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Corpse
Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of Death
by Jessica Snyder Sachs
ISBN: 0738207713
ISBN-13: 9780738207711
Format: Paperback
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Summary
In CORPSE, Jessica Snyder Sachs explores exactly how forensic pathologists are coming closer and closer to correctly establishing time of death-that invaluable bit of information in fiction as well as grisly fact. Their keenest tool, explains Sachs, is not DNA testing or a technological whats-it, but nature itself.
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"Not for the squeamish, but a fascinating story nevertheless." -- F. Angline Mincho
-- Bloomsbury Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Basic Books
Published date: 2002
Size: 5.25 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 0.7 pounds
Pages: 288
Publisher's Notes
Provides an intriguing look at the role of forensic ecology--the study of plants, insects, chemicals, and other factors--found near a body in helping forensic pathologists determine a time of death.
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Corpse: Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of Death
Sachs, Jessica Snyder
Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Perseus Books Group, 2002 USED - Standard. Book has only minor reading wear; binding is square and tight; text is clean and unmarked. BOOKSMART offers free shipping (media mail) on orders of three or more books.. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Booksmart (United States)
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CORPSE Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of Death
Sachs, Jessica Snyder
Basic Books. Very Good. 2002. Trade Paperback. Remainder book with mark on bottom edge of textblock. The cover is in good shape with minor shelf wear mainly along the edges and no spine creasing. The pages are clean and crisp. ; 288 p. . ( more information) Offered by The Cracked Book, LLC (United States)
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Corpse: Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of Death
Jessica Snyder Sachs
Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Perseus Books Group (October 15, 2002) Language: English ISBN-10: 0738207713 ISBN-13: 978-0738207711 Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces ( more information) Offered by Vicon Books Inc (United States)
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Corpse: Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of Death
Sachs, Jessica Snyder
Basic, 2004. 4th printing.. Softcover. NF.. Sachs traces the birth of methods for determining how long a body has been dead. The trio of stiffness, temperature, and color used since the middle 19th century, she shows, is being augmented by new methods drawing on entomology, anthropology, and botany. Trade Paperback ( more information) Offered by Old Goat Books (Canada)
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Corpse: Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of Death
Sachs, Jessica Snyder
Perseus Books Group, 2001. Hardcover. Like New. 270 pages, further reading, index, black paper over boards, pictorial dustjacket. "Sachs accompanies an eccentric group of entomologists, anthropologists, biochemists, and botanists---a new kind of biological 'Mod Squad'---on some of their grisliest, most intractable cases." va ( more information) Offered by Royal Oak Bookshop (United States)
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Jessica Snyder Sachs
Basic Books, 2002-10. Paperback. New. Brand New. In Stock. Order Now. Free upgrade with tracking. Over 600,000 items available. Buy from a trusted Power Seller. ( more information) Offered by *** www.HarvardBooksellers.com *** (United States)
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