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- Country of Origin
- United States
- Pages
- 306
- Type
- Psychology
- Publication Date
- 2008-06-24
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Young Adults, Adults
- ISBN
- 9781596913691
- Book Title
- When You're Falling, Dive : Lessons in the Art of Living
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Item Length
- 8.1 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Genre
- Self-Help
- Topic
- Personal Growth / General, General, Motivational & Inspirational
- Item Weight
- 16.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
159691369X
ISBN-13
9781596913691
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2309553034
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Book Title
When You're Falling, Dive : Lessons in the Art of Living
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Personal Growth / General, General, Motivational & Inspirational
Genre
Self-Help
Format
Hardcover
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Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
16.8 Oz
Item Length
8.1 in
Item Width
6.2 in
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"Journalist and memoirist Matousek follows his 1996 memoir, Sex Death Enlightenment, with an exploration of viriditas, the phenomenon of drawing passion, beauty, and wisdom from unlikely sources. AIDS sets the stage for the author's inquiry into the resiliency some people display when faces with tragedy and trauma. Each chapter is an anecdote, or parable, about a person's survivoring." -Library Journal"After receiving a diagnosis of HIV and, several years later, the equally upending news that after all, he would probably not die of it, Mark Matousek discovered something about riding a spiritual crisis. In this new guidebook to keeping the psyche intact while being spun on life's roulette wheel, he talks to survivors…as well as experts in brain neuroplasticity and psychological resilience. Through their stories, strategies emerge about how to not only regain equilibrium after a serious hardship but also manage the free floating 'intuition of hidden yet imminent danger' that afflicts many of us even in the absence of major trauma." -O Magazine"[An] absorbing compendium of anecdotes…Matousek shows an uncanny skill for merging spirituality, science and common sense into practical answers for surviving our own lives." -Publishers Weekly"Filled with remarkable stories, illuminating insights and enduring lessons this gorgeously written book makes the impossible, transformational. Matousek has found a way to live by listening, by going to the darkest and most beautiful places, and gratefully he takes us with him." Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues and Insecure at Last"Reading Mark Matousek's When You're Falling, Dive is like discovering a great artist's lost sketchbook. It is full of little wonders that change the way you see things. Bringing his journalist's eye to some of today's most provocative thinkers, Matousek takes us inside their minds, offering fresh counsel for perennial, but newly urgent, questions." -Mark Epstein, M.D., author of Thoughts without a Thinker and Going to Pieces without Falling Apart"When You're Falling, Dive reveals a secret known only to the few who have pushed through greatest adversity to find life's light on the other side. Matousek makes this wisdom available to us all. This will be his defining work both as a man and as a writer. A masterpiece…" -Maria Housden, author of Hannah's Gift and Unraveled"Like Dante's Inferno, Matousek's book shows us the tortures of hell-physical, psychological, political-and a host of real people who have inhabited that fiery pit and risen triumphantly from it. Matousek is a trustworthy guide, one who himself has struggled with angel-demons, one who offers a life-affirming gift to his readers. Voices and visions flutter from these pages to become part of the air we breathe, and part of us." -Sena Jeter Naslund, author of Ahab's Wife, Four Spirits, and Abundance"Beautiful and true." -Rebecca Walker, author of Babylove"Thank god (Jesus? Krisna? the Oversoul?) that someone has finally written a spiritual book with an edge. In this boisterous collection of true stories, Mark Matousek takes us from Himalayan peaks to a sit-down with Andy Warhol, from a homeless shelter to Joan Didion's Upper East Side apartment. Matousek knows everyone, tells all, and writes sentences, "Journalist and memoirist Matousek follows his 1996 memoir, Sex Death Enlightenment, with an exploration of viriditas, the phenomenon of drawing passion, beauty, and wisdom from unlikely sources. AIDS sets the stage for the author's inquiry into the resiliency some people display when faces with tragedy and trauma. Each chapter is an anecdote, or parable, about a person's survivoring." -- Library