Figuring (LA Times Book Prize Winner) Poetry_Gift_Guide When an ancient prophecy of

When an ancient prophecy of destruction threatens to come true

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who comes riding into their lives

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Who cut off Medusa's head

Figuring (LA Times Book Prize Winner) Poetry_Gift_Guide When an ancient prophecy ofNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY ESQUIRE AND BOOKPAGE Figuring explores the complexities of love and the human search for truth and meaning through the interconnected lives of several historical figures across four centuriesbeginning with the astronomer Johannes Kepler, who discovered the laws of planetary motion, and ending with the marine biologist and author Rachel Carson, who catalyzed the environmental movement. Stretching between these figures