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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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- “Gravity disappears again, and we rise up off the floor like spooks from a grave. It's like the Rapture in her…”Mary Roach
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- “What sort of person experimentally infests a child with maggots? A confident sort, certainly. A maverick. Som…”Mary Roach
- “Any time you can take a book a little beyond the realm of pure entertainment, I think it's a good thing. But…”Mary Roach
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- “At 17, I went to Stanford University to study engineering. My time was occupied with the required reading and…”Herbert Hoover
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- “I like to share my thoughts after watching/reading or listening to something... after all you could get with…”Deyth Banger
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Books by Mary Roach
Stiff
2004
Bonk
2008
Packing for Mars
2011
Grunt
2016
Gulp
2014