godot Mary Roach also wrote a pop sci book on corpses. She isn't quite Natalie Angier (the best pop sci writer of the last 30 years), but entertaining nonetheless.
citrusmirakel Oh shit! This is the woman who wrote Stiff!?
Well, now I love her even more. That book was excellent.
http://www.amazon.com/Stiff-Curious-Lives-Human-Cadavers/dp/03 93050939
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