
Written in Bone
Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind
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Sue Black
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Sue Black
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In her memoir All That Remains, internationally renowned forensic anthropologist and human anatomist Dame Sue Black recounted her life lived eye to eye with the Grim Reaper. During the course of it, she offered a primer on the basics of identifying human remains, plenty of insights into the fascinating processes of death, and a sober, compassionate understanding of its inescapable presence in our existence, all leavened with her wicked sense of humor. Now in this book, Black builds on that memoir, taking us on a guided tour of the human skeleton and explaining how each person's life history is revealed in their bones, which she calls "the last sentinels of our mortal life to bear witness to the way we lived it".
Her narrative follows the skeleton from the top of the skull to the small bones in the foot. Each step of the journey includes an explanation of the biology - how the bone is formed in a person's development, how it changes as we age, the secrets it may hold - and is illustrated with anecdotes from the author's career helping solve crimes and identifying human remains, whether recent or historical. Full of entertaining stories that appear like scenes from a true-life CSI drama, Written in Bone is infused with humor and no-nonsense practicality about the realities of corpses and death.
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- Steven
- 2023-01-06
Fascinating and very easy to listen to.
A great read with enough scientific depth to invoke interest and great anecdotes to reinforce the science and to make it entertaining.
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- Jan MacArthur
- 2024-11-02
Excellent on all fronts
Just finished and want to start all over again right away! I always enjoy Sue Black every time I come across her in a documentary or TV series, and it’s a real treat to listen to her read her own work. So interesting on many levels, and she’s one of the few authors who read well. Highly recommend.
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 2025-01-25
So interesting and great storytelling
The author is amazing, you learn so much science and crime as well as being engrossed in her stories. Does justice to the victims and helps you learn rather than just being another gory crime-related/morbid read.
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- Ladedadixie
- 2022-11-27
Highly recommend!
Engaging and enthralling. Very well written, well narrated, and full of excellent bits of knowledge.
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- Michael
- 2024-11-16
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if you take a drink everytime an anecdote is repeated and/or everytime the author mentions that anthropologists are the only ones who can read bones YOU WILL DIE. I did.
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