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An Instant New York Times Bestseller
A BEST BOOK OF 2025: TIME - SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN - SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE - KIRKUS - SHELF AWARENESS - CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY
A Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee
From the New York Times best-selling author of Stiff and Fuzz, a rollicking exploration of the quest to re-create the impossible complexities of human anatomy.
Brief description: Mary Roach is the author of eight best-selling works of nonfiction, including Grunt, Stiff, and, most recently, Fuzz. Her writing has appeared in National Geographic and the New York Times Magazine, among other publications. She lives in California.
Review Quotes: Replaceable You by turns surprises and delights, revealing information that even I didn't know...These curious facts, with attendant and laugh-inducing footnotes, keep us turning the pages, but the real power of the book lies in its humanity.--Brandy Schillace "Wall Street Journal"