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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 Belief
- “Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer.”W.C. Fields
- “What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls a butterfly.” —Richard David BachThe caterp…”Raymond D. Longoria Jr.
- “Sometimes God will place a wall on your path to force you to go in another direction.”Suzy Kassem
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Books by Mary Roach
Stiff
2004
Bonk
2008
Packing for Mars
2011
Grunt
2016
Gulp
2014