Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales
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- Author：William M. Bass
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Summary
"Fans of the forensics-oriented novels of such mystery writers as Kathy Reichs and Patricia Cornwell。。。not to mention television series like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation， will make an eager audience for this one。"--Booklist
On a patch of land in the Tennessee hills， human corpses decompose in the open air， aided by insects， bacteria， and birds， unhindered by coffins or mausoleums。 This is Bill Bass's "Body Farm，" where nature takes its course as bodies buried in shallow graves， submerged in water， or locked in car trunks serve the needs of science and the cause of justice。
In Death's Acre， Bass invites readers on an unprecedented journey behind the gates of the Body Farm where he revolutionized forensic anthropology。 A master scientist and an engaging storyteller， Bass reveals his most intriguing cases for the first time。 He revisits the Lindbergh kidnapping and murder， explores the mystery of a headless corpse whose identity astonished police， divulges how the telltale traces of an insect sent a murderous grandfather to death row--and much more。
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On a patch of land in the Tennessee hills， human corpses decompose in the open air， aided by insects， bacteria， and birds， unhindered by coffins or mausoleums。 This is Bill Bass's "Body Farm，" where nature takes its course as bodies buried in shallow graves， submerged in water， or locked in car trunks serve the needs of science and the cause of justice。
In Death's Acre， Bass invites readers on an unprecedented journey behind the gates of the Body Farm where he revolutionized forensic anthropology。 A master scientist and an engaging storyteller， Bass reveals his most intriguing cases for the first time。 He revisits the Lindbergh kidnapping and murder， explores the mystery of a headless corpse whose identity astonished police， divulges how the telltale traces of an insect sent a murderous grandfather to death row--and much more。
INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS
Reviews
Barbara Pascal
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Very interesting！IWell written and documented but not for the queasy！Facts you never learned in school and maybe don't want to know now。 Very interesting！IWell written and documented but not for the queasy！Facts you never learned in school and maybe don't want to know now。 。。。more
Kimberly Parsons
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Wow。 So good！ Loved the subject matter and how easy of a read this was。 There were so many stories and details I found so fascinating and I was pleasently surprised that it was not a dry and boring book。 Fun read for living in Knoxville as well。
Lindsey
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Fascinating and engaging read！ It definitely shows it’s age/region with a lot of racist and sexist terminology， so mild TW there。 However it’s nothing beyond what I expect from the time period。
Juushika
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1。5 stars。 The audiobook is narrated by George Grizzard， who sounds like a grandfather （generic）; very comforting to listen to。 Author William Bass， unfortunately， doesn't come off as well。 He's a relic of another age， not especially heinous but always a little dated， in the way he characterizes his "teaching assistant"， the skull of a poor black woman; the "science vs culture" of exhuming Native American burial sites; the beats of his personal life。 And most of the book is about Bass rather tha 1。5 stars。 The audiobook is narrated by George Grizzard， who sounds like a grandfather （generic）; very comforting to listen to。 Author William Bass， unfortunately， doesn't come off as well。 He's a relic of another age， not especially heinous but always a little dated， in the way he characterizes his "teaching assistant"， the skull of a poor black woman; the "science vs culture" of exhuming Native American burial sites; the beats of his personal life。 And most of the book is about Bass rather than the body farm--which comes up but almost anecdotally， glimpses of research sparked by a third party， with little of the farm's development， management， or goals。Take all my criticisms with a grain of salt， since I discovered upon finishing that I'd read the abridged audiobook。 Probably the full book is better （except that it's sans Grizzard）。 But then， that discovery hasn't compelled me to reread or figure out what I missed。 The body farm is so cool， fascinating even， helpful and good， I'm big fan; but I don't want to spend more time with Bass。 。。。more
Ange
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As someone who is fascinated with， and not squeamish about death and decomposition， I found this book absolutely fascinating。 There is a good balance of William Bass's life， crime stories and scientific talk。Great paced， educational & easy to read given the heavy subject matter and scientific aspect。Will read again。 As someone who is fascinated with， and not squeamish about death and decomposition， I found this book absolutely fascinating。 There is a good balance of William Bass's life， crime stories and scientific talk。Great paced， educational & easy to read given the heavy subject matter and scientific aspect。Will read again。 。。。more
Pamela
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dnf 51% jakos mnie zaczela nudzic i nie moge ruszyc dalej， moze kiedys do niej wroce
Staša
