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1	Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers more books like this by Mary Roach S"tiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand years, cadavers--some willing, some unwittingly--have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. In this fascinating account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries and tells ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $7.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Hot zone more books like this by Richard Preston As the tropical wildernesses of the world are destroyed, and nature's balance is thereby upset, previously unknown viruses are ready to emerge from the wreckage and enter human populations. In 1967 in Germany, a healthy monkey-keeper died a remarkably swift and gruesome death which mystified the medical profession. Outbreaks of a similarly ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Hope and Help for Your Nerves more books like this by Claire Weekes see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.98! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time more books like this by John Kelly, B.A. A compelling and harrowing history of the Black Death epidemic that swept through Europe in the mid-14th century killing 25 million people. It was one of the most devastating human disasters in history. "The bodies were sparsely covered that the dogs dragged them forth and devoured them . And believing it to be the end of the world, no one wept ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.94! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Black Death more books like this by Philip Ziegler Between 1347 and 1350, the Black Death killed at least one third of Europe's inhabitants. Bringing total destruction, the plague was greeted with incomprehension and a terrified helplessness as it spread from Asia into Europe, reaching England in 1348. Philip Ziegler's classic account traces the course of the virulent epidemic through Europe and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic more books like this by Salisbury Nome, Alaska, sits on the edge of the Bering Sea two degrees below the Arctic Circle and there are few more forbidding places on earth, especially in winter. Dr Curtis Welch knew the signs of diphtheria, knew that his patients - many of them children - would die without a shipment of fresh serum. The port was icebound and the nearest railhead was ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Casebook of Forensic Detection: How Science Solved 100 of the World's Most Baffling Crimes more books like this by Colin Evans Discover the surprising answers in The Casebook of Forensic Detection, a true-crime treasury of 100 of the most fascinating cases of all time. More than two centuries in the development of modern forensic procedures come to vivid life as everything from handwriting analyses and voiceprints to ballistics, DNA testing, and psychological profiles ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist more books like this by William R Maples, Michael Browning William Maples was a groundbreaking criminal anthropologist. From a skeleton, a skull, or a mere fragment of bone, he could deduce the age and sex of a corpse and the manner in which the victim met its death. Numerous brutal and vicious murders were solved through his skill in reading the bones of the dead. "Dead Men Do Tell Tales" reveals the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made more books like this by Norman F Cantor Much of what we know about the greatest medical disaster ever, the Black Plague of the fourteenth century, is wrong. The details of the Plague etched in the minds of terrified schoolchildren -- the hideous black welts, the high fever, and the final, awful end by respiratory failure -- are more or less accurate. But what the Plague really was, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Forensic Casebook: The Science of Crime Scene Investigation more books like this by Ngaire E Genge Lucidly written and spiked with real crime stories, this ultimate readers' guide to the art of forensics is a book that will fascinate the fans of the hit TV series "CSI" and Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta Series. 40 illustrations & photos. see all copies from $3.92! new only from $8.95! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Unnatural Death: Confessions of a Medical Examiner more books like this by Michael M Baden, Judith Adler Hennessee J.F.K.'s autopsy failed to disclose crucial evidence. The post-mortems of Jennifer Levin, Elvis Presley and Tennessee Williams were either questionable, incomplete--or just plain wrong. These are but a few of the startling revelations in Dr. Michael Baden's dramatic account of his account of his years in forensic pathology. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.93! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The river : a journey to the source of HIV and AIDS more books like this by Edward Hooper While science has devoted much of its efforts to finding a cure for AIDS, the sources of this deadly epidemic remain largely unexamined. Distinguished science journalist Edward Hooper presents the meticulously researched -- and highly readable -- history of HIV and its possible origins. Pursuing leads across the U.S., the Caribbean, Europe, and ... see all copies from $79.95! new only from $149.95! \| first editions
