Recommended Reading: Breasts

This has nothing to do with running, but recently I finished the book, Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History by Florence Williams. Of course I picked it up because I have spent so much of the last few years thinking about breasts, especially mine, and much of the last few months staring at them. This book was awesome, I was simultaneously amused and horrified about the contents. 

If you have ever read anything by Mary Roach (Bonk, Stiff, Packing for Mars), Florence Williams has a similar approach here: diving into a subject head first, coming at it from many angles, with an informative, interesting, and often witty perspective. I like this style, as it's a mix of scientific explanation and anecdotal research. Her book covers the cultural aspects of breast, their evolution, plumbing, breastfeeding, man-made industrial chemicals, breast cancer (in women and men), breast implants, and staggering science regarding the evolution of breasts in the modern world. If you own a pair, it's a good read. Even if you don't. 

Fun facts I learned from this book (there are way more):
1. Breasts are the only organs which don't begin developing until after birth. And they are only fully developed for pregnancy.
2. Breast feeding is both the best and worst thing you can do for your children. Formula companies have tried and not been successful in creating a breast milk replacement.  
3. There are a lot of women in Texas with breast implants. 
4. The anatomy of the nipple to facilitate breast feeding is fascinating!
5. There is a sort of feedback loop where a mother will alter milk production (at least in macaque monkeys) based on the needs and gender of the baby--fewer and fattier feedings for males, more frequent and thinner feedings for females. 

Anyone else have any good books to read?