Mary Roach
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About
An American author known for her works of popular science, she published such titles as Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal. Her numerous, award-winning journal articles include How to Win at Germ Warfare and The Bamboo Solution.
Before Fame
In 1981, she graduated from Wesleyan University, and worked as a freelance copy editor. She published her bestselling book, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, in 2003.
Trivia
She has written for GQ, The New York Times Magazine, Wired, Vogue, and Outside Magazine.
Family Life
She married Ed Rachles, an illustrator. Together, the couple had two daughters.
Associated With
She has been a guest on Art Bell's radio talk show Coast to Coast AM.
