Man's Search for Meaning
Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his parents, brother, and pregnant wife perished. Based on his own experience and the experiences of those he treated in his practice, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose. Frankl's theory?known as logotherapy, from the Greek word logos ("meaning")?holds that our primary drive in life is not pleasure, as Freud maintained, but the discovery and pursuit of what we personally find meaningful.
At the time of Frankl's death in 1997, Man's Search for Meaning had sold more than 10 million copies in twenty-four languages. A 1991 reader survey by the Library of Congress and the Book-of-the-Month Club that asked readers to name a "book that made a difference in your life" found Man's Search for Meaning among the ten most influential books in America.
Born in Vienna in 1905 Viktor E. Frankl earned an M.D. and a Ph.D. from the University of Vienna. He published more than thirty books on theoretical and clinical psychology and served as a visiting professor and lecturer at Harvard, Stanford, and elsewhere. In 1977 a fellow survivor, Joseph Fabry, founded the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy. Frankl died in 1997.
Harold S. Kushner is rabbi emeritus at Temple Israel in Natick, Massachusetts, and the author of several best-selling books, including When Bad Things Happen to Good People.
William J. Winslade is a philosopher, lawyer, and psychoanalyst at the University of Texas Medical School in Galveston. more
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- 5/5
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- Posted: Sep-08-2009
- Bob
A great book!If you are considering purchasing this book, please do so. You will not be disappointed.
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- 5/5
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- Posted: Aug-01-2009
- profoundly touching
'man's search for meaning' by viktor frankl is a profoundly touching book. i approach most inspirational books with reservations due to my pragmatic nature. an unfounded, brainless, and 'new agey' approach to optimism for the sake of...
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- Posted: Jul-18-2009
- Man's Search for Promoting His Psychological Theory
I'm actually a little surprised this book has such a high rating. I enjoyed it, and it was a very powerful book but I would have liked to know that this book focused so much on the theory and origin of logotherapy.This book was...
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- 5/5
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- Frankl's search for meaning
Viktor Frankl's voice enraptures clairvoyance. The story is penetrating as well as moving. In his direst moments he maintains a strong voice and shares his introspective meditations. This is a Holocaust book unlike others.
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- 5/5
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- Posted: Sep-08-2009
- Bob
A great book!If you are considering purchasing this book, please do so. You will not be disappointed.
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- 3/5
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- Posted: Jul-18-2009
- Man's Search for Promoting His Psychological Theory
I'm actually a little surprised this book has such a high rating. I enjoyed it, and it was a very powerful book but I would have liked to know that this book focused so much on the theory and origin of logotherapy.This book was...
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