From “A is for Anus” to “Z is for Zygomatic Bone,” Nicole Angemi’s My Anatomy Book offers a unique anatomical manual, accessible to all, that mixes a humorous tone with academic rigor. This guide, written by “the internet’s most famous human dissector” (Vice), features well-documented medical descriptions of all the pathologies, rare and common, that can worry, fascinate, or damage the bodies of people around the world, even in the age of modern medicine. Each case is accompanied by vintage anatomical drawings and stomach-churning descriptions that will be sure to both educate and delight!

Born and raised near Philadelphia, Nicole Angemi rose to fame as a “death assistant,” working as a Pathologists’ Assistant. She embraced the Latin phrase Mortui vivos docent, meaning the dead teach the living, and began to post about her daily life full of dissected bodies. Followed by almost two million fans, and many celebrities, she now dedicates her full time to her pedagogy lessons on Instagram.