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Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. So far i have largely avoided the trend for all things zombie and perhaps thats why i overlooked the imminent release of working stiff, the first in. Some sections were obviously more interesting than others, and some of the researches mentioned were at least 40 years old. Brye jones diction this book uses more informal than formal scentences for example. This book is the one that turned me on to nonfiction books. If the readers are able to imagine that the characters and events are actually real, dividing the novel into chapters really isnt going to interfere with their willing suspension of disbelief. Using a book or binding glue can help you reattach pages that have come loose from the book. The book describes autopsies in incredible detail, with each chapter. Curious lives of human cadavers english 3 book report by. When he teleports away he leaves behind starshaped sprinkles. My favorite chapter was the one about the authors experiences of the aftermath of september 11th, 2001. Two years, 262 bodies, and the making of a medical examiner reprint by melinek md, judy, mitchell, t. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He upset when he realizes that his students have questions about the holocaust that he cant answer he wishes he could give them more.
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On a more practical level, books are divided into chapters to make the experience of reading the book more userfriendly. She trained at ucla in medicine and pathology, graduating in 1996. Introduction summary roach immediately establishes the irreverent, humorous tone throughout stiff by comparing death to being on a cruise ship in that most of your time is spent lying on your back 9. Two years, 262 bodies, and the making of a medical examiner by judy melinek, t. The impact of cadaver research is difficult to quantify, roach says, due to the fact that their effects are so farreaching.
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