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42 produkter
Stiff
The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Av Mary Roach
Häftad, 2021
135 kr
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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 …
Replaceable You
Adventures in Human Anatomy
Av Mary Roach
Inbunden, 2025
197 kr
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The body is the most complex machine in the world, but what happens when the parts start to fail?Meet the scientists facing the challenge…AN AMAZON AND TIME BOOK OF THE YEAR Our bodies regenerate at a remarkable rate – our skin replaces itself every month, our blood every four. You can remove …
Replaceable You
Adventures in Human Anatomy
Av Mary Roach
Häftad, 2026
127 kr
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The body is the most complex machine in the world, but what happens when the parts start to fail?Meet the scientists facing the challenge…AN AMAZON AND TIME BOOK OF THE YEAR Our bodies regenerate at a remarkable rate – our skin replaces itself every month, our blood every four. You can remove …
Bonk
The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Av Mary Roach
Häftad, 2022
129 kr
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In Bonk, the best-selling author of Stiff turns her outrageous curiosity and insight on the most alluring scientific subject of all: sex. Can a person think herself to orgasm? Why doesn't Viagra help women—or, for that matter, pandas? Can a dead man get an erection? Is vaginal orgasm a myth? Mary …
Gulp
Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
Av Mary Roach
Häftad, 2022
128 kr
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“America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach terrain: the questions explored in Gulp are as taboo, in their way, as the cadavers in Stiff and every bit as surreal as the universe of zero gravity …
Spook
Science Tackles the Afterlife
Av Mary Roach
Inbunden, 2005
571 kr
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What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's thatthe million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place to plug in my lap-top?" In an attempt to find out, Mary Roach brings her tireless …
Stiff
The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Av Mary Roach
Inbunden, 2003
337 kr
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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 …
Fuzz
When Nature Breaks the Law
Av Mary Roach
Häftad, 2022
133 kr
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What’s to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? Three hundred years ago, animals that broke the law would be assigned legal representation and put on trial. These days, as New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach discovers, the answers are …
Animal Vegetable Criminal
When Nature Breaks the Law
Av Mary Roach
Häftad, 2022
122 kr
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What’s to be done about a drunken elephant? A monkey caught mugging passers-by? A trespassing squirrel? Mary Roach delves into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet.‘Delightful’ Ed Yong, author of An Immense WorldFollow Mary Roach as she investigates laser scarecrows, robo-hawks, …
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
Av Mary Roach
Häftad, 2011
222 kr
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Packing for Mars
The Curious Science of Life in Space
Av Mary Roach
Häftad, 2011
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
131 kr
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Mary Roach, bestselling author of Stiff, explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity'When Mary Roach is seized by a subject, there is no stopping her: she is full-on, hands-on, and her lab coat is unbuttoned.' The TimesWhat happens to you when you can’t walk …
Six Feet Over
Science Tackles the Afterlife
Av Mary Roach
Häftad, 2022
126 kr
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"What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's that—the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place to plug in my lap-top?" In an attempt to find out, Mary Roach brings her tireless …
Bonk
The Curious Coupling Of Sex And Science
Av Mary Roach
Häftad, 2009
133 kr
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Few things are as fundamental to human happiness as sex, and few writers are as entertaining about the subject as Mary Roach.Can a woman think herself to orgasm?Is your penis three inches longer than you think?Why doesn't Viagra help women - or, for that matter, pandas?Does orgasm boost fertility? …
Gulp
Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
Av Mary Roach
E-bok, 2013
106 kr
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In her fantastically disgusting international bestseller, Mary Roach dives into the strange wet miracles of science that operate inside us after every mealSHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY WINTON PRIZE 2014‘Almost every page made me laugh out loud.’ The Sunday Times, Best Science Books of …
Stiff
The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Av Mary Roach
Häftad, 2004
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
137 kr
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What happens to your body after you have died?Fertilizer? Crash Test Dummy? Human Dumpling? Ballistics Practise?Life after death is not as simple as it looks. Mary Roach's Stiff lifts the lid off what happens to our bodies once we have died. Bold, original and with a delightful eye for detail, …
