Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy [Hardcover]

An Instant Readers will feel awe at all the body can do and how it is made, as well as admiration for humanitys per?sistence in exploring its limitswhether when confronted with a malfunctioning organ or the desire for a more plump derriere.?Replaceable?You?will delight Roachs fans and surely garner some more. Since she burst onto the scene with 2003s Mary Roach offers a fascinating tour of the wonderful world of regenerative medicine. The humanity that [Roach] brings is such a wonderful base for how our bodies fail us sometimes and what we are trying to do to bring them back. A veteran science writer returns with a whirlwind tour of body modification and repair . . .?what Roach does best sounds simple but isnt: She meets people and gets them to talk about complex subjects in a way that is approachable, understandable, and graspable. The subject matter can be grimly fascinating and isnt for the squeamish, but Roach tackles it with the same energy and sense of humor she brought to previous books on cadavers, space travel and sex. She follows her curiosity wherever it leads  whether thats a pig farm in the Chinese province of Sichuan; a Tblisi, Georgia-based surgery practice that specializes in penis transplants; or the inside of a 1950s-style iron lung. In her latest book, author Mary Roach does what she does best: she selects a squirm-worthy subject (past examples have included cadavers, digestion and This book is so good and it's on my list because it's right on topic with We are all replaceable to some degree or another . . . with the exception of Mary Roach. There is no one and nothing like hersingular, bizarre, dedicated, passionate, fascinating. Her writing traffics at the unusual intersection of science, storytelling, and humor. That is a very tricky intersection to navigate, and no one does it as masterfully or consistently as she. I devour everything she writes. Mary Roach has had a more direct impact on my career than any other writer. She islã<