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Mary Roach

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Mary Roach is an American author whose popular science and humor books explore subjects including human anatomy, space travel, and soldiers’ challenges.

Biography

Mary Roach is an American author born on March 20, 1959. She specializes in popular science and humor. Her books address subjects ranging from human cadavers and the afterlife to sex, space travel, and the alimentary canal.

Roach has published eight New York Times bestsellers. These include Stiff (2003), Spook (2005), Bonk (2008), Packing for Mars (2010), and Gulp (2013). Her later titles include Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War (2016), Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law (2021), and Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy (2025). In Grunt, she examines scientific efforts to address challenges soldiers face, including panic, exhaustion, heat, and noise.

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Books by Mary Roach

Grunt
Grunt explores the science behind challenges soldiers face, including panic, exhaustion, heat, and noise. It introduces the scientists working to overcome those challenges.