Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History

This book by Florence Willams takes a close look at breasts --- essentially from birth to death.  It particularly focuses on their place in the larger ecology of the world.  Williams explores the presence of contaminants in breast milk, how those contaminants may have got there, and wonders at the impact of this polluted milk on the nursing infant.  She also looks at breast cancer causes and ponders environmental links.  

The book is written in a very accessible tone and is quite informative.  It does suffer, as all books written for the non-expert do, from a lack of depth.  We get a broad overview without the deep, sourced, scientific underpinnings we may be craving.  

All in all this is just the book to make you nervous about your breasts (even if you’re male).