{"product_id":"the-boy-he-left-behind-a-mans-search-for-his-lost-father-paperback","title":"The Boy He Left Behind: A Man's Search for His Lost Father - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Matousek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Matousek has produced [a] riveting account of his search-at age 38, with the help of a private detective-for the father who abandoned him at age four. A searing meditation on the psychic harm suffered by men and women without fathers, this wise odyssey wrestles with questions of life and death and the search for the meaning of one's existence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" \u003ci\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred Review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I was four years old when my father came back to kidnap me,\" begins this gripping memoir about Matousek's search for James Matousek, the drifter father he never knew. Matousek chronicles his compelling search for his own father by hiring a detective and reveals his own life as he follows the hard-bitten investigator from one dead-end to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescribed by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as \" part reminiscence, part detective story, part spiritual musing,\" this memoir is more than the story of one man's search for his father; it is also a look at the meaning of life and how fathers contribute to that meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Matousek is an award-winning author of seven books, \u003ci\u003eSex Death Enlightenment: A True Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boy He Left Behind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e When You're Falling, Dive\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Ethical Wisdom: The Search for a Moral Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Ethical Wisdom for Friends, Mother of the Unseen World, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWriting To Awaken: A Journey of Truth, Transformation, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSelf-Discovery\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in numerous anthologies and publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, O: The Oprah Magazine, Details, Tricycle, Good Housekeeping, and Harper's Bazaar. \u003c\/i\u003eHe blogs regularly for Psychology Today and offers courses in creativity and spiritual growth around the world using the Writing To Awaken method.\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in Los Angeles, Mark graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California, Berkeley in 1979, and received a fellowship to Worcester College, Oxford, after being awarded an M.A. in English Literature from UCLA in 1981. Upon graduation, he moved to New York, worked as a stringer for \u003ci\u003eReuters International\u003c\/i\u003e, then in \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e's letter department, before being hired as a proofreader at Andy Warhol's\u003ci\u003e Interview\u003c\/i\u003e, where he became the magazine's first staff writer and senior editor the following year. During his three years at\u003ci\u003e Interview\u003c\/i\u003e, he conducted hundreds of interviews with well-known figures in film, television, books, fine art, politics, design and science.Mark left publishing in 1985 and spent most of the following decade as a freelance writer and dharma bum in Europe, India, and the United States. Shifting professional gears from pop culture to psychology, philosophy and spirituality, he was a contributing editor at\u003ci\u003e Common Boundary\u003c\/i\u003e, where his column \"The Naked Eye\" appeared from 1994-1999, and where his expose, \"America's Darkest Secret,\" was nominated for a National Magazine Award. He contributed essays to anthologies including\u003ci\u003e Wrestling with the Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVoices of the Millennium\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOprah's Best Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Memory, a Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer. \u003c\/i\u003eMark worked with Sogyal Rimpoche on \u003ci\u003eThe Tibetan Book of Living and Dying\u003c\/i\u003e, and collaborated with writer Andrew Harvey on \u003ci\u003eDialogues with a Modern Mystic\u003c\/i\u003e (and the British documentary of the same name). His first book, \u003ci\u003eSex Death Enlightenment: A True Story \u003c\/i\u003e(Riverhead) was published in 1996 and became an international bestseller in ten countries.Mark was co-editor on \u003ci\u003eStill Here\u003c\/i\u003e, by Ram Dass, and published his second memoir in 2000, \u003ci\u003eThe Boy He Left Behind: A Man's Search for His Lost Father\u003c\/i\u003e (Los Angeles Times Discovery Book). 2008 brought \u003ci\u003eWhen You're Falling, Dive: Lessons in the Art of Living\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury) and two years later, \u003ci\u003eEthical Wisdom: The Search for a Moral Life\u003c\/i\u003e, (Doubleday), described by Daniel Goleman as a \"a riveting, fun, and insightful tour of life's meaning and purpose, essential reading for anyone drawn to the query, \"How ought we to live?\" \u003ci\u003eWriting To Awaken: A Journey of Truth, Transformation, and Self-Discovery was published in\u003c\/i\u003e 2017) followed shortly afterward by \u003ci\u003eMother of the Unseen World.\u003c\/i\u003eIn 2013, Mark founded The Seekers Forum, a global online community for non-sectarian spiritual dialogue. He is on the faculty of The New York Open Center, The Omega Institute, 1440, Esalen, The Rowe Center, Hollyhock, and Omega Blue Spirit, Costa Rica. As a teacher and speaker, his work focuses on personal awakening and creative excellence through transformational writing and self-inquiry. His workshops, classes, and mentoring have inspired thousands of people around the world to reach their artistic and personal goals, which is the mission of his company Mark Matousek Media LLC. He is a co-founder of V-Men, the male arm of V-Day, Eve Ensler's movement to end violence against women and girls, and lives with his partner, David Moore, in Springs, New York.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52448629227827,"sku":"9781958972045","price":28.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OGhaNi9kTHZ2YmF3Y0F1bldQdzFQUT09.webp?v=1759042625","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-boy-he-left-behind-a-mans-search-for-his-lost-father-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}