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A real account about how the famous Body-Farm started and got it's name。It's an account with over 15 cases where Forensics has helped solve them and also how forensics began。 Here and there there is also a personal account and personal history from Mr。 Bass。 i am。。。。disappointed with this book。 i expected more。。。information？ i don't know。 it's hard to explain， on the one hand you do get a lot of info about the process of decay and how to distinguish female form male bones but。。。ih。。 i don't know A real account about how the famous Body-Farm started and got it's name。It's an account with over 15 cases where Forensics has helped solve them and also how forensics began。 Here and there there is also a personal account and personal history from Mr。 Bass。 i am。。。。disappointed with this book。 i expected more。。。information？ i don't know。 it's hard to explain， on the one hand you do get a lot of info about the process of decay and how to distinguish female form male bones but。。。ih。。 i don't know。 where are the 6 pages of bot fly larvae， where are all the other bugs？？where are the 10 pages of decay in water， which fish come first？？where are the 8 pages of explanation how you set up a body， what happens， how you process it？？it was still interesting。。。but。。。it felt。。。。lacking。 。。。more
Shaylee Stapleton
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This book is so so interesting。 Highly recommend
April Berry
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My mom read this book a while ago （it was published in 2001）。 Good book and a bit gross at times， hah （a lot of rotting cadavers）。 Sometimes I felt like I was in Anatomy again， learning all of the names of the bones。 What an interesting job a forensic anthropologist has！ I recommend this book to anyone interested in anatomy， science， and crime-solving。
Becca
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DNF
theamusementpark
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4，5 - great book
Library Paradiso
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Książka， która miała być reportażem o Trupiej farmie a jest nachalnym hołdem i beatyfikacją dla jej twórcy。 Mało merytoryki， a dużo wspomnień o sukcesach， podwyżkach， drogich samochodach i znanych przyjaciołach。 Infantylna laurka napisana okropnym stylem。 Absurdalny poziom szczegółowości opisów i samouwielbienie sprawiają， że całość brzmi jak fikcja， a nie materiał na faktach。 Informacji naukowych jak na lekarstwo i dla kogoś kto widziała choć kilka odcinków CSI nie stanowią żadnej nowości。 Smut Książka， która miała być reportażem o Trupiej farmie a jest nachalnym hołdem i beatyfikacją dla jej twórcy。 Mało merytoryki， a dużo wspomnień o sukcesach， podwyżkach， drogich samochodach i znanych przyjaciołach。 Infantylna laurka napisana okropnym stylem。 Absurdalny poziom szczegółowości opisów i samouwielbienie sprawiają， że całość brzmi jak fikcja， a nie materiał na faktach。 Informacji naukowych jak na lekarstwo i dla kogoś kto widziała choć kilka odcinków CSI nie stanowią żadnej nowości。 Smutnie słaba książka o tak ciekawym temacie。 。。。more
Sylwia N-Uk
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Nawet najznakomitsza fikcja nie jest w stanie dorównać rzeczywistości。 Kiedy uświadomimy sobie， że zło nie jest tylko na kartkach papieru， a zręczny autor wprowadzi nas w świat prawdziwej zbrodni to 。。。 wgniata w fotel。
Maggie Rochon
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Really interesting！ Little outdated
Jennifer Baldy
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The original CSI。 Cases from Dr。 Bass' life and research。 While some material is a bit squeamish， it's always respectful and interesting。 If you're considering donating your body to science you should read this book。 I enjoyed it particularly because I live in Knoxville so having this research in my area was very good to know about。 The original CSI。 Cases from Dr。 Bass' life and research。 While some material is a bit squeamish， it's always respectful and interesting。 If you're considering donating your body to science you should read this book。 I enjoyed it particularly because I live in Knoxville so having this research in my area was very good to know about。 。。。more
Donna Humble
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A very interesting look into the beginning of the FBIs Body Farm。 I certainly learned a lot about forensic anthropology while reading this book。
Whit
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I loved the way this was written， it followed his professional life through some of the most prominent cases in his mind。 It was very interesting and I really enjoyed reading it， it didn’t feel like some other non-fiction scientific books that are very dry- without the humor attached。 This has a good balance of levity and seriousness to keep me engaged and thinking through it all。 “As in life， so in science: One thing leads to another， and before you know it， you find yourself someplace you neve I loved the way this was written， it followed his professional life through some of the most prominent cases in his mind。 It was very interesting and I really enjoyed reading it， it didn’t feel like some other non-fiction scientific books that are very dry- without the humor attached。 This has a good balance of levity and seriousness to keep me engaged and thinking through it all。 “As in life， so in science: One thing leads to another， and before you know it， you find yourself someplace you never imagined。”Man， his path of scientific inquiry was wild to read but having him follow the ‘why’ is definitely a trait that is admired。 。。。more
Linds
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Delivers exactly what it promises。 I found his writing style a little stuffy， but overall this was a great in-depth read。
