5 chances to win Total Addiction The Life of an Eclipse Chaser

We have five copies to give away of Total Addiction The Life of an Eclipse Chaser, by Kate Russo. Here’s a teaser from the news pages of The Psychologist magazine: 

“For a few eerie minutes on Wednesday14 November local time, just after sunrise, people living in Northern Australia will be shrouded in darkness as the Moon falls into perfect alignment with the Sun.

One person who will be returning to her homeland to witness this total eclipse is the Chartered Psychologist Kate Russo, of Queens University Belfast. Since 1999, when she experienced her first total eclipse, Russo has become hooked. Like other ‘eclipse chasers’, Russo travels the world in search of these darkest of shadows. November’s experience will be her eighth total eclipse.

Recently Russo has applied her professional skills to her hobby, in search of an answer to why total eclipses have such a profound, awe-inspiring effect on some people. ‘There is a recognition that the experience is significant, although it is difficult to make sense of, and difficult to communicate to others,’ says Russo. ‘We feel we are at the edge of our language abilities. We come to understand that this cannot be a one-off event. We are hooked. Another eclipse chaser is born.’”

2012-10-29 11:44:13

Source: http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2012/10/5-chances-to-win-total-addiction-life.html