Stiff

出版者:W W Norton & Co Inc

作者:Mary Roach

页数:320

出版时间:2003-1-1

价格:GBP 12.99

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9780393050936

具体描述

An oddly compelling, often hilarious forensic exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand years, cadavers--some willingly, some unwittingly--have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and helped solve the mystery of TWA Flight 800. For every new surgical procedure, from heart transplants to gender reassignment surgery, cadavers have been there alongside surgeons, making history in their quiet way. In this fascinating, ennobling account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries--from the anatomy labs and human-sourced pharmacies of medieval and nineteenth-century Europe to a human decay research facility in Tennessee, to a plastic surgery practice lab, to a Scandinavian funeral directors' conference on human composting. In her droll, inimitable voice, Roach tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them.

作者简介

Mary Roach is the author of Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, and Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. Her writing has appeared in Outside, Wired, National Geographic, and the New York Times Magazine, among others. She lives in Oakland, California.

目录信息

Introduction
1. A HEAD IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE
2. CRIMES OF ANATOMY
3. LIFE AFTER DEATH
4. DEAD MAN DRIVING
5. BEYOND THE BLACK BOX
6. THE CADAVER WHO JOINED THE ARMY
7. HOLY CADAVER
8. HOW TO KNOW IF YOU'RE DEAD
9. JUST A HEAD
10. EAT ME
11. OUT OF THE FIRE, INTO THE COMPOST BIN
12. REMAINS OF THE AUTHOR
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
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读后感

没有看过本书的童鞋们，别被标题误导。我说的是死亡之后肉体的旅程，而不是灵魂。 这并不是恐怖电影或者Discovery的节目，这仅仅是文字。然而不可否认你会被这镇定而内敛的文字冲击，也许这力道并不亚于直观的视觉冲击。（同时我要说，译者的文笔功力相当到位）。 人死后，肉...  

这本书我基本上是晚上看的…… 先是被标题吸引，以为是本讲僵尸的文化学著作，看了才知道其实是说尸体的…… 有点标题党的意思。 书里还有很多不太准确的翻译，不过不会严重的影响阅读。 书本身是很有意思的，毕竟在中国我们很少有这方面的消息，但是中国制造却和在任何领域一...  

#Mary Roach#的《Stiff》的中文版《僵尸的奇异生活》翻译得正经有余趣味不足，有些地方准确性尚待商榷，比如“ You cut off heads. You cut off heads. You cut off heads.”被翻译成“你这个刽子手，你这个刽子手”，但原文所指的只是医学院助教人员移除尸体头部，哪来杀人行...  

Stiff - The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers （人类尸体的有趣故事） 2003年的一本有关人类尸体的畅销书，其时颇受欢迎。作者Mary Roach，专栏作家。在本书中，作者介绍了对人类尸体使用、安置的历史，并探讨了相关的伦理道德问题（如器官捐赠问题）。本书主要是满足好奇心...  

用户评价

并不是传说中的满纸笑点，引述资料不少，cadavers贡献巨大，最后几章蛇尾了。

并不是传说中的满纸笑点，引述资料不少，cadavers贡献巨大，最后几章蛇尾了。

并不是传说中的满纸笑点，引述资料不少，cadavers贡献巨大，最后几章蛇尾了。

并不是传说中的满纸笑点，引述资料不少，cadavers贡献巨大，最后几章蛇尾了。

并不是传说中的满纸笑点，引述资料不少，cadavers贡献巨大，最后几章蛇尾了。