Maya Lin: Thinking with Her Hands

"An intriguing look at how a creative, introspective child became a world-famous architect and artist." -Shelf Awareness

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, is one of the most famous pieces of civic architecture in the world. But most people are not as familiar with the reserved college student who entered and won the design competition to build it. This accessible biography tells the story of Maya Lin, from her youth as a first-generation American to her struggle to stick wi...