books by Mary Roach

books by Mary Roach

books:

Mary Roach

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Mary Roach

W. W. Norton & Company, 2004

Wow!
One of the best books I've read. Amazingly hilarious while talking about science, a very morbid one at that... I strongly recommend this book. If you are a physician, you will love it. If you are a medical examiner, go buy it right now!!

The Straight Story

John Roach, Mary Sweeney

Hyperion, 1999

A good solid screenplay with a sense of soul.
A simple clear blueprint for a great movie. Anyone interested in writing a screenplay should buy this book. Anyone interested in seeing a solid, classic American movie should see "The Straight Story". Its pretty amazing, every word in this screenplay is up there on the ...

Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife

Mary Roach

W. W. Norton, 2006

Very Entertaining
I think that one of the best things you can say about a book is that it's entertaining and this one sure is. The author is very, very funny and makes learning about the various topics enjoyable. I'm going to have to get her other books as well.

Stiff
Mary Roach

W. W. Norton & Company, 2003

Paperback, 2003 Copyright. Stiff, The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach.

Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

Mary Roach

W. W. Norton, 2008

4.5 Stars for a Humorous Quest on the Life of Sex Scientists
I read the British paperback edition of 2008. Mary Roach, who has tackled Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife in a popularly funny and fascinating way, now takes a close look at what scientists have indulged in, when it ...

Dress and Identity
Mary Ellen Roach-Higgins

Fairchild Books & Visuals, 1995

Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

Mary Roach

W. W. Norton & Company, 2008

The best pop science author does it again
One of the most fascinating aspects of science is the behaviour of the researchers themselves - while published papers are formal, dry documents, the story behind experiments - how they were cooked up and executed - can defy belief. Mary Roach always seems to dig up ...