69 pages 2 hours read

Mary Roach

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

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Note to Teachers: To support lesson-planning, connections to the work’s primary themes are noted throughout this resource (The Profound Usefulness of Cadavers; Innovation and Advancement Borne from Gore; The Entanglement of Spirituality, Sacrilege, and Cultural Norms Surrounding Death).

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