Journalist and former Salon.com columnist Mary Roach didn't leave readers and critics cold with her first book, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. In fact, the comical-yet-scientific look at the ""life"" of the dead body throughout history earned her a spot in the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers program.
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
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Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
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Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
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Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
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Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
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Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
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My Planet
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Best American Science and Nature Writing 2011: The Best American Series
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Packing for Mars for Kids
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Days Like This: Good Writers on Bad Luck, Bum Deals, and Other Torments
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What to Eat with What You Read: A Guide for Book Clubs and Other Literary Gatherings
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