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MARC details
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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780393881721
028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME
Distributor Name : International Book Distrubutors
Distributor address : Flat No. 17, Prakash Apartment, 4405/2,5, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi.
Bill Number : 120961
Bill Date : 21/11/2024
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 611 ROA
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Roach, Mary.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Stiff
Remainder of title : The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers.
Statement of responsibility, etc / Mary Roach.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc : Norton & Co.
Date of publication, distribution, etc , 2004.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 311p.
Dimensions : 18cm.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount 1035
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc One of the funniest and most unusual books of the year....Gross, educational, and unexpectedly sidesplitting."—Entertainment Weekly Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious 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.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Curious Lives
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Human Cadavers
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Weekly Stiff
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Mary Roach
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Books
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     SNU LIBRARY SNU LIBRARY 04/12/2024 International Book Distributors 1035.00   611 ROA 30531 04/12/2024 04/12/2024 Books
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