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Overview

“A guide to keeping the psyche intact when you’re being spun on life’s roulette wheel.”—O

Is there an art to survival? Seeking answers to this intriguing question from a pantheon of master survivors, noted thinkers, and spiritual teachers, acclaimed memoirist Mark Matousek combines decades of personal experience with recent scientific breakthroughs—and heroic testimonies— to create a guidebook for navigating life’s tricky terrain. How do we live with uncertainty—blossom through adversity while others fall apart, prevail in times of change and challenge? “Transformation is in our wiring,” the author concludes by the end of this deeply personal quest.

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Overview

“A guide to keeping the psyche intact when you’re being spun on life’s roulette wheel.”—O

Is there an art to survival? Seeking answers to this intriguing question from a pantheon of master survivors, noted thinkers, and spiritual teachers, acclaimed memoirist Mark Matousek combines decades of personal experience with recent scientific breakthroughs—and heroic testimonies— to create a guidebook for navigating life’s tricky terrain. How do we live with uncertainty—blossom through adversity while others fall apart, prevail in times of change and challenge? “Transformation is in our wiring,” the author concludes by the end of this deeply personal quest.

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Memoirist and editor Matousek (Sex Death Enlightenment) attempts to dissect the relationship between life's harshest tests and the gift of self-discovery and survival in this absorbing compendium of anecdotes. The author, who has AIDS, interviews many survivors of trauma and loss, including writer Joan Didion, mystic Andrew Harvey, poet Stanley Kunitz and Tibetan nun Nawang Sangdrol, among others, to inquire how deepest crisis forces us to re-examine our lives and move forward. After stating that "Transformation is in our wiring," Matousek concludes that the key to our survival is not cheating death but living as passionately, creatively and courageously as possible. Using scientific data, psychological research and his own life experiences, he uncovers the essentials of enduring against all odds while answering his chief question: "What force flips a falling person back on his feet, reconstitutes him after disaster, helps him prevail in the face of great challenges?" Matousek shows an uncanny skill for merging spirituality, science and common sense into practical answers for surviving our own lives. (July)

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From The Critics

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 faced with tragedy and trauma. Each chapter is an anecdote, or parable, about a person's survivoring (most of those interviewed are well known, e.g., Joan Didion, Ram Dass, and Stanley Kunitz). The attempt to thread the stories into a cohesive narrative rope is hampered by their sheer emotion, creating an odd offering that may not comfort. The subjects inspire and may teach by example, but there are no easy answers or self-help style checklists here. Matousek's elevated vocabulary and intrusive voice and persona jar. Consider where similar titles are in demand, e.g., Betty Rollin's cancer survivor-themed Here's the Bright Side, Jeanne Elizabeth Sexson's woman-focused Down but Not Out, or David Wolpe's uplifting Making Loss Matter. This title may be useful in an academic setting supporting post-traumatic and grief coursework and would make a good book-discussion selection. An optional purchase for public and academic libraries.
—Shawna Thorup

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781596913691
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
  • Publication date: 6/24/2008
  • Pages: 320
  • Product dimensions: 8.46 (w) x 5.50 (h) x 1.07 (d)

Meet 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 served as senior editor of Interview. His writing has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, Details, Vogue, AARP magazine, the Utne Reader and other publications. H e lives in New York City.

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  • Posted January 30, 2010

    Soul Food . . .

    When You're Falling, Dive offers a truly inspirational repast for tired hearts. Within the first 2 pages, I found myself immersed in "Aha!" moments. I felt nurtured; completed. I'm happy this book's in my library. I'll come back to it many times in my lifetime. This author is genuine; his work, gifted.

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  • Posted March 9, 2009

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    Thoroughly enjoyed this book!

    Mark Matousek's book, "When You're Falling, Dive" is a valuable read, not only for those who have gone through some sort of catastrophic experience in their lives, but for those grappling with everyday questions. He speaks with a wide variety of people, many of whom have experienced great tragedy and spiritual teachers who council and comfort them. It is beautifully written and has a powerful spiritual message. I love to recommend this book to the people in my life so that they can be touched and comforted as well.

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  • Posted November 10, 2008

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    Inspiring and entertaining in spite of dreary subject

    How do people do it? Survive sickness, accident, trauma, torture...yet come out stronger for it. That's for THEM, right? Few of us think it will happen to us, and surely the people who come out stronger are inspired to begin with. Not always the case. Matousek, who had his own bout with death with the death of his partner and the diagnosis of AIDS, brings out his "Interview" magazine talents to query dozens of people who have gone through the ringer and survived. Some you'll recognize (Ram Dass, Joan Didion), others you will not. Some of the stories are hard to take...how could they survive to tell the tale, but Matousek finds the essence of what it took them to not only survive, but to be transformed. If you are going through a hard time, pick up this book. It is a thrill to read, and you'll surely find someone to relate to. I lost my first copy and bought it all over again, I was that impressed.

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