Breasts : a natural and unnatural history / Florence Williams.
An engaging narrative about an incredible, life-giving organ and its imperiled modern fate.
Record details
- ISBN: 0393063186 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780393063189 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: ix, 338 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2012]
- Copyright: ©2012.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: 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. |
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Subject: | Breast > History. Breast > Psychological aspects. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Columbia Gorge Community College Library | HEALTH & MEDICAL WILLI 2012 (Text) | 33892002461433 | Main Collection | Available | - | ||
Baker County Library | 612.664 .W723b (Text) | 37814002665504 | NON-FICTION | Available | - | ||
Lake County Main Library - Lakeview | 612.664 WILLIAMS (Text) | 37620000746083 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
Ontario Community Library | 612.664 WILLI (Text) | 33330004384832 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |