Written in Bone
Hidden Stories in What We Leave BehindBy Black, Sue
Length12h 2m
About this audiobook
Winner of the Crime Writers' Association ALCS Gold Dagger for Nonfiction—A tour through the human skeleton and the secrets our bones reveal, from the author of All That RemainsIn 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. In her new book, Sue Black builds on the first, 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. Written in Bone is full of entertaining stories that read like scenes from a true-life CSI drama, infused with humor and no-nonsense practicality about the realities of corpses and death.
Audiobook details
GenreTrue Crime
Length12 hrs 2 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 21, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction: The Skeleton
146. The Pectoral Girdle
2PART I–The Head: Cranial Bones
157. The Pelvic Girdle
31. The Brain Box: Neurocranium (pt. 1)
168. The Long Bones (pt. 1)
41. The Brain Box: Neurocranium (pt. 2)
178. The Long Bones (pt. 2)
52. The Face: Viscerocranium (pt. 1)
189. The Hand (pt. 1)
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62. The Face: Viscerocranium (pt. 2)
199. The Hand (pt. 2)
7PART II–The Body: Postcranial Axial Bones
2010. The Foot (pt. 1)
83. The Spine: Vertebral Column (pt. 1)
2110. The Foot (pt. 2)
93. The Spine: Vertebral Column (pt. 2)
22Tailpiece
104. The Chest: Thorax (pt. 1)
23Acknowledgements
114. The Chest: Thorax (pt. 2)
24Index
125. The Throat: Hyoid and Larynx
25About the Author
13PART III–The Limbs: Postcranial Appendicular Bones
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