- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Souvenir Press Ltd (Sep 21 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0285632787
- ISBN-13: 978-0285632783
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.6 x 3.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 581 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (69 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,393,948 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Noted forensic anthropologist Maples, whose specialty is the study of bones, and freelance journalist Browning here recount Maples's criminal and anthropological investigations over the past 20 years. The meandering text combines episodes from Maples's personal life and education with discourses on his philosophy, his teaching at the Univ. of Florida and his work. The book's strength is as a snapshot of the world of forensic scientists, vividly portraying the siege mentality of many of them when their objective data are used for purposes other than ascertaining the truth about how a victim died. Despite the two-dimensional depiction of the people who were the objects of Maples's investigations-including the "likely" remains of Romanov Tsar Nicholas II-his memoirs should hold readers' interest.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
Maples' first exposure to his career came as a freshman in college when a class he wanted was full and his adviser then suggested he take the survey course on anthropology. Maples was fortunate, as will be any reader with a strong stomach who picks up his book. He tells how he learned to look at mangled bodies and continues to explain how he learned to both see and observe and how he discovered such fruitful techniques as tasting bone samples. Although it tends to be lifeless, forensic anthropology is not a cut-and-dried subject; nevertheless, Maples narrates his cases clearly and engagingly. He describes the remains (or, when burnt, cremains) presented to him, describes what he looks for, and guides us through his thinking and the search for additional clues and information. His most difficult, fascinating, and perplexing case dealt with a 1985 apparent double murder and burning, while among historic bodies, Maples dealt with those of Francisco Pizarro, Zachary Taylor, Czar Nicholas II, and Joseph Merrick, "the Elephant Man." William Beatty
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Talk about your conceited authors...,
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This review is from: Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist (Paperback)
I picked up this book to read because I thought that Dead Reckoning was such a great novel and I was looking for a follow-up novel to read. Boy, was I ever wrong. The author of this novel has SUCH a huge ego, that I couldn't get past his "I'm great and you're not" attitude that it was a struggle to finish this book. While I'm sure there are some great stories of what its like being a forensic anthropologist, it's hard to spend time reading the story when the author is continually bagging about his greatness.I left reading this book feeling that if I wasn't a forensic anthropologist, then I wasn't worth walking the same earth as this man. Whatever. Pass on this one. There are better real life CSI type books out there.
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Book ruined by egotism,
By D. Loewen (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist (Paperback)
Given the many positive reviews of this book, I'm really disappointed that I couldn't make it past the introduction. Maples is offensively arrogant, even bragging about capturing countless gorillas in Africa for scientific testing (which had NOTHING to do with the book -- where was the editor? ). Cancel that; probably the editor found it hopeless to deal with the guy. I disliked him so much I simply couldn't read the rest of the book.
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CSI Fan Must Have,
By HV (Waterdown, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist (Paperback)
I am reading this book for the third time.Very informative and well written.
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