The Family: A Journey into the Heart of the Twentieth Century Science_Gift_Guide From Lincoln Center's inaugural poet-in-residence

From Lincoln Center's inaugural poet-in-residence comes this unflinching collection that intricately mines the experience of being a Black woman in America

and their dark need to control me are suffocating

you can avoid toxic people and reclaim your peace of mind

where some of their most pressing concerns and cherished beliefs are invisible

The Family: A Journey into the Heart of the Twentieth Century Science_Gift_Guide From Lincoln Center's inaugural poet-in-residenceThe author of the The Childrens Blizzard delivers an epic work of twentieth century history through the riveting story of one extraordinary Jewish family In tracing the roots of this familyhis own familyLaskin captures the epic sweep of the twentieth century. A modern day scribe, Laskin honors the traditions, the lives, and the choices of his ancestors: revolutionaries and entrepreneurs, scholars and farmers, tycoons and truck drivers. The Family is a