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Author:

Williams, Florence, 1967-

Title:

Breasts : a natural and unnatural history / Florence Williams.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

W.W. Norton & Co.,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

ix, 338 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Breast--History.
Breast--Psychological aspects.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Planet breast -- For whom the bells toll -- Circular beginnings -- Plumbing : a primer -- Fill her up -- Toxic assets : the growing breast -- Shampoo, macaroni, and the American girl : spring comes early -- The pregnancy paradox -- What's for dinner? -- Holy crap : Herman, Hamlet, and the all-important human gut -- Sour milk -- An unfamiliar wilderness : periods, the Pill, and HRT -- The few, the proud, the afflicted : can Marines solve the puzzle of breast cancer? -- Are you dense? The aging breast -- The future of breasts.

Summary:

An engaging narrative about an incredible, life-giving organ and its imperiled modern fate.

ISBN:

0393063186 (hardcover)
9780393063189 (hardcover)

LCCN:

2011053153

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GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

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MBPE423 -- Robert W. Barlow Memorial Library (Iowa Falls)

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