About this title: As one of the world's leading forensic anthropologists, Dr. Bass, a master scientist and engaging storyteller, shares his most intriguing cases: his revisit of the Lindbergh murder; the mystery of a headless corpse, and many others.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780399151347ISBN:0399151346
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York
Date Published: 2003-10-27
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York
Date Published: 2003-10-27
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Edition: 1st Edition 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, NY
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780399151347ISBN:0399151346
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780399151347ISBN:0399151346
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
Date Published: 2003-10-01
ISBN-13:9780399151347ISBN:0399151346
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Date Published: 2003
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Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780399151347ISBN:0399151346
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. "Nowhere is there another lab like Dr. Bill Bass's. OIn a hillside in Tennessee, human bodies decompose in the open air, aided by insects, bacteria, and birds, unhindered by coffins and mausoleums. At the 'Body Farm, ' nature takes its course, with corpses buried in shallow graves, submerged in water, concealed beneath slabs of concrete, locked in trunks of cars. As stand-ins for murder victims, they serve the needs of science-and the cause of justice ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York
ISBN-13:9780399151347ISBN:0399151346
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780399151347ISBN:0399151346
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780399151347ISBN:0399151346
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780399151347ISBN:0399151346
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Edition: 1st ptg
Publisher: Putnam, NY
Date Published: (2003)
Description: Photos. VG. Years come and go as do the dead who have been reduced to ashes and bone, and all of Dr. Bass's patient translation addes to the. Fluency of a secret language that helps condemn the wicked and free those who have done no wrong. read more
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Description: NY: Putnam, 2003. 304 pages. 1st edition. Hardcover. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Index. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. DJ has light wear around edges. ISBN: 0399151346. read more
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"An intriguing and easy read about a fascinating experiment. The advances made in anthropological forensics due to the research done by the scientists at the Body Farm are wide-reaching and laudable. There was some odd repetition in the writing, where certain people were introduced several times as if the chapters were originally stand-alone articles, but it served as a good reminder of who's who, and who does what."
"This was amazingly easy to read, considering the amount of information that it contains. The tone was generaly light and very personable, even in the midst of some pretty grisly situations. It was absolutely fascinating to read about a very important pioneer in forensics, and from his point of view."
"From Publishers Weekly In this memoir, Bass, a premier forensic anthropologist, recounts how a life spent studying dead bodies led to the creation of "The Anthropolgy Research Facility" (aka the Body Farm), a plot of land near the University of Tennessee Medical Center where Bass and his colleagues monitor the decomposition of human corpses in various environments. The book is structured around the 1981 creation of the Body Farm, and the early chapters focus on some of Bass's trickier cases to demonstrate his need for more information about the science of forensics. The later chapters take a closer look at how the scientific analysis of Body Farm corpses has helped Bass and other anthropologists solve some of the toughest and most bizarre cases of their distinguished careers. Though professional and conscientious when describing the medical facts of each case, Bass, writing with journalist Jefferson, proves to be a witty storyteller with a welcome sense of humor. He also does a nice job balancing accounts of death and decomposition with decidedly not-so-morbid tidbits from his personal life. Furthermore, the poignancy of how he reacts to the deaths of his first two wives reflects the compassion he feels for the dead and their surviving family members he encounters in his working life. Bass may deal with the dead, but he has a lust for life that comes across in his writing. While the grisly details may not make this a must-read for everyone, those who do pick it up might just be pleasantly surprised by how Bass brings death to life.
This is another book I thoroughly enjoyed, but which you might need to have a strong stomach to enjoy. This is not as macabrely-humored as some of the other books about forensics that I have read, but goes more into the development of the Body Farm itself and some of its more memorable cases. A fascinating read for anyone interested in the Body Farm and the beginnings of accepted forensic investigation."
"I find forensic anthropology absolutely fascinating (it's the one of the few sciences I "get"), and I found Death's Acre to be a good read because of it: Not dumbed down, but explanatory and easy to follow while still being interesting and a book from which I learned a few things about forensic and physical anthropology."
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