{"product_id":"special-event-book-club-with-author-virgina-eubanks","title":"Special Event Book Club With Author Virgina Eubanks","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpecial Event bookclub and discussion with author Virginia Eubanks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Guide to Open Water Lifesaving: Lessons on Love, Care, and Survival: A Memoir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin us October 26th from 6pm - 8pm at Book Club On Main\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSomeone you love, maybe the person you love most in the world, is drowning. Should you jump in the water? Will you be able to bring both of you back to shore?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne night, Virginia Eubanks received the kind of news we all fear. Her beloved partner had been brutally beaten, just steps from their home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe jumped in the water.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEubanks dove into the responsibilities of caregiving. In the weeks, months, and years that followed, she and her partner, J., struggled to stay afloat as they faced wave upon wave of setbacks: police disinterest, suspended health insurance, inadequate medical care, lost income, lost friends, endless paperwork, and, for J., a serious case of post-traumatic stress disorder. Then, a second case. Eubanks herself developed what is known as collateral PTSD, a condition common among caregivers but rarely discussed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe scanned the horizon for help.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA reporter and an activist, Eubanks turned to reliable sources for guidance: scientists, therapists, trauma theorists, social movements. But it wasn't until she happened on an old lifesaving manual that she found advice that actually helped. Inspired by its lessons, she signed up for instruction in wilderness first aid, kayak self-rescue, Winter Survival 101, map and compass navigation, bushwhacking, and lifeguarding. She went out in search of other people's stories and interviewed experts--everyone from neuroscientists to forest rangers. She gathered skills and knowledge that made her feel strong, competent, better prepared for the challenges ahead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisarmingly funny and quietly wise, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Guide to Open Water Lifesaving\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the story--heart-wrenching and all too relatable--of how one woman tried to rescue her beloved and learned that she would also have to rescue herself. Built from both loss and connection, it is a moving, hopeful love story about two people caught in their own kind of wilderness, trying not just to survive but to truly care for each other. It asks that we reconsider the ways in which we tend to our loved ones and ourselves, and remember the communities of care that sustain us. It reminds us: no one survives the wilderness alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirginia Eubanks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a professor and an investigative journalist whose work has appeared in\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarper’s Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNature\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of the award-winning book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAutomating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor\u003c\/i\u003e. When not sleeping in her truck in the Adirondacks, she lives in Troy, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Club On Main","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50368166101206,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/files\/Correct_Special_Event_Bookclub_1.png?v=1788617254","url":"https:\/\/bookclubonmain.com\/products\/special-event-book-club-with-author-virgina-eubanks","provider":"Book Club On Main","version":"1.0","type":"link"}