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About Mary Roach
American author of popular science and humor
Mary Roach is an American author of popular science and humor. She is known for writing bestselling books that turn science into accessible, often playful nonfiction. 138 quotes on the site. Her books include Stiff, Spook, Bonk, Packing for Mars, Gulp, Grunt, Fuzz, and Replaceable You, all New York Times bestsellers. Her work often explores unusual corners of science, from human cadavers and the afterlife to sex, space, digestion, war, nature, and anatomy.
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Explore Science
- “Nostalgia was diagnosed [as a medical illness] at a time when art and science had not yet entirely severed th…”Svetlana Boym
- “Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus' is a magnificent science-fiction film, all the more intriguing because it raises…”Roger Ebert
- “Perhaps in the back of our minds we already understand, without all the science I've discussed, that somethin…”Jonathan Safran Foer
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- “United's 2015 earnings were one of the best in the company's history.”Oscar Munoz
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Books by Mary Roach
Stiff
2004
Bonk
2008
Packing for Mars
2011
Grunt
2016
Gulp
2014