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  • Stiff

    The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

    door Mary Roach ...
    A New York Times science bestseller from "America's funniest science writer" ( Washington Post ), this "quirky, funny read offers perspective and insight about life, death and the medical profession" ( Wall Street Journal ). With a New Epilogue by the Author."Delightful—though never disrespectful" ( Time Out New York), science ... ... Meer lezen

    15,15 € of Gratis met Kobo Plus

  • Fuzz

    When Nature Breaks the Law

    door Mary Roach ...
    Join "America's funniest science writer" ( Washington Post ) on an irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet.An Instant New York Times Bestseller#1 Los Angeles Times BestsellerLonglisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionWhat's to be done abo... ... Meer lezen

    12,29 € of Gratis met Kobo Plus

  • Bonk

    The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

    door Mary Roach ...
    In this New York Times Bestseller, the author of Stiff "takes the reader on a wide-ranging tour . . . into human sexual life and practice, ranging from laboratories to brothels" ( Chicago Tribune)."Rich in dexterous innuendo, laugh‑out‑loud humor and illuminating fact. Compulsively readable." — Los Angeles Times</... ... Meer lezen

    12,29 € of Gratis met Kobo Plus

  • Gulp

    Adventures on the Alimentary Canal

    door Mary Roach ...
    New York Times Bestseller—A scientific adventure through our digestive tract, from the author of Stiff and Packing for Mars ."Her funniest and most sparkling book" (Janet Maslin, New York Times ).In Gulp we meet scientists who tackle the questions no one else thinks—or has the courage—to ask. Why is crunchy food so app... ... Meer lezen

    12,29 € of Gratis met Kobo Plus

  • Stiff

    The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

    door Mary Roach ...
    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND THE PERFECT READ FOR FANS OF UNNATURAL CAUSESWhat happens to your body after you have died?Fertilizer? Crash Test Dummy? Human Dumpling? Ballistics Practise?Life after death is not as simple as it looks. Mary Roach's Stiff lifts the lid off what happens to our bodies once we have died. Bold, original and with a delightful eye for detail, Roach tells us everything we ... Meer lezen

    9,49 €

  • Replaceable You

    Adventures in Human Anatomy

    door Mary Roach ...
    **An Instant New York Times BestsellerA BEST BOOK OF 2025: TIME • SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN • SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE • KIRKUS • SHELF AWARENESS • CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARYA Goodreads Choice Awards NomineeFrom the New York Times best-selling author of Stiff and Fuzz, a rollicking exploration of the quest to re-create the impossible complexities of human anatomy.**The body is the most complex machine in the ... Meer lezen

    16,74 €

  • Packing for Mars

    The Curious Science of Life in the Void

    door Mary Roach ...
    A New York Times Bestseller and Entertainment Weekly Top Ten Book of the Year —"America's funniest science writer" ( Washington Post ) explores "the nitty-gritty details of life in space that filmmakers and historians tend to gloss over." — Boston GlobeThe bestselling author of Stiff and Bonk</em... ... Meer lezen

    12,29 € of Gratis met Kobo Plus

  • Spook

    Science Tackles the Afterlife

    door Mary Roach ...
    What happens when we die? The bestselling author of Stiff and Packing for Mars "makes a clever investigator and a thoroughly entertaining, if skeptical, tour guide." (Janet Maslin, New York Times)"A hilarious look at misadventures in paranormal research. . . . Surreal, fascinating, at times absurd" ( Boulder Weekly</stron... ... Meer lezen

    12,29 € of Gratis met Kobo Plus

  • Grunt

    The Curious Science of Humans at War

    door Mary Roach ...
    A New York Times Bestseller about the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and un-infested in the extreme circumstances of war.Grunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier's most challenging adversaries—panic, exhaustion, heat, noise—and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them.Mary Roach dodges hostile fire with the U.S. Marine Corps Paintball ... Meer lezen

    12,29 € of Gratis met Kobo Plus

  • The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2011

    Bewerkt door Mary Roach, Tim Folger ...
    Serie series The Best American Series
    The bestselling author of Stiff and Packing for Mars presents fascinating essays about our world by Jonathan Lethem, Jaron Lanier, Malcom Gladwell and others."America's funniest science writer." — Washington PostGood science writing, as Mary Roach explains in her introduction, is a cure for ignorance and fallacy. But great sci... ... Meer lezen

    12,29 € of Gratis met Kobo Plus

  • Replaceable You

    Adventures in Human Anatomy

    door Mary Roach ...
    The body is the most complex machine in the world, but what happens when the parts start to fail? Meet the scientists facing the challenge…AN AMAZON AND TIME BOOK OF THE YEAROur bodies regenerate at a remarkable rate – our skin replaces itself every month, our blood every four. You can remove ninety per cent of a liver and it’ll still grow back to its original size (please do not try this at home) ... Meer lezen

    14,53 €

  • 不過是具屍體:挨刀、代撞、擋子彈……千奇百怪的人類遺體應用史(暢銷三版)

    Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

    屍體才是推動醫學進展的最大功臣!「是的,他生前是好人,我當然不想挖出他的屍體……但只要想到如果有二十個人可以因此獲益,那就值得了。」by不具名的醫學院學生死刑犯的屍體曾是古人練習開刀的對象?遺體防腐技術是來自於南北戰爭?為了製造更安全的汽車,屍體也充當防撞測試員?乘客的遺體如何解開飛機失事之謎?子彈的射擊效能提高,是因為科學家以屍體來做試驗改良?《紐約時報》暢銷書作者瑪莉.羅曲,冒著被質疑「腦袋壞了」的風險,帶領讀者展開一場死亡之旅。為了一探屍體在死前與死後的作用,羅曲前往南方大學醫學中心解剖室、田納西大學人類學研究中心、韋恩州立大學衝擊研究所等機構,看屍體的各部位如何被「有效應用」。這位喜愛四處獵奇的「古怪」記者,認為屍體不只是屍體,它能成就不朽的科學成就。趁著心臟還在跳動,靈魂尚未離開軀竅,《不過是具屍體》告訴我們應該秉持開放的態度,自行決定死後的旅程:成為美妙浪漫的花園肥料 ... Meer lezen

    6,71 €