Books on bOObs: A Guide to Your Girls

The Full Body Project, Photographs by Leonard Nimoy (Five Ties, 2008) Book filled with photos of full figured women, both clothed and unclothed.

This is Who I Am, Our Beauty in all Shapes and Sizes, Rosanne Olson (Artisan, 2008) Title aptly describes a photo journal of women of all ages, shapes and sizes.

Stacked: A 32DDD Reports from the Front, Susan Seligson (Bloomsbury, 2007) Reflections on how one woman’s larger than average breasts informed her life.

Bodies and Souls: The Century Project, photography by Frank Cordelle (Heureka Productions, 2006) A nude photographic journey of women’s bodies from birth to 94. Not just about breasts but a celebration of the true beauty of every woman, no matter her shape or size.

The Breast Book, A Curious and Intimate History, Lithe Sebesta (Workman Publishing Co., 2002) A fun, witty look at women’s breasts throughout history, it includes over 600 illustrations and photographs, with an emphasis on how breasts have been portrayed in politics, art and religion. Amusing breast trivia is scattered throughout this tiny (4x6) gift book.

Woman: An Intimate Geography, Natalie Angier (First Anchor Books, 1999) A beautifully written and informative book, this Pulitzer Prize winning author does justice to the evolution of the female form. Her chapter on the story of the breast is entitled “Circular Reasonings".

Breasts: Our Most Public Private Parts, Meema Spadola (Wildcat Canyon Press, 1998) Based on the author’s video documentary, this book features women's personal stories about their breasts (see below).

History of the Breast, Marilyn Yalom (Ballentine Books, 1998) Thorough and entertaining book about how breasts have been viewed through history, art, literature and politics.

Master Breasts: Objectified, Aestheticized, Fantasized, Eroticized, Feminized by Photography’s Most Titillating Masters…, Francine Prose, Karen Finley, Dario Fo, and Charles Simic (Aperture Foundation, 1998) Book of breasts photos from art and advertising, like you’ve never seen before!

Breasts: The Women’s Perspective on an American Obsession, Carolyn Lattteier (Hayworth Press, 1998) Author interviews both men and women, whether obsessed or not. Includes a review of the many evolutionary theories on why women have breasts.

Breasts: Women Speak About Their Breasts and Lives, Daphna Ayalah and Issac Weinstock (Summit Books, 1979) Book of black-and-white photos of breasts, and interviews with women pictured. Published in 1979, this photographic catalog is still relevant today, especially how women look at their own boobs.

Breasts: A Documentary, HBO 1996, Meema Spadola Interviews with 22 breast owners from 6 to 84, most of them topless. Includes stories from mothers/daughters, transsexuals, and mastectomy patients. A cinematic collection of real life “mammoirs!”

Boobalogues: Our Breasts, Our Lives A documentary about women’s relationships with their breasts.

Busting Out Visit this site to learn more about “Busting Out,” a film that will challenge how you think about breasts.

Intelligence on breasts; highlights unique qualities of women by featuring variety of breast photos.

A gallery of nude photos of extraordinary women.