Journal "After receiving a diagnosis of HIV and, several years later, the equally upending news that after all, he would probably not die of it, Mark Matousek discovered something about riding a spiritual crisis. In this new guidebook to keeping the psyche intact while being spun on life's roulette wheel, he talks to survivors...as well as experts in brain neuroplasticity and psychological resilience. Through their stories, strategies emerge about how to not only regain equilibrium after a serious hardship but also manage the free floating 'intuition of hidden yet imminent danger' that afflicts many of us even in the absence of major trauma." -- O Magazine "[An] absorbing compendium of anecdotes...Matousek shows an uncanny skill for merging spirituality, science and common sense into practical answers for surviving our own lives." -- Publishers Weekly "Filled with remarkable stories, illuminating insights and enduring lessons this gorgeously written book makes the impossible, transformational. Matousek has found a way to live by listening, by going to the darkest and most beautiful places, and gratefully he takes us with him." -- Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues and Insecure at Last "Reading Mark Matousek's When You're Falling, Dive is like discovering a great artist's lost sketchbook. It is full of little wonders that change the way you see things. Bringing his journalist's eye to some of today's most provocative thinkers, Matousek takes us inside their minds, offering fresh counsel for perennial, but newly urgent, questions." -- Mark Epstein, M.D., author of Thoughts without a Thinker and Going to Pieces without Falling Apart "When You're Falling, Dive reveals a secret known only to the few who have pushed through greatest adversity to find life's light on the other side. Matousek makes this wisdom available to us all. This will be his defining work both as a man and as a writer. A masterpiece..." -- Maria Housden, author of Hannah's Gift and Unraveled "Like Dante's Inferno, Matousek's book shows us the tortures of hell--physical, psychological, political--and a host of real people who have inhabited that fiery pit and risen triumphantly from it. Matousek is a trustworthy guide, one who himself has struggled with angel-demons, one who offers a life-affirming gift to his readers. Voices and visions flutter from these pages to become part of the air we breathe, and part of us." -- Sena Jeter Naslund, author of Ahab's Wife, Four Spirits, and Abundance "Beautiful and true." -- Rebecca Walker, author of Babylove "Thank god (Jesus? Krisna? the Oversoul?) that someone has finally written a spiritual book with an edge. In this boisterous collection of true stories, Mark Matousek takes us from Himalayan peaks to a sit-down with Andy Warhol, from a homeless shelter to Joan Didion's Upper East Side apartment. Matousek knows everyone, tells all, and writes sentences that reverb like zen koans. This book is a blessed departure from other 'survivor memoirs.' Matousek comes off as the most fascinating--and wise--cocktail-party raconteur you've ever met." -- Pagan Kennedy, author of The First Man-Made Man and Black Livingstone "Mark Matousek is an excellent guide to the wisdom we seek in times of crisis." -- Dan Wakefield, author of Returning, After receiving a diagnosis of HIV and, several years later, the equally upending news that after all, he would probably not die of it, Mark Matousek discovered something about riding a spiritual crisis. In this new guidebook to keeping the psyche intact while being spun on life's roulette wheel, he talks to survivors...as well as experts in brain neuroplasticity and psychological resilience. Through their stories, strategies emerge about how to not only regain equilibrium after a serious hardship but also manage the free floating 'intuition of hidden yet imminent danger' that afflicts many of us even in the absence of major trauma., "Reading Mark Matousek'sWhen You're Falling, Diveis like discovering a great artist's lost sketchbook. It is full of little wonders that change the way you see things. Bringing his journalist's eye to some of today's most provocative thinkers, Matousek takes us inside their minds, offering fresh counsel for perennial, but newly urgent, questions."-Mark Epstein, M.D., author ofThoughts Without a ThinkerandGoing to Pieces Without Falling Apart "True and beautiful." -Rebecca Walker "Like Dante'sInferno, Matousek's book shows us the tortures of hell-physical, psychological, political-and a host of real people who have inhabited that fiery pit and risen triumphantly from it. Matousek is a trustworthy guide, one who himself has struggled with angel-demons, one who offers a life-affirming gift to his readers. Voices and visions flutter from these pages to become part of the air we breathe, and part of us."