Mary Roach
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Mary Roach

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Mary Roach is the author of Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, and Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. Her writing has appeared in Outside, Wired, National Geographic, and the New York Times Magazine, among others. She lives in Oakland, California.
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    • When Nature Breaks the Law
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    • The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
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    • Release date: 02-26-04
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    • The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
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    • Release date: 05-12-08
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    • The Curious Science of Humans at War
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    • Science Tackles the Afterlife
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    • Finding Humor in the Oddest Places
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    • The Curious Science of Life in the Void
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    • Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
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    • Language: English
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