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Bones to Ashes: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Novels)Bones to Ashes: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Novels) by Kathy Reichs
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The basis for the show "Bones" Kathy Reichs was an actual forensic anthropologist for the Virginia Commonwealth area...highly entertaining and in depth in procedure and description
Death du Jour (Temperance Brennan Novels)Death du Jour (Temperance Brennan Novels) by Kathy Reichs
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The basis for the show "Bones" Kathy Reichs was an actual forensic anthropologist for the Virginia Commonwealth area...highly entertaining and in depth in procedure and description
Deja DeadDeja Dead
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I recommend buying all of Kathy Reichs books!
Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic ScienceBeyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science by Bill Bass
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $0.93
Amazingly informative by the man who created the "body farm" at the Univ. of Tenn. Knoxville campus, the first of its kind in the US and still used today for multiple research and recreations...
The Forensic Casebook: The Science of Crime Scene InvestigationThe Forensic Casebook: The Science of Crime Scene Investigation by Ngaire E. Genge
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $3.99
have heard only good things about this...awaiting its arrival for a review
Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell TalesDeath's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales by William Bass
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Again, Bill Bass amazing man at UT Knox. Also amazing PhD program for Forensic Anthro. on their campus...
Unnatural Death: Confessions of a Medical ExaminerUnnatural Death: Confessions of a Medical Examiner by Michael M. Baden
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the NYC medical examiner's office (Baden was ME) is an amazing place-very organized and fast paced (the new facilities are pretty nice too)
Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science (College Version) (8th Edition)Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science (College Version) (8th Edition) by Richard Saferstein
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used for intro into criminalistics class, ok but i think my professor made the class much better
Forensic DNA Typing, Second Edition: Biology, Technology, and Genetics of STR MarkersForensic DNA Typing, Second Edition: Biology, Technology, and Genetics of STR Markers by John M. Butler
Buy new: $61.81 / Used from: $56.92
if you ever consider a career as a forensic scientist with a focus in DNA.... THIS IS YOUR BIBLE!!! Cherish it and memorize it, you will need it every step of the way! Thank you Butler!!!!
Forensic Investigation of Animal Cruelty: A Guide for Veterinary and Law Enforcement ProfessionalsForensic Investigation of Animal Cruelty: A Guide for Veterinary and Law Enforcement Professionals by Leslie Sinclair
Buy new: $59.95 / Used from: $85.99
while not my forte' I am an avid animal lover and consider those who undertake this specialty a special kind of person - seeing humans do things to each other is one thing, but seeing what they do to animals that only want to love and be loved by a human is atrocious.
Introduction to Forensic Anthropology (3rd Edition)Introduction to Forensic Anthropology (3rd Edition) by Steven N. Byers
Buy new: $91.56 / Used from: $69.30
Not my speciality but had to add for a friend - she thinks bones are the be all end all...
Forensic Science Handbook, Vol. II (2nd Edition)Forensic Science Handbook, Vol. II (2nd Edition) by Richard Saferstein
Buy new: $177.00 / Used from: $155.65
must have -enough said.
Forensic Science Handbook, Volume 1 (2nd Edition)Forensic Science Handbook, Volume 1 (2nd Edition) by Richard Saferstein
Buy used from: $168.96
must have - enough said.
Handbook of Fourier Transform Raman and Infrared Spectra of Polymers, Volume 45 (Physical Sciences Data)Handbook of Fourier Transform Raman and Infrared Spectra of Polymers, Volume 45 (Physical Sciences Data) by A.H. Kuptsov
ideal for trace and fibers