-Sena Jeter Naslund, author ofAhab's Wife,Four Spirits, andAbundance "When You're Falling, Divereveals a secret known only to the few who have pushed through greatest adversity only to find life and light on the other side. Matousek makes it available to us. It will be his defining work both as a man and as a writer. A masterpiece." -Maria Housden, author ofHannah's GiftandUnraveled, Reading Mark Matousek's When You're Falling, Dive is like discovering a great artist's lost sketchbook. It is full of little wonders that change the way you see things. Bringing his journalist's eye to some of today's most provocative thinkers, Matousek takes us inside their minds, offering fresh counsel for perennial, but newly urgent, questions., "Journalist and memoirist Matousek follows his 1996 memoir, Sex Death Enlightenment, with an exploration of viriditas, the phenomenon of drawing passion, beauty, and wisdom from unlikely sources. AIDS sets the stage for the author's inquiry into the resiliency some people display when faces with tragedy and trauma. Each chapter is an anecdote, or parable, about a person's survivoring." -Library Journal "After receiving a diagnosis of HIV and, several years later, the equally upending news that after all, he would probably not die of it, Mark Matousek discovered something about riding a spiritual crisis. In this new guidebook to keeping the psyche intact while being spun on life's roulette wheel, he talks to survivors…as well as experts in brain neuroplasticity and psychological resilience. Through their stories, strategies emerge about how to not only regain equilibrium after a serious hardship but also manage the free floating 'intuition of hidden yet imminent danger' that afflicts many of us even in the absence of major trauma." -O Magazine "[An] absorbing compendium of anecdotes…Matousek shows an uncanny skill for merging spirituality, science and common sense into practical answers for surviving our own lives." -Publishers Weekly "Filled with remarkable stories, illuminating insights and enduring lessons this gorgeously written book makes the impossible, transformational. Matousek has found a way to live by listening, by going to the darkest and most beautiful places, and gratefully he takes us with him." Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues and Insecure at Last "Reading Mark Matousek''s When You''re Falling, Dive is like discovering a great artist''s lost sketchbook. It is full of little wonders that change the way you see things. Bringing his journalist''s eye to some of today''s most provocative thinkers, Matousek takes us inside their minds, offering fresh counsel for perennial, but newly urgent, questions." - Mark Epstein, M.D., author of Thoughts without a Thinker and Going to Pieces without Falling Apart "When You're Falling, Dive reveals a secret known only to the few who have pushed through greatest adversity to find life's light on the other side. Matousek makes this wisdom available to us all. This will be his defining work both as a man and as a writer. A masterpiece…" -Maria Housden, author of Hannah''s Gift and Unraveled "Like Dante's Inferno, Matousek's book shows us the tortures of hell-physical, psychological, political-and a host of real people who have inhabited that fiery pit and risen triumphantly from it. Matousek is a trustworthy guide, one who himself has struggled with angel-demons, one who offers a life-affirming gift to his readers. Voices and visions flutter from these pages to become part of the air we breathe, and part of us." -Sena Jeter Naslund, author of Ahab's Wife, Four Spirits, and Abundance "Beautiful and true." -Rebecca Walker, author of Babylove "Thank god (Jesus? Krisna? the Oversoul?) that someone has finally written a spiritual book with an edge. In this boisterous collection of true stories, Mark Matousek takes us from Himalayan peaks to a sit-down with Andy Warhol, from a homeless shelter to Joan Didion's Upper East Side apartment. Matousek knows everyone, tells all, and writes sentences that reverb like zen koans. This book is a blessed departure from other 'survivor memoirs.' Matousek comes off as the most fascinating-and wise-cocktail-party raconteur you've ever met." -Pagan Kennedy, author of The First Man-Made Man and Black Livingstone "Mark Matousek is an excellent guide to the wisdom we seek in times of crisis." -Dan Wakefield, author of Returning, Like Dante's Inferno, Matousek's book shows us the tortures of hell--physical, psychological, political--and a host of real people who have inhabited that fiery pit and risen triumphantly from it. Matousek is a trustworthy guide, one who himself has struggled with angel-demons, one who offers a life-affirming gift to his readers. Voices and visions flutter from these pages to become part of the air we breathe, and part of us., Filled with remarkable stories, illuminating insights and