Never Suck A Dead Man’s Hand: Curious Adventures of a CSI

Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner

Author: Dana Kollmann

This is a unique personal perspective on forensic science, written in a darkly humorous voice by an expert who worked as a crime scene investigator for over 10 years…..Read More

6 Books Similar to Never Suck A Dead Man’s Hand: Curious Adventures of a CSI

Death’s Acre

Nowhere is there another lab like Dr. Bill Bass's: On a hillside in Tennessee, human bodies decompose in the open air, aided by insects, bacteria, and birds, unhindered by coffins… Continue Reading Posted in: Biography, Human Body, Human Remains (Archaeology)

Blood, Sweat, and Tea: Real-Life Adventures in an Inner-City Ambulance

An alluring mix of humor, bravery, cynicism, and compassion." --London Daily Telegraph,,It's the stuff of Grey's Anatomy, House, and ER--only these events aren't unfolding on a Hollywood soundstage.,,Have you ever… Continue Reading Posted in: Autobiography, Medical, Nonfiction

Mad In America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, And The Enduring Mistreatment Of The Mentally Ill

In Mad in America, medical journalist Robert Whitaker reveals an astounding truth: Schizophrenics in the United States fare worse than those in poor countries, and quite possibly worse than asylum… Continue Reading Posted in: History, Nonfiction, Psychology

Mental Floss Presents Forbidden Knowledge: A Wickedly Smart Guide to History’s Naughtiest Bits (Mental Floss Presents)

Think of anything bad, from art heists to Genghis Kahn, and it's likely to be included in this wickedly smart and humorous guide to the seedy underbelly of basically everything.… Continue Reading Posted in: Curiosities And Wonders

Gentlemen’s Blood: A History of Dueling

The medieval justice of trial by combat evolved into the private duel by sword and pistol, with thousands of honorable men-and not-so-honorable women-giving lives and limbs to wipe out an… Continue Reading Posted in: History, Nonfiction

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