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Mary Roach

Mary Roach (born March 20, 1959) is an American author specializing in popular science and humor. She has published eight New York Times bestsellers: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (2003), Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (2005), Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (2008), Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the…

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Born
(1959-03-20) March 20, 1959 (age 67) Hanover, New Hampshire, US
Genres
Popular science · humor
Occupations
Author · humorist

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Mary Roach

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Mary Roach

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related to Early life, family and education · 9
Mary Roach → Both, Dartmouth College, Etna, Hanover, Hanover High School, New Hampshire, Roach, She, Wesleyan University
Genres · 2
Mary Roach → humor, Popular science
Occupations · 2
Mary Roach → Author, humorist
Born · 1
Mary Roach → (1959-03-20) March 20, 1959 (age 67) Hanover, New Hampshire, US
Website · 1
Mary Roach → maryroach.net

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Mary RoachBorn(1959-03-20) March 20, 1959 (age 67) Hanover, New Hampshire, US1.00infobox
Mary RoachGenresPopular science1.00infobox
Mary RoachGenreshumor1.00infobox
Mary RoachOccupationsAuthor1.00infobox
Mary RoachOccupationshumorist1.00infobox
Mary RoachWebsitemaryroach.net1.00infobox
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Mary Roachrelated to Early life, family and educationHanover0.60section
Mary Roachrelated to Early life, family and educationNew Hampshire0.60section
Mary Roachrelated to Early life, family and educationShe0.60section
Mary Roachrelated to Early life, family and educationEtna0.60section
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