出版社: W. W. Norton & Co.
副标题: A Natural and Unnatural History
出版年: 2012-5-7
页数: 352
定价: USD 25.95
装帧: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780393063189
内容简介 · · · · · ·
*Starred Review* In her exceptional history, science journalist Williams does more to enlighten us on the virtues of, workings of, and perils to women’s breasts than anyone ever has before, notwithstanding the efforts of the three H’s: Hooters, Hefner, and Hughes (Howard, inventor of the cantilever bra). And she does it with smarts, sass, and intent. Her book can be characteriz...
*Starred Review* In her exceptional history, science journalist Williams does more to enlighten us on the virtues of, workings of, and perils to women’s breasts than anyone ever has before, notwithstanding the efforts of the three H’s: Hooters, Hefner, and Hughes (Howard, inventor of the cantilever bra). And she does it with smarts, sass, and intent. Her book can be characterized as an exposé because it unveils the scandalously scanty amount of research devoted to those that define the very essence of the human race. To be sure, Williams covers all the cultural and anthropological information that the mostly male scientific—and not-so-scientific—community has gathered about what is euphemistically referred to as second base. And she goes much further, elucidating the primary purpose of the female breast and how breasts alter at each stage of a woman’s life, then venturing into breast enlargements, the chemistry of breast milk, how breasts are evolving, and how little we know about the effects of environmental toxins and the rise in breast cancer. Meant to nurture the next generation for life on planet earth, breasts are also humanity’s first responders to environmental changes. And what have modern-day chemical exposures wrought? The answers to this question and many more are found in Williams’ remarkably informative and compelling work of discovery. --Donna Chavez
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“Florence Williams's double-D talents as a reporter and writer lift this book high above the genre and separate it from the ranks of ordinary science writing. Breasts is illuminating, surprising, clever, important. Williams is an author to savor and look forward to.” (Mary Roach )
“Be brave, buy this book, and withstand the giggles and sniggers of your friends. For here is a wonderful history, stretching across hundreds of millions of years, of an astonishingly complex part of the human body. Williams weaves together research on nutrition, cancer, psychology, and even structural engineering to create a fascinating portrait of the breast: that singular gland that gave us, as mammals, our very name.” (Carl Zimmer, author of Parasite Rex and Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea )
“A wonderful and entertaining tour through the evolution, biology and cultural aspects of the organ that defines us as mammals!” (Susan Love, M.D., M.B.A., President of Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation )
“In her comprehensive 'environmental history' of the only human body part without its own medical specialty,…Williams focuses on the importance of understanding breasts as more than sex objects…Williams puts hard data and personal history together with humor, creating an evenhanded cautionary tale that will both amuse and appall.” (Publishers Weekly )
“Starred Review. ...exceptional history... with smarts, sass, and intent.... Meant to nurture the next generation for life on planet Earth, breasts are also humanity’s first responders to environmental changes. And what have modern-day chemical exposures wrought? The answers to this question and many more are found in Williams’ remarkably informative and compelling work of discovery.” (Booklist )
作者简介 · · · · · ·
Florence Williams is a contributing editor at ‘Outside’ magazine, and her articles and essays have been widely anthologized. ‘Breasts’ was named a finalist for the 2011 Columbia/Nieman Lukas Work-in-Progress Award. Williams lives in Boulder, Colorado.
目录 · · · · · ·
CHAPTER 1·FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLL
CHAPTER 2·CIRCULAR BEGINNINGS
CHAPTER 3·PLUMBING: A PRIMER
CHAPTER 4·FILL HER UP
CHAPTER 5·TOXIC ASSETS: THE GROWING BREAST
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CHAPTER 1·FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLL
CHAPTER 2·CIRCULAR BEGINNINGS
CHAPTER 3·PLUMBING: A PRIMER
CHAPTER 4·FILL HER UP
CHAPTER 5·TOXIC ASSETS: THE GROWING BREAST
CHAPTER 6·SHAMPOO, MACARONI, AND THE AMERICAN GIRL: SPRING COMES EARLY
CHAPTER 7·THE PREGNANCY PARADOX
CHAPTER 8·WHAT’S FOR DINNER?
