Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.Sample Book Insights: #1 We all have a morbid curiosity about death. We fear the unknown, and death is the great unknown. We’ve devoted entire genres of art and literature to the subject, from horror movies to murder mysteries.#2 The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore handles about 4,000 autopsies a year. The Forensic Medical Center was completed in 2010, and 16 examiners perform about 4,000 autopsies a year on cadavers from across the state.#3 The autopsy process is a lot of work, with many details to attend to. When you watch people who do this work every day, it’s less shocking than it sounds.#4 We all have a morbid curiosity about death, and it’s hard to stop. But we can learn more about what happens to our bodies after we die, which can be reassuring.