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Mary Roach

Mary Roach is the author of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, and Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. She lives in Oakland, California.

Books by Mary Roach

  1. Book CoverBonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

    “Rich in dexterous innuendo, laugh-out-loud humor and illuminating fact. It’s compulsively readable.” —Los Angeles Times Book ReviewMore

  2. Book CoverPacking for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

    The best-selling author of Stiff and Bonk explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity.More

  3. Book CoverSpook: Science Tackles the Afterlife

    "Equal parts Groucho Marx and Stephen Jay Gould, both enlightening and entertaining."—Sunday Denver Post & Rocky Mountain NewsMore

  4. Book CoverStiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

    "One of the funniest and most unusual books of the year....Gross, educational, and unexpectedly sidesplitting."—Entertainment WeeklyMore