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He discusses sex work and serial killers, gangs and guns, near-death experiences, composite fathers, the concept of hustle, and the destructive power of drugs and addiction on family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In examining the conflicts within his family and community, Jackson presents a microcosm of struggle and survival in contemporary urban America--an exploration of the forces that shaped his life, his city, and the lives of so many black men like him. 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The primary narrative, focused on understanding the antecedents of Jackson's family's experience, is complemented by survivor files, which feature photographs and riveting short narratives of several of Jackson's male relatives.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A vulnerable, sobering look at Jackson's life and beyond, in all its tragedies, burdens, and faults\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e), the sum of \u003ci\u003eSurvival Math\u003c\/i\u003e's parts is a highly original whole, one that reflects on the exigencies--over generations--that have shaped the lives of so many disenfranchised Americans. \"Both poetic and brutally honest\" (\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e), Mitchell S. 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