CHAPTER 9·HOLY CRAP: HERMAN, HAMLET, AND THE ALL-IMPORTANT HUMAN GUT
CHAPTER 10·SOUR MILK
CHAPTER 11·AN UNFAMILIAR WILDERNESS: PERIODS, THE PILL, AND HRT
CHAPTER 12·THE FEW, THE PROUD, THE AFFLICTED: CAN MARINES SOLVE THE PUZZLE OF BREAST CANCER?
CHAPTER 13·ARE YOU DENSE? THE AGING BREAST
CHAPTER 14·THE FUTURE OF BREASTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
NOTES
PERMISSION CREDITS
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你家装修用多少毒材料,你的乳房就收集多少毒材料
这是一本非常正经的书。
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首先讲一下这本书名,我是一名男生,当朋友问我“你最近在看什么书啊”,我“乳房”。他们都会展现出有点邪意的笑容。 其实《乳房》这本书非常的正经,讲了一段关于“乳房”的历史。其实这本书最主要是围绕着“乳腺癌”。不读这本书我是不知道,原来平时用的洗发水,肥皂这... (展开)科技还在进步,乳腺癌暂时无解
哪怕世界上1/2的人都拥有乳房,但我们却从不曾正视和了解过它
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乳房,人类唯一一个青春期再发育的器官,独特之处不言而喻,然而哪怕世界上1/2的人都拥有乳房,但我们却从不曾正视和了解过它。 1·乳房的自然史 想要了解乳房,就需要正视乳房。 人之所以是哺乳动物,正是因为我们可以分泌乳汁喂养幼崽。乳房使我们有条件迁徙扩张,使我们拥有... (展开)> 更多书评 16篇
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0 有用 爱大愚 2015-03-06 23:55:48
以历史的角度来谈关于乳房的各种话题,当然是以疾病、早熟、环境污染等问题为主啦。看完只记住了几个要点:1.我们已被污染,并通过乳汁污染下一代。2.女性早熟者女性疾病发病率高,饮食要清淡。3.男性受污染严重也会得乳癌
0 有用 之龢 2019-09-21 23:46:06
Modern medicine focuses more on ‘proven’ relationship between diseases and causes, while the book links potential threats to humans, particularly females and their offspring through lactating, with mo... Modern medicine focuses more on ‘proven’ relationship between diseases and causes, while the book links potential threats to humans, particularly females and their offspring through lactating, with modern lifestyles and ‘improvements’ of living conditions. It also dives into future options with progresses in sciences. #Thanks to Shanghai Library (展开)
0 有用 白乐直 2014-08-05 04:21:34
同事介绍的好书。乳房啊乳房,充满性暗示的器官,开启生命的器官,让人区别于其他灵长类的器官。滥用的塑化剂和其他毒素最终也汇聚在此,也许最终终结人类的也是它。不论男女其实都该看看。
0 有用 之龢 2019-09-21 23:46:06
Modern medicine focuses more on ‘proven’ relationship between diseases and causes, while the book links potential threats to humans, particularly females and their offspring through lactating, with mo... Modern medicine focuses more on ‘proven’ relationship between diseases and causes, while the book links potential threats to humans, particularly females and their offspring through lactating, with modern lifestyles and ‘improvements’ of living conditions. It also dives into future options with progresses in sciences. #Thanks to Shanghai Library (展开)
0 有用 爱大愚 2015-03-06 23:55:48
以历史的角度来谈关于乳房的各种话题,当然是以疾病、早熟、环境污染等问题为主啦。看完只记住了几个要点:1.我们已被污染,并通过乳汁污染下一代。2.女性早熟者女性疾病发病率高,饮食要清淡。3.男性受污染严重也会得乳癌
0 有用 白乐直 2014-08-05 04:21:34
同事介绍的好书。乳房啊乳房,充满性暗示的器官,开启生命的器官,让人区别于其他灵长类的器官。滥用的塑化剂和其他毒素最终也汇聚在此,也许最终终结人类的也是它。不论男女其实都该看看。