Lilia Petrova từ Knedlington, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire , UK

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06/23/2024

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2018-10-10 22:30

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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Akira Toriyama

Human bodies. Dead human bodies. This subject is not usually the most pleasant of conversation topics in any situation. However, author Mary Roach approaches this normally disturbing topic with enthusiasm and crafts a book that manages to be intriguing, gripping, gruesome, and yet hilarious at the same time. In the Alex Award winning book Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, readers will learn how scientists have used human cadavers for over 2,000 years to accomplish a variety breakthroughs, both miraculous and just plain weird. Cadavers were used to test the humaneness of France’s first guillotines, crucified to verify the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and shot to determine the effectiveness of military munitions. Cadavers were also the original crash test dummies. In this book, readers will find out whether it really is possible to eat oneself to death, what the weight is of a human soul (three-quarters of an ounce), and how cadaver theft grew into a booming business in the 19th Century. Using wry, gallows humor, Roach convinces readers that cadavers truly are the ultimate “superheroes.” They can withstand brutal violence without feeling a thing. While this book is full of bodies, Roach also approaches the human reaction to cadavers and offers a sensitive, almost philosophical look into the role the dead play in the consciousness of the living. Stiff is definitely not a book to miss for any reader who is interested in science, forensics, theology, and of course, corpses.

Người đọc Lilia Petrova từ Knedlington, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire , UK

Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.