The Bone Lady: Life as a Forensic Anthropologist Paperback - 2000
by Mary H. Manhein
Written with the compassion and humor of a born storyteller, "The Bone Lady" is an unforgettable glimpse into the lab where one scientist works to reveal the human stories behind the remains. "A subtly creepy collection of stories".--"Kirkus Reviews". Photos & line art throughout.
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"The Bone Lady" is the nickname I acquired from law enforcement personnel while working with authorities from most of the sixty-four parishes in Louisiana, several counties in Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi, and various agencies across the country.
From the rear cover
THE RIVETING TALE OF A TRUE-LIFE CRIME-FIGHTING SCIENTIFIC SLEUTH
When a skeleton is all that's left to tell the story of a crime, Mary Manhein, otherwise known as "the bone lady", is called in. For almost two decades, Manhein has used her expertise in forensic anthropology to help law enforcement agents -- locally, nationally, and internationally -- solve their most perplexing mysteries. In this eerie book she shares the extraordinary details of the often high-profile cases on which she works, and the science underlying her analyses. Here are the fascinating details of how, from a pile of bones, she assesses age, sex, race, signs of trauma, and time of death, and how she can even use clay to re-create a face.
Written with the compassion and humor of a born storyteller, The Bone Lady is an unforgettable glimpse into the lab where one scientist works to reveal the human stories behind the remains.Details
- Title The Bone Lady: Life as a Forensic Anthropologist
- Author Mary H. Manhein
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reissue
- Pages 160
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, new York
- Date July 3, 2000
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780140291926 / 014029192X
- Weight 0.28 lbs (0.13 kg)
- Dimensions 7.74 x 5.08 x 0.43 in (19.66 x 12.90 x 1.09 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Manhein, Mary H, Women forensic anthropologists - Southern
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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