How to Mellify a Corpse: and Other Human Stories of Ancient Science and Superstition

By Vicki León

Book Overview

In How to Mellify a Corpse , Vicki Le?n brings her particular hybrid of history and humor to the entwined subjects of science and superstition in the ancient world, from Athens and Rome to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802717020
• ISBN13: 9780802717023
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Walker Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.1" x 0.9" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Fun

I got this initially for a story I'm writing- I wanted to gather some inspiration to pull from since my fantasy story DOES have a healthy dose of both science and superstition. This book didn't help me at all, but it was still really fun to flip through, and I'm not mad that I got it. The writing style is easy to read and the author put forth a lot of effort to communicate the facts and histories clearly. It's not one that I want to keep on my bookshelf (honestly, mainly because I have very limited space on my bookshelf lol), but I would recommend this book to someone who has an interest in cultural traditions in different places and time periods- there's a lot of cool stuff in this little book, and it would make for a fun ice breaker.