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Pages: 224
Pages: 224
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-10-03 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Language: en
Pages: 305
Pages: 305
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-04-27 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
A look inside the world of forensics examines the use of human cadavers in a wide range of endeavors, including research into new surgical procedures, space exp
Language: en
Pages: 868
Pages: 868
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: Gale Group Incorporated
In our culture, we rarely speak about death -- partly because it is seen as a sort of pornography, shrouded in indecency and immersed in taboos; and partly beca
Language: en
Pages: 257
Pages: 257
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-12-28 - Publisher: Citadel
From rookie mistakes and runaway corpses to screaming dead men and unusual requests, a collection of stories by funeral directors.