Stiff
The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Av Mary Roach
E-bok, 2012
105 kr
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND THE PERFECT READ FOR FANS OF UNNATURAL CAUSESWhat happens to your body after you have died?Fertilizer? Crash Test Dummy? Human Dumpling? Ballistics Practise?Life after death is not as simple as it looks. Mary Roach's Stiff lifts the lid off what happens to our bodies …
Bonk
The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Av Mary Roach
Inbunden, 2008
606 kr
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The study of sexual physiology—what happens, and why, and how to make it happen better—has been a paying career or a diverting sideline for scientists as far-ranging as Leonardo da Vinci and James Watson. The research has taken place behind the closed doors of laboratories, brothels, MRI centers, …
Packing for Mars
The Curious Science of Life in the Void
Av Mary Roach
Inbunden, 2010
329 kr
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Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. How much can a person give up? How much weirdness can they take? What happens to you when you …
Grunt
The Curious Science of Humans at War
Av Mary Roach
Inbunden, 2016
277 kr
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Grunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier's most challenging adversaries—panic, exhaustion, heat, noise—and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them. Mary Roach dodges hostile fire with the U.S. Marine Corps Paintball Team as part of a study on hearing loss and …
The Best American Science and Nature Writing
Av Mary Roach, Tim Folger m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
296 kr
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Fuzz
When Nature Breaks the Law
Av Mary Roach
Inbunden, 2021
269 kr
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What’s to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? Three hundred years ago, animals that broke the law would be assigned legal representation and put on trial. These days, as New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach discovers, the answers are …
Packing for Mars for Kids
Av Mary Roach
Inbunden, 2022
188 kr
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What is it like to float weightlessly in the air? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a spacewalk? How do astronauts go to the bathroom? Is it true that they don’t shower? Can farts really be deadly in space?Best-selling Mary Roach has the answers. In this whip-smart, funny, and …
Packing for Mars
The Curious Science of Life in the Void
Av Mary Roach
Häftad, 2022
129 kr
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The best-selling author of Stiff and Bonk explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity. From the Space Shuttle training toilet to a crash test of NASA’s new space capsule, Mary Roach takes us on the surreally entertaining trip into the science of life in space …
Grunt
The Curious Science of Humans at War
Av Mary Roach
Häftad, 2023
129 kr
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Grunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier's most challenging adversaries—panic, exhaustion, heat, noise—and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them. Mary Roach dodges hostile fire with the U.S. Marine Corps Paintball Team as part of a study on hearing loss and …
Replaceable You
Adventures in Human Anatomy
Av Mary Roach
Inbunden, 2025
225 kr
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The body is the most complex machine in the world, and the only one for which you cannot get a replacement part from the manufacturer. For centuries, medicine has reached for what’s available—sculpting noses from brass, borrowing skin from frogs and hearts from pigs, crafting eye parts from jet …
Packing for Mars for Kids
Av Mary Roach
Häftad, 2023
113 kr
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What is it like to float weightlessly in the air? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a spacewalk? How do astronauts go to the bathroom? Is it true that they don’t shower? Can farts really be deadly in space?Best-selling Mary Roach has the answers. In this whip-smart, funny, and …
Replaceable You
Adventures in Human Anatomy
Av Mary Roach
Häftad, 2026
187 kr
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The body is the most complex machine in the world, and the only one for which you cannot get a replacement part from the manufacturer. For centuries, medicine has reached for what’s available—sculpting noses from brass, borrowing skin from frogs and hearts from pigs, crafting eye parts from jet …
My Planet
Finding Humor in the Oddest Places
Av Mary Roach
Ljudbok, 2013
439 kr
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From acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author Mary Roach comes the complete collection of her “My Planet” articles published in Reader’s Digest . She was a hit columnist in the magazine, and this audiobook features the articles she wrote in that time. Insightful and hilarious, Mary explores the …
My Planet
Finding Humor in the Oddest Places
Av Mary Roach
E-bok, 2013
203 kr
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From acclaimed, New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach comes the complete collection of her “My Planet” articles published in Reader’s Digest . She was a hit columnist in the magazine, and this book features the articles she wrote in that time. Insightful and hilarious, Mary explores the ins …
