10, 2005 Science writer Roach, having told all about cadavers in Stiff (2003), progresses to the logical next step: What happens after death Her journey begins in India, where she tracks down stories of children purported to be reincarnations of dead relatives. She tests olive oils in an attempt to understand the nuances of flavor, goes on location to a fecal transplant, and meets murderers who hide contraband like tobacco and cellphones in their rectums behind bars, in a practice known as "hooping. SPOOK SCIENCE TACKLES THE AFTERLIFE by Mary Roach RELEASE DATE: Oct. It's an alien planet that I love to come back to again and again, and the gastrointestinal tract and the mouth are really fascinatingly bizarre and kind of marvelous."Īs she attempts to understand how it all works, Roach explores everything from the taste and texture of foods to some surprising uses of rectums. It's a very strange place, the human body. "It's right up my alley," she tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. Roach is known for her popular science books, like Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, and she says she's somewhat surprised that she didn't tackle the human digestive system years ago. Gulp takes a close look at the human digestive system, from the mouth on down, and Roach writes that she wants readers to say not, "This is gross," but instead, "I thought this would be gross, but it's really interesting.
But Mary Roach - whose latest book is Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal - did just that. How?įor all our talk about food, we don't like to think much about it after we put it in our mouths. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Gulp Subtitle Adventures on the Alimentary Canal Author Mary Roach
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