!

(LN763118901US - USPS Priority Mail, less than $3 more than via very slow First Class - we'll see how long it takes to get to Croatia, I'm interested to know!
Left Almond WI 8 am Feb 7
Left Oak Creek WI 3 am Feb 8)

Journal Entry 3 by vedranaster at Zagreb: Donji grad (city centre), Zagreb City Croatia on Friday, February 18, 2011

Stiff arrived today! That was very fast, indeed!
Thank you so much Chris for this generous RABCK. :)

I've read the first paragraph of the intro and it promises to be an interesting and fun book, despite the seemingly somber subject matter. ;)

I think this one will be first on my list after I've caught up on all my rings and rays. And after that it'll probably become a ray, if there'll be any interest in it.


Journal Entry 4 by vedranaster at Zagreb: Donji grad (city centre), Zagreb City Croatia on Thursday, April 28, 2011

Chris, I started reading the book yesterday and I couldn't put it down. It is marvellously funny! So much so that I didn't dare take it with me into town to read on the bus... I would've gotten some weird looks for snorting with laughter - and I NEVER snort! ;D


Journal Entry 5 by vedranaster at Zagreb: Donji grad (city centre), Zagreb City Croatia on Sunday, August 28, 2011

Finally finished this fabulous book! Yes, it took me quite a while, but that just speaks about the quantity of rings and rays that came while I was reading it, which had to take priority, as well as about my overworked-have-no-time-for-books lifestyle these past few months. :)

The author has a wonderful sense of humour (which might not be to everyone's liking) and a way of putting things into perspective. This is one seriously funny book. Not all the time, but when you hit a humorous spot after a serious passage, chances are you'll snort out loud with laughter. If you do not like to be stared at, it is highly recommended not to read this one on public transport and in public places in general. ;)

I enjoyed finding out in what imaginative, useful and weird ways human cadavers have been used so far in order to better our knowledge about many things: from human anatomy to car safety - with many gruesome, intriguing and surprising stops on the way.

Thank you, Chris, for sending this one my way, it's definitely one of my favourites this year! :) It will now go share its weird and humorous wonder as part of Vekiki's European Non-fiction VBB.


Journal Entry 6 by vedranaster at Zagreb, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- Croatia on Friday, October 7, 2011

Released 12 yrs ago (10/10/2011 UTC) at Zagreb, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- Croatia

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The book is now in the care of the Post Office,
on its way to Vekiki in UK.

A well thumbed book, for you, just as you like them. Hope you'll get as many laughs out of it as I did, not to mention the weird info. Enjoy! :)

Edited, November 13:
We've been patiently waiting, but alas, more than one full month later, the book has not yet arrived at its destination. It would seem the postal monster has sunk its teeth into it, and the goodies accompanying it. :(


Journal Entry 7 by vedranaster at Zagreb: Donji grad (city centre), Zagreb City Croatia on Sunday, December 4, 2011
Ha! Stiff has returned home. Undamaged, just marked "address incomplete".
Yay! I was afraid that the P.O. Monster had munched him up. Yummy!
I'm not letting him into the postal system again, though, poor Stiff! ;)))
It will be travelling back to UK, with me, to be handed over in person.
No, I'm not travelling just to hand him over, I'm going on holidays! I may be a bit daft sometimes, but I'm not THAT daft. Well, actually, I might be if I had the finances for such whimsy. Hihihihi :D

Journal Entry 8 by Vekiki at Greater London, Greater London United Kingdom on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
mail fail = meet-up win :)
It was good to meet you today, shame the walk was so washed out! But thankyou for bringing this with you, I'm looking forward to it

Released 12 yrs ago (3/27/2012 UTC) at -- Somewhere in London 🤷‍♀️ , Greater London United Kingdom

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hmm....
well, I didn;t enjoy this as much as 'Bonk' - not as funny, not as many footnotes. But still a good few giggles, and lots of really interesting content - really well researched too.

Off as part of my (nearly) 1000 books registered RABCK - spotted this on your wishlist, and since I had to post out to you anyway - i figured 2 birds with one stone.... anyway, thanks for helping me celebrate, and I hope you like the book!

Journal Entry 10 by Tsjara at Assendelft, Noord-Holland Netherlands on Saturday, March 31, 2012
What a nice surprise to have a wishlist book arrive exactly on my birthday (yesterday 29th - hmm.. got here really fast)! Thank you so much Vekiki! (I was half expecting the CD - though the package looked kind of fat for that. :p)
This sounds very uhm.. interesting.. looking forward to read it :) (makes me think of the classes at university studying human cadavers :p).



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