The Bone Lady : Life As a Forensic Anthropologist Paperback - 2000
by Manhein, Mary H
- Used
Written with the compassion and humor of a born storyteller, "The Bone Lady" is an unforgettable glimpse into the lab where one scientist works to reveal the human stories behind the remains. "A subtly creepy collection of stories".--"Kirkus Reviews". Photos & line art throughout.
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Details
- Title The Bone Lady : Life As a Forensic Anthropologist
- Author Manhein, Mary H
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reissue
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 160
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, new York
- Date 2000-07-01
- Bookseller's Inventory # 3929376-6
- ISBN 9780140291926 / 014029192X
- Weight 0.28 lbs (0.13 kg)
- Dimensions 7.74 x 5.08 x 0.43 in (19.66 x 12.90 x 1.09 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Manhein, Mary H, Women forensic anthropologists - Southern
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Summary
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From the rear cover
When a skeleton is all that's left to tell the story of a crime, Mary Manhein, otherwise known as "the bone lady", is called in. For almost two decades, Manhein has used her expertise in forensic anthropology to help law enforcement agents -- locally, nationally, and internationally -- solve their most perplexing mysteries. In this eerie book she shares the extraordinary details of the often high-profile cases on which she works, and the science underlying her analyses. Here are the fascinating details of how, from a pile of bones, she assesses age, sex, race, signs of trauma, and time of death, and how she can even use clay to re-create a face.
Written with the compassion and humor of a born storyteller, The Bone Lady is an unforgettable glimpse into the lab where one scientist works to reveal the human stories behind the remains.
