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Beccia, Carlyn

They Lost Their Heads: What Happened to Washington's Teeth, Einstein's Brain, and Other Famous Body Parts

182 pp. | Bloomsbury | April, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8027-3745-8 $18.99
(4) 4-6 After an introduction to decomposition, this elucidating if obviously grisly volume covers the deaths of seventeen well-known historical figures including Galileo, Van Gogh, and Elvis; shorter connecting sections explore other death-related topics (cannibalism, organ transplants, vampires, etc.). Silly-macabre black-and-white illustrations match the flippant, often gruesome tone of the text. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Gail Hedges

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