PREMIER In Deep Radio - MARY ROACH



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PREMIER: In Deep Radio with Mary Roach, live at Kepler's

Wednesday, June 22, 7:30 p.m.

Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War 

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Mary Roach is one of our very favorite writers here at Kepler's and we're so pleased to host her during a truly unique event!

Mary will be the featured guest on a very special evening edition of In Deep Radio, hosted by longtime Bay Area journalist Angie Coiro. She will also sign books after the show.

Mary is a funny and fascinating writer who first arrived in San Francisco in the early 1980s. The writer went on to write six hugely popular science books including Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (2003), Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (2008), and Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal (2013).

As you can see, the common theme throughout Mary's books is a literary treatment of the human body. When asked by NPR how she picks her topics, she replied, "Well, it's got to have a little science, it's got to have a little history, a little humor - and something gross."

Her new book Grunt tackles the science behind being a soldier. In it, Mary visits a repurposed movie studio where amputee actors help prepare Marine Corps medics for facing combat wounds. She also samples caffeinated meat, sniffs a WWII stink bomb, and tends to the missiles on a nuclear submarine. Come take a tour of duty with Mary Roach on In Deep Radio, and you'll never see the art of war the same way again.

Event date: 
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 - 7:30pm
Event address: 
1010 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025-4349
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers By Mary Roach Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780393324822
Availability: Out of Print
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - May 17th, 2004

Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal By Mary Roach Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780393348743
Availability: Out of Print
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - April 1st, 2014

Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void By Mary Roach Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780393339918
Availability: Out of Print
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - April 4th, 2011

Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex By Mary Roach Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780393334791
Availability: Out of Print
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - April 6th, 2009

Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife By Mary Roach Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780393329124
Availability: Out of Print
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - October 17th, 2006