Near fine in near fine dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed 'To Emily' by author on the title page. 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket has a creased corner on the inner front fold. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 306 p. Audience: General/trade. Book essentially as new except for mild shelfwear to the base of the spine and the front board. By the Randy Shilts Award-winning author of 'Ethical Wisdom: What Makes Us Good' and 'Sex Death Enlightenment: A True Story'. Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.

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Title: When You're Falling, Dive: Lessons in the Art of Living [SIGNED COPY, FIRST PRINTING]
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, New York, NY
Publication Date: 2008
Language: English
ISBN 10: 159691369X
ISBN 13: 9781596913691
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Printing: 1st Printing
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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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.

About the Author

Mark Matousek is the author of two memoirs, The Boy He Left Behind and Sex Death Enlightenment. He is a contributing editor for O and Tricycle and writes
the "Big Idea" column for AARP. He has served as senior editor of Interview magazine and has written for the New Yorker, the New York Times magazine,
Details, Harper's Bazaar, the Utne Reader, Out, Yoga Journal, and others. He lives in New York City.

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