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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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- “I spend a lot of my time on the phone, pestering people. 'What's new in your lab? Can I come visit your lab?…”Mary Roach
- “Editors are more concerned with the first chapters of a book; that's what everyone reads first in the booksto…”Mary Roach
- “With the rise of classical Greece, the soul debate evolved into the more familiar heart-versus-brain, the liv…”Mary Roach
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Books by Mary Roach
Stiff
2004
Bonk
2008
Packing for Mars
2011
Grunt
2016
Gulp
2014