enduring lessons this gorgeously written book makes the impossible, transformational. Matousek has found a way to live by listening, by going to the darkest and most beautiful places, and gratefully he takes us with him., "Journalist and memoirist Matousek follows his 1996 memoir, Sex Death Enlightenment, with an exploration of viriditas, the phenomenon of drawing passion, beauty, and wisdom from unlikely sources. AIDS sets the stage for the author's inquiry into the resiliency some people display when faces with tragedy and trauma. Each chapter is an anecdote, or parable, about a person's survivoring." -Library Journal "After receiving a diagnosis of HIV and, several years later, the equally upending news that after all, he would probably not die of it, Mark Matousek discovered something about riding a spiritual crisis. In this new guidebook to keeping the psyche intact while being spun on life's roulette wheel, he talks to survivors…as well as experts in brain neuroplasticity and psychological resilience. Through their stories, strategies emerge about how to not only regain equilibrium after a serious hardship but also manage the free floating 'intuition of hidden yet imminent danger' that afflicts many of us even in the absence of major trauma." -O Magazine "[An] absorbing compendium of anecdotes…Matousek shows an uncanny skill for merging spirituality, science and common sense into practical answers for surviving our own lives." -Publishers Weekly "Filled with remarkable stories, illuminating insights and enduring lessons this gorgeously written book makes the impossible, transformational. Matousek has found a way to live by listening, by going to the darkest and most beautiful places, and gratefully he takes us with him." Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues and Insecure at Last "Reading Mark Matousek's When You're Falling, Dive is like discovering a great artist's lost sketchbook. It is full of little wonders that change the way you see things. Bringing his journalist's eye to some of today's most provocative thinkers, Matousek takes us inside their minds, offering fresh counsel for perennial, but newly urgent, questions." -Mark Epstein, M.D., author of Thoughts without a Thinker and Going to Pieces without Falling Apart "When You're Falling, Dive reveals a secret known only to the few who have pushed through greatest adversity to find life's light on the other side. Matousek makes this wisdom available to us all. This will be his defining work both as a man and as a writer. A masterpiece…" -Maria Housden, author of Hannah's Gift and Unraveled "Like Dante's Inferno, Matousek's book shows us the tortures of hell-physical, psychological, political-and a host of real people who have inhabited that fiery pit and risen triumphantly from it. Matousek is a trustworthy guide, one who himself has struggled with angel-demons, one who offers a life-affirming gift to his readers. Voices and visions flutter from these pages to become part of the air we breathe, and part of us." -Sena Jeter Naslund, author of Ahab's Wife, Four Spirits, and Abundance "Beautiful and true." -Rebecca Walker, author of Babylove "Thank god (Jesus? Krisna? the Oversoul?) that someone has finally written a spiritual book with an edge. In this boisterous collection of true stories, Mark Matousek takes us from Himalayan peaks to a sit-down with Andy Warhol, from a homeless shelter to Joan Didion's Upper East Side apartment. Matousek knows everyone, tells all, and writes sentences, When You're Falling, Dive reveals a secret known only to the few who have pushed through greatest adversity to find life's light on the other side. Matousek makes this wisdom available to us all. This will be his defining work both as a man and as a writer. A masterpiece..., Thank god (Jesus? Krisna? the Oversoul?) that someone has finally written a spiritual book with an edge. In this boisterous collection of true stories, Mark Matousek takes us from Himalayan peaks to a sit-down with Andy Warhol, from a homeless shelter to Joan Didion's Upper East Side apartment. Matousek knows everyone, tells all, and writes sentences that reverb like zen koans. This book is a blessed departure from other 'survivor memoirs.' Matousek comes off as the most fascinating--and wise--cocktail-party raconteur you've ever met., [An] absorbing compendium of anecdotes...Matousek shows an uncanny skill for merging spirituality, science and common sense into practical answers for surviving our own lives., "Filled with remarkable stories, illuminating insights and enduring lessons this gorgeously written book makes the impossible, transformational. Matousek has found a way to live by listening, by going to the darkest and most beautiful places, and gratefully he takes us with him." Eve Ensler, author ofThe VaginaMonologuesandInsecure at Last "Reading Mark Matousek'sWhen You're Falling, Diveis like discovering a great artist's lost sketchbook. It is full of little wonders that change the way you see things. Bringing his journalist's eye to some of today's most provocative thinkers, Matousek takes us inside their minds, offering fresh counsel for perennial, but newly urgent, questions."