It's the Little Things

New York Times veteran Lena Williams candidly explores the everyday occurrences that strain racial relations reaching a conclusion that no one could disagree with (The New York Times Book Review) <p/>Although we no longer live in a legally segregated society the division between blacks and whites never seems to go away. We work together go to school together and live near each other but beneath it all there is a level of misunderstanding that breeds mistrust and a level of miscommunication that generates anger. Now in paperback this is Lena Williams's honest look at the interactions between blacks and whites-the gestures expressions tones and body language that keep us divided. <p/>Frank funny and smart It's the Little Things steps back from academia and takes a candid approach to race relations. Based on her own experiences as well as what she has learned from focus groups across the United States Lena Williams does for race what Deborah Tannen did for gender. Finally we have a book that traverses the color lines to help us understand and eliminate the alarmingly common interactions that get under the skin of both blacks and whites. <p/>