Aleks_andra
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Bardzo ciekawa i dobrze napisana książka w sposób zrozumiały dla wszystkich。 Każdy rozdział jest osobną historią śledztwa i badania antropolologicznego， do której czytelnik jest zabierany przez autora jakby się to działo tu i teraz。 Nie poleciłabym jej tylko osobom o delikatnych nerwach。
anastazja ❀
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fascynująca！ jak zaczęłam to już nie dało jej się odłożyć。
Meagan
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Can’t believe I actually finished a book
AJ Payne
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I read the follow up to this one first （or， rather， listened to it） several years ago。 I don’t remember it clearly enough to know if things from this book were repeated in that one， but since I recognized much of the author’s personal stories I feel like they must have been？ Specifically talking about his wives deaths。Speaking of， this dude literally can’t be alone。 His wives keep dying and he just marries whoever is closest within a few months。 It makes him happy I guess， but it seems a bit str I read the follow up to this one first （or， rather， listened to it） several years ago。 I don’t remember it clearly enough to know if things from this book were repeated in that one， but since I recognized much of the author’s personal stories I feel like they must have been？ Specifically talking about his wives deaths。Speaking of， this dude literally can’t be alone。 His wives keep dying and he just marries whoever is closest within a few months。 It makes him happy I guess， but it seems a bit strange to me。 Oh well， to each their own I guess。But， otherwise， this author certainly has had a really interesting working life and he and his team have contributed a ton of fascinating stuff to science。 Hearing some of his stories was great。 His writing style is straight forward and interesting which makes the subject matter - which could get dark and depressing - keep moving forward and makes you want to know more。 Tell me more about rotting bodies Dr Bass！ 。。。more
Sylvia Snowe
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Fascinating and well written account from the scientist who founded the Body Farm in Tennessee。
Anahita
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Engaging book filled with information and lessons with tasteful humour。 I was honestly expecting it to be a textbook like read but I was pleasantly surprised at the autobiographical touch given to this scientific book。 I highly recommend this to anyone who is interested in Forensics or Forensic Anthropology。
revenette
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Chyba nawet nie potrafię przekazać tego， jak zaskoczyła mnie ta książka。 Spodziewałam się dosyć suchych opisów zdarzeń， a dostałam coś o wiele więcej。Obok bardzo merytorycznie opisanych przypadków， od aspektów medycznych， po prawne dostajemy również wplecione przemyślenia autora i wątki autobiograficzne， napisane wielokrotnie razy lepiej niż bym pomyślała。 Dużo jest w tej książce smutku， szacunki， ale i motywacji i szczerości （ponieważ nie dostajemy nieomylnego Pana Doktora， który nawet jeśli si Chyba nawet nie potrafię przekazać tego， jak zaskoczyła mnie ta książka。 Spodziewałam się dosyć suchych opisów zdarzeń， a dostałam coś o wiele więcej。Obok bardzo merytorycznie opisanych przypadków， od aspektów medycznych， po prawne dostajemy również wplecione przemyślenia autora i wątki autobiograficzne， napisane wielokrotnie razy lepiej niż bym pomyślała。 Dużo jest w tej książce smutku， szacunki， ale i motywacji i szczerości （ponieważ nie dostajemy nieomylnego Pana Doktora， który nawet jeśli się pomyli to nikt na to uwagi nie zwraca， tylko wręcz przeciwnie - błędy ciągnące się latami）。 Bardzo autentyczne podejście。 Dodatkowo schematy i słowniczek na końcu to coś pięknego - bo może dotrzeć do większej ilości osób i mieć pewność， że każdy zrozumie specjalistyczne terminy。 No po prostu pięknie。 。。。more
Debbie
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Very interesting nonfiction book！
MountainAshleah
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Audio。 I enjoyed this book on audio and its expertly crafted narration。 As others have identified， this book is a memoir about Dr Bass's life work as a forensic scientist rather than a non fiction book focusing on the body farm itself。 Still， his life and the emergence of the field of forensic science is fascinating， and I learned a lot。 I could have done without the stories of the three wives， who， outside of the first one， seemed more like glorified housekeepers for yet another successful but Audio。 I enjoyed this book on audio and its expertly crafted narration。 As others have identified， this book is a memoir about Dr Bass's life work as a forensic scientist rather than a non fiction book focusing on the body farm itself。 Still， his life and the emergence of the field of forensic science is fascinating， and I learned a lot。 I could have done without the stories of the three wives， who， outside of the first one， seemed more like glorified housekeepers for yet another successful but lonely man。 But that's a personal preference on my part。 。。。more
Becca
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Fascinating！！Anyone who loves true crime or murder this is a to read book
Kaitlyn
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Pretty informative but suffers because of the lack of voice and uses some old fashioned terms。 Lacks empathy for victims in certain cases
LBD
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