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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (2003)

by Mary Roach

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drunken dime December 17th, 2006 07:26 PM PST

A fascinating look at what happens to people after they die. It discusses rigor mortis, putrification, the medical uses of corpses, embalming, cremation etc.. It is delightlfully morbid and written in a lively style.