{"product_id":"all-that-remains-sue-black","title":"All That Remains (Sue Black)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Utterly gripping'\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating'\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Moving'\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Engrossing'\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSue Black confronts death every day. As a Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology, she focuses on mortal remains in her lab, at burial sites, at scenes of violence, murder and criminal dismemberment, and when investigating mass fatalities due to war, accident or natural disaster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAll That Remains\u003c\/i\u003e she reveals the many faces of death she has come to know, using key cases to explore how forensic science has developed, and examining what her life and work has taught her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDo we expect a book about death to be sad? Macabre? Sue's book is neither. There is tragedy, but there is also humour in stories as gripping as the best crime novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart memoir, part science, part meditation on death, her book is compassionate, surprisingly funny, and it will make you think about death in a new light.\u003cbr\u003e________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUE BLACK IS ALSO THE AUTHOR OF THE AWARD-WINNING, BESTSELLING BOOK, \u003ci\u003eWRITTEN IN BONE: HIDDEN STORIES IN WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHER NEW BOOK, \u003ci\u003eAN EXPERT WITNESS: FORENSIC SCIENCE ON TRIAL\u003c\/i\u003e, IS OUT NOW.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One might expect [this book] to be a grim read but it absolutely isn't. I found it invigorating!' \u003cb\u003e(Andrew Marr, \u003ci\u003eBBC Radio 4 'Start the Week'\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Black's utterly gripping account of her life and career as a professor of anatomy and forensic anthropology manages to be surprisingly life-affirming. As she herself says, it is \"as much about life as about death\"' \u003cb\u003e(PD Smith \u003ci\u003eGuardian)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An engrossing memoir . . . an affecting mix of personal and professional'\u003ci\u003e (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eErica Wagner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Financial Times)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A model of how to write about the effect of human evil without losing either objectivity or sensitivity . . . Heartening and anything but morbid . . . Leaves you thinking about what kind of human qualities you value, what kinds of people you actually want to be with' \u003cb\u003e(Rowan Williams, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'For someone whose job is identifying corpses, Sue Black is a cheerful soul . . . \u003ci\u003eAll That Remains \u003c\/i\u003efeels like every episode of 'Silent Witness', pre-fictionalised. Except, you know, really good' \u003cb\u003e(Helen Rumbelow, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Lady Sue Black\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's leading anatomists and forensic anthropologists. She is President of St John's College, Oxford and previously Pro-Vice Chancellor for Engagement at Lancaster University. From 2003 to 2018 she was Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology at the University of Dundee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe was the lead anthropologist for the British Forensic Team in the war crimes investigations in Kosovo, and one of the first forensic scientists to travel to Thailand following the Indian Ocean tsunami.          \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSue was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to forensic anthropology and is a Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe is the author of the critically acclaimed and award-winning \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eAll That Remains\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWritten in Bone\u003c\/i\u003e. Her new book, \u003ci\u003eAn Expert Witness: Forensic Science on Trial\u003c\/i\u003e is published in 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 368 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65807782543709,"sku":"K073391397","price":12.6,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/7339139700001A.jpg?v=1788490203","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/all-that-remains-sue-black","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}