Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
AuthorMary Roach
LanguageEnglish
SubjectScience, death
GenreNonfiction
PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
Publication date
2003
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeHardback
Pages304
ISBN0-393-32482-6
OCLC55230887

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers is a 2003 nonfiction book by Mary Roach. Published by W. W. Norton & Company, it details the unique scientific contributions of the deceased.

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. 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.

Stiff was a New York Times Best Seller, a 2003 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers pick, and one of Entertainment Weekly's Best Books of 2003. It also won the Amazon.com Editor's Choice award in 2003, was voted as a Borders Original Voices book, and was the winner of the Elle Reader's Prize.[1] Stiff has been translated into 17 languages, including Hungarian (Hullamerev) and Lithuanian (Negyvėliai).[2] Stiff was also selected for Washington State University's Common Reading Program in 2008–09.[3]

  1. ^ Roach, Mary. "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers". Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  2. ^ Roach, Mary. "Mary Roach". KQED. p. KQED Arts. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  3. ^ Pullman (12 September 2008). "WSU News Center". WSU News Center. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.