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

Planet breast -- For whom the bells toll -- Circular beginings -- 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.