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In 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. Now in this book, Black builds on that memoir, 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. Full of entertaining stories that read like scenes from a true-life CSI drama, Written in Bone is infused with humor and no-nonsense practicality about the realities of corpses and death.

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Sue Black, DBE, FRSE, is one of the world's leading anatomists and forensic anthropologists. She is also the pro-vice chancellor for engagement at Lancaster University. Her forensic expertise has been crucial to solving high-profile criminal cases. The lead anthropologist for the British Forensics Team's work in the war-crimes investigations in Kosovo, she also worked in Thailand after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. She makes regular appearances on radio and television and lives in Scotland. Sue Black, DBE, FRSE, is one of the world's leading anatomists and forensic anthropologists. She is also the pro-vice chancellor for engagement at Lancaster University. Her forensic expertise has been crucial to solving high-profile criminal cases. The lead anthropologist for the British Forensics Team's work in the war-crimes investigations in Kosovo, she also worked in Thailand after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. She makes regular appearances on radio and television and lives in Scotland.

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