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

#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...  

我们赤裸裸的来到这个世界，带来了欢喜和新生；也将赤裸裸的离开这个世界，留下了伤悲，还有一具躯体。我们或许都会在人生得某个时点想过我们的灵魂将会以怎样的方式离开这个世界，但对于我们死之后的遗体，你是否也想过以何种方式“毁尸灭迹”回归自然呢？ 灵魂美化了人类，就...  

我承认，当我的小伙伴们发现这本书的关键词是“尸体”时有一瞬间的确惊呆了。在读这本书之前，我对尸体用途的最初了解来自学医的一位朋友，当然那也许是最普通的用途，医学解剖教学。其次，就是各种罪案美剧中的法医学鉴证了。也许，罪案美剧里的尸体并不能归并到美妙的“奇异...  

“人头，体积和重量与一只烤鸡大体相同。”这是全书第一句对我有所触动的话。 【总体评价：三星】 总体来说，这多少还是本有些标题党的书，并不像推荐语那么引人入胜，肯定有部分是译作的原因。像陆川的电影一样题材很棒而内容难以跟上。但毕竟是有人如此认真地为尸体写了一整...  

这无疑是一本很好看的书。书名有很大的误导，以为是一本鬼怪小说。其实不然，要知道，我是鬼怪和科普都很热爱的好小孩。 作者是一位身在美国的女人。古怪的是，为什么这种书的作者和读者都是女性居多？而且这个作者的老公也是那种无论对活人肢体还是死人肢体都非常敏感的男性。...  

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。