-Mark Epstein, M.D., author ofThoughts Without a ThinkerandGoing to Pieces Without Falling Apart "True and beautiful." -Rebecca Walker "Like Dante'sInferno, Matousek's book shows us the tortures of hell-physical, psychological, political-and a host of real people who have inhabited that fiery pit and risen triumphantly from it. Matousek is a trustworthy guide, one who himself has struggled with angel-demons, one who offers a life-affirming gift to his readers. Voices and visions flutter from these pages to become part of the air we breathe, and part of us."-Sena Jeter Naslund, author ofAhab's Wife,Four Spirits, andAbundance "When You're Falling, Divereveals a secret known only to the few who have pushed through greatest adversity only to find life and light on the other side. Matousek makes it available to us. It will be his defining work both as a man and as a writer. A masterpiece." -Maria Housden, author ofHannah's GiftandUnraveled "Thank god (Jesus? Krisna? the Oversoul?) that someone has finally written a spiritual book with an edge. In this boisterous collection of true stories, Mark Matousek takes us from Himalayan peaks to a sit-down with Andy Warhol, from a homeless shelter to Joan Didion's Upper East Side apartment. Matousek knows everyone, tells all, and writes sentences that reverb like zen koans. This book is a blessed departure from other 'survivor memoirs.' Matousek comes off as the most fascinating-and wise-cocktail-party raconteur you've ever met."-Pagan Kennedy, author ofThe First Man-Made ManandBlack Livingstone "Mark Matousek is an excellent guide to the wisdom we seek in times of crisis."-Dan Wakefield, author ofReturning, Journalist and memoirist Matousek follows his 1996 memoir, Sex Death Enlightenment, with an exploration of viriditas, the phenomenon of drawing passion, beauty, and wisdom from unlikely sources. AIDS sets the stage for the author's inquiry into the resiliency some people display when faces with tragedy and trauma. Each chapter is an anecdote, or parable, about a person's survivoring.
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
155.2/4
Synopsis
How people who have suffered trauma find an upside when they've gone to the brink--and back again. Do survivors of life's greatest trials possess a secret knowledge? Is there an art to survival--a map for crossing the wilderness--or daily life? Why do some people blossom through adversity while others stop growing? Drawing on twenty years' experience in this field, using stories, parable, and scientific data, acclaimed memoirist Mark Matousek gives the first-ever comprehensive look at this mysterious phenomenon of viriditas , the power of drawing passion, beauty, and wisdom from the unlikeliest places. Matousek interviews hundreds of well-known survivors--including Joan Didion, Elie Wiesel, and Isabel Allende--and experts such as Jon Kabat-Zinn, Jonathan Kozol, and Sogyal Rimpoche. He includes extraordinary testimonials, from a Tibetan nun imprisoned by the Chinese at age eleven and the women of Calama, Chile, digging for their "disappeared," among countless others. Drawing insight and advice from these many heroic individuals, Matousek presents a chorus of wisdom for how to survive our own lives--the vicissitudes of being human--and prevail.
LC Classification Number
BF637.C5M347 2008
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- p***e (65)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem arrived exactly as described, well-packaged, and ahead of schedule. Communication was excellent throughout the process. Very smooth transaction — would definitely buy from this seller again. Highly recommended!
- 8***r (181)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExactly as described. Extremely quick delivery. Packaged very well. Great seller and value!! Highly recommendHelps to Every Day Holiness by A.C. Rose - 1870 hardcover pub. by W.C. Palmer (#226571722504)
- 9***k (1227)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseUnfortunately the seller decided to ship the item in a padded envelope. An inexpensive stiff cardboard envelope would have been far more adequate. Item arrived with unsightly creases almost everywhere, very different from the ad picture. Item condition was rated very good. I would rate what arrived as fair. Given the result, the eBay GSP shipping fee of US $21.91 is inadequate but in my opinion that is the seller's fault. Not seeking a refund. Definitely not recommended.Tragedy September 11 2001 Special Memorial Edition, Editorial Staff, NYC Pub. (#226371919134)