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After years of biopsies, best-selling author Sarah Thornton made the difficult decision to have a double mastectomy. But, after her reconstructive surgery, she was perplexed: What had she lost? And gained? An experienced sleuth, she resolved to venture behind the scenes to uncover the social and cultural significance of breasts.

In the English language there are over 700 expressions for female mammary glands – the majority of which are mostly used by men. In Tits Up, bestselling author, sociologist and journalist Sarah Thornton asks how is it that we look at breasts so much, but reflect on them so little.

This is one woman's journey on the rocky road of mental illness. From mental hospitals to changing diagnoses, feel the despair of a severe depressive episode and suicide attempts. Live the horror of the aftermath of a manic phase. If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder or any mood disorder, you need to listen to this book.

Go back in time with Deb Jeffreys, author of My Perfectly Broken Mind, to the beginning and to the troubled, neglected child who began her life of mental illness. Share the loneliness, the paranoia, and the delusions of a young girl who feels alone in her own family. Deb will share her earliest memories of mental illness, her feelings of neglect, and even the time blocks that still haunt her today.

Detectives sometimes try to keep the truth from unknowing clients. Detective Calvin James has worked several cases of missing persons: those who want to disappear and some who had to remove themselves. Whatever the case, he will track them down.