13	Coroner more books like this by Thomas T Noguchi see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Embalming history, theory, and practice more books like this by Mayer There is no other book on the subject that is as complete and up-to-date in its coverage of the art and science of embalming, restorative arts, and mortuary cosmetology for students and practitioners. Known throughout the industry as the authority and complete reference on the history, theory, practice, and technique of embalming, this new Fourth ... see all copies from $44.50! new only from $59.00! \| SVS
15 view cover	The Criminal Mind more books like this by Katherine M Ramsland This book corrects common media misconceptions about the nature of the criminal psyche in order to help writers create more credible and convincing characters. The Criminal Mind examines the fundamentals of psychology and law, theories of criminality, and character disorders that can lead to criminal behaviour. Writers will learn how criminals ... see all copies from $3.14! new only from $3.29! \| first editions
16 view cover	Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic more books like this by Gina Kolata When we think of plagues, we think of AIDS, Ebola, anthrax spores, and, of course, the Black Death. But in 1918 the Great Flu Epidemic killed an estimated 40 million people virtually overnight. If such a plague returned today, taking a comparable percentage of the U.S. population with it, 1.5 million Americans would die. In "Flu," Gina Kolata, an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment more books like this by American Medical Association The standard for evaluating and reporting medical impairments. Guides 4th Edition is widely used by physicians and non-physicians for understanding and using impairment information appropriately. see all copies from $12.98! new only from $85.00!
18 view cover	Dead Reckoning: The New Science of Catching Killers more books like this by Michael Baden, Marion Roach In a forty-year career Michael Baden has conducted more than 20,000 autopsies. Considered one of the world's leading forensic pathologists, he was New York City medical examiner from 1960 to 1985 and is now co-director of the New York State Police Medicolegal Investigation Unit. The host of the popular program Autopsy on HBO, Dr. Baden brings ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.05! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19	American Way of Death more books like this by Professor Jessica Mitford An examination of American burial customs, written by an Englishwoman who resided in California for many years. Mitford finds the funeral industry infested with corruption, price-fixing, and outright fraud, and she writes scathingly of those who profit from it. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
20 view cover	Bones: A Forensic Detective's Casebook more books like this by Dr. Douglas Ubelaker, Henry Scammell Ubelaker, curator of anthropology at the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian, is one of America's very top 'bone-men', often called upon by the FBI to investigate and help to identify the corpses and body parts of possible victims of foul play. Upon the dozens and dozens of true stories in this book, there are accounts of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Black Death: Natural and Human Disaster in Medieval Europe more books like this by Robert Steven Gottfried A fascinating work of detective history, "The Black Death" traces the causes and far-reaching consequences of this infamous outbreak of plague that spread across the continent of Europe from 1347 to 1351. Drawing on sources as diverse as monastic manuscripts and dendrochronological studies (which measure growth rings in trees), historian Robert S. ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $10.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Bring Out Your Dead: The Great Plague of Yellow Fever in Philadelphia in 1793 more books like this by J H Powell "A brilliant and model treatment of one of the most macabre incidents in American History."-- see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.50! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Manufacture of Madness: A Comparative Study of the Inquisition and the Mental Health Movement more books like this by Thomas Szasz Every age, Thomas Szasz maintains, has its methods of labeling others to assign them a particular fate; the witch and the heretic were consigned to fire, for example. In the twentieth century, however, the priest has been replaced by the psychiatrist, the infidel by the patient; only the way in which the victims differ from society at large with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.89! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It more books like this by Gina Kolata Remains of the 1918 pandemic flu virus have been rediscovered in the frozen bodies of victims in Alaska. This is the story of that discovery, covering the history of flu and previous epidemics, and detailing the science and understanding of this mortal disease. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Corpse: Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of Death more books like this by Jessica Snyder Sachs How the hot new science of forensic ecology is cracking some of the world's toughest criminal cases. When detectives come upon a murder victim, there's one thing they want to know above all else: When did the victim die? The answer can narrow a group of suspects, make or break an alibi, even assign a name to an unidentified body. But outside the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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