I love that the subjects' own words and stories are edited minimally, only for flow, and allowed to come through in each woman's voice. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. I do not read these types of books, SF, Horror, Computer science, Cycle Maintenance, that is my type of thing. Her previous books 'Bare Reality: 100 women, their breasts, their stories', 'Manhood: The Bare Reality' and 'Womanhood: The Bare Reality' attracted worldwide media coverage and excellent reviews. The book has several similarities to the online '007 breast' site, which has been running for a number of years, and likewise presents un-retouched photos of women's beasts along with text commentary; this book though, provides a more professional presentation of that format, both in terms of the photography, and structured interviews.

This book goes some way to answering some of those questions, and also highlights women's positive and negative impressions of themselves, attitudes of others, and the role breasts play in British culture - impressions that interestingly, often conflict with some of the other contributors. We hope this work will become a powerful force for social change by encouraging more women to speak freely about their breasts and inspiring them to find out more about breast cancer and the wide range of risk factors associated with the disease. From Book 1: 100 women bravely share un-airbrushed photographs of their breasts alongside honest, courageous, powerful and humorous stories about their breasts and their lives. They talk about their boobs but really, they are just an extension of these wonderful, warm and funny individuals.I have always been fascinated by the dichotomy between women’s personal lives and how they are depicted by the media; between how we feel about breasts privately and how they are presented for public consumption.

At the same time, in Western culture they are considered a woman’s single most significant sexual attribute.Airbrushed breasts, belonging to models and actresses, not only create an unflattering comparison but present an unobtainable ideal. In Bare Reality, 100 women bravely share un-airbrushed photographs of their breasts alongside honest, courageous, powerful and humorous stories about their breasts and their lives. My books Bare Reality: 100 women, their breasts, their stories, Manhood: The Bare Reality and Womanhood: The Bare Reality attracted worldwide media coverage and critical acclaim. Women from all walks of life took part, aged from 19 to 101, sized AAA to K, from Buddhist nun to burlesque dancer.

Laura Dodsworth is an author, journalist, photographer and commentator and has been described as a ‘latter-day punchy Cassandra’ and a ‘Slayer of Taboos’. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

It gave me insight into women's changing relationships with their own bodies, in particular - the transformative power of breastfeeding! We meet, young, old, deformed, trans and without a doubt 100 of the most beautiful women I have read about. I am in the non-breastfed demographic so that could explain my fascination with all things female (chests) or perhaps I just like what I do not have. This touching, inspirational book cuts through the sexual objectification of breasts and encapsulates how unique, yet similar, we all are. From veteran to vicar, from porn addict to prostate cancer survivor, men from all walks of life share honest reflections about their bodies, sexuality, relationships, fatherhood, work and health in this pioneering and unique book.

There has been so much public debate about breasts recently, from Free the Nipple to No More Page 3, from breastfeeding selfies on Facebook to Rihanna on the red carpet. Your usual photography book is all about the photographer either showing off their technical skills or is self promotion. A hundred women have bared their breasts and their souls as part of a project to further understanding of how women really feel about their breasts, and how they really look. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The Green Transition Weekly analysis of the shift to a new economy from the New Statesman's Spotlight on Policy team.Intimate, visually refreshing, maybe even surprising, Bare Reality will make you reconsider how you think and feel about your own body, and those of the women in your life. By turning my lens on physical taboos, I catalyse a ground-breaking conversation into social taboos and offer a deeply personal perspective on our most private, painful and pleasurable stories.