/Literary Arts
Mary Roach: Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy
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Bookshop West Portal is truly thrilled to welcome back Mary Roach, the bestselling author of many staff favorites, including Gulp, Grunt, and Fuzz. We'll be celebrating her latest book Replaceable You, a rollicking exploration of the quest to re-create the impossible complexities of human anatomy. Join us for a festive evening with good wine and even better conversation.
In Replaceable You, Mary Roach explores the remarkable advances and difficult questions prompted by the human body's failings. When and how does a person decide they'd be better off with a prosthetic than their existing limb? Can a donated heart be made to beat forever? Can an intestine provide a workable substitute for a vagina?
SF/Arts Curator Insight
The bestselling author of many books including “Stiff” and “Fuzz”, Mary Roach combines her signature blend of humor and engaged research in “Replaceable You.” As she explores the quest to re-create the impossible complexities of human anatomy, which employs stem cells and 3D printers to grow body parts, Roach travels to the OR at a burn unit in Boston, a “superclean” xeno-pigsty in China and with cataract surgeons through low-income Mongolia.
Evan Karp
SF/Arts Curator
About BookShop West Portal: BookShop West Portal is a locally-owned, independent bookstore located in the heart of the West Portal neighborhood in San Francisco. We have been a community meeting place for over fourteen years. We are a group of booksellers with an enthusiasm for books and serving our community.
About BookShop West Portal: BookShop West Portal is a locally-owned, independent bookstore located in the heart of the West Portal neighborhood in San Francisco. We have been a community meeting place for over fourteen years. We are a group of booksellers with an enthusiasm for books and serving our community.