"Fascinating, unexpectedly fresh and funny…. informative, yes; entertaining, absolutely."

--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Roach…has done the nearly impossible and written a book as informative and respectful as it is irreverent and witty….Roach has a fabulous eye and a wonderful voice…. impossible to put down."

--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Despite the irreverent, macabre title, this is a respectful and serious examination of what happens to cadavers, past and present."

--Library Journal

Mary Roach's writing has appeared in Salon, Wired, Outside, GQ, Discover, Vogue , Sports Illustrated, and the New York Times Magazine. Her column, "My Planet," appears monthly in Reader's Digest. She lives in San Francisco.