Man's Search For Meaning: Classic Editions
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Over 16 million copies sold worldwide
'One of the most remarkable books I have ever read' Susan Jeffers
One of the outstanding classics to emerge from the Holocaust， Man's Search for Meaning is Viktor Frankl's story of his struggle for survival in Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps。 Today， this remarkable tribute to hope offers us an avenue to finding greater meaning and purpose in our own lives。
'One of the most remarkable books I have ever read' Susan Jeffers
One of the outstanding classics to emerge from the Holocaust， Man's Search for Meaning is Viktor Frankl's story of his struggle for survival in Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps。 Today， this remarkable tribute to hope offers us an avenue to finding greater meaning and purpose in our own lives。
Reviews
WaLiid
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"Here lies the chance for a man either to make use of or to forgo the opportunities of attaining the moral values that a difficult situation may afford him。 And this decides whether he is worthy of his sufferings or not。" "Here lies the chance for a man either to make use of or to forgo the opportunities of attaining the moral values that a difficult situation may afford him。 And this decides whether he is worthy of his sufferings or not。" 。。。more
Emily Chambers
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Amazing in depth look at the beauty that is inate in suffering， and our duty to this one life through any and all circumstances。
RK Cobb
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I started reading this last July while dog and house-sitting for family friends as this was the one coffee table book they had out。 I got halfway into the book to learn the majority of Frankl's Auschwitz experience before my time was up。 I attempted to read it again in February but the same fate fell upon me。 Owning the book， I put an audiobook recording from YouTube on 2x speed and finished the logotherapy section in the last 24 hours and was excited to see his thoughts that alluded to througho I started reading this last July while dog and house-sitting for family friends as this was the one coffee table book they had out。 I got halfway into the book to learn the majority of Frankl's Auschwitz experience before my time was up。 I attempted to read it again in February but the same fate fell upon me。 Owning the book， I put an audiobook recording from YouTube on 2x speed and finished the logotherapy section in the last 24 hours and was excited to see his thoughts that alluded to throughout his experience。 A two-part book that weaves personal hardship and psychological meaning flawlessly。 Every example of strife and struggle Frankl endured would later become another point to strengthen his argument。 To understand the human meaning of life， suffering， and transcence of feeling and emotion， I cannot recommend this enough。 。。。more
Wan Wan
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I highly recommend this piece。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Mike Futcher
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A fine book that draws on the author's time in Auschwitz to lay out a compelling case for finding meaning in life even in the midst of the most abject suffering。 It is deceptively simple to read， but its ideas are challenging: it is hard to take on such burdens and try to make the best of them， when your mind is more naturally drawn in such circumstances to thoughts of injustice， revenge or depression。 Frankl contends that "it is possible to practice the art of living even in a concentration cam A fine book that draws on the author's time in Auschwitz to lay out a compelling case for finding meaning in life even in the midst of the most abject suffering。 It is deceptively simple to read， but its ideas are challenging: it is hard to take on such burdens and try to make the best of them， when your mind is more naturally drawn in such circumstances to thoughts of injustice， revenge or depression。 Frankl contends that "it is possible to practice the art of living even in a concentration camp" （pg。 55） and weaves his psychological observations in with his personal Holocaust experiences in a way that is almost literary。 For example:"We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others， giving away their last piece of bread。 They may have been few in number， but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one's own attitude in any given set of circumstances， to choose one's own way。" （pg。 75）Frankl's logotherapy doctrine and his view of the world has been criticised almost since its conception as 'problematic' （that hateful word…）; that it somehow legitimises 'Arbeit Macht Frei'， for example， or that it suggests that those who died in the camps were somehow responsible for their own deaths。 This is absurd， of course， but the arguments are made， and they are of the kind of wilful misrepresentation that has in recent years been refined into an art form by the pseuds and the utopians and the 'self-esteem' folk。 Instead， one only has to listen to contemporary Frankl adherents like Jordan Peterson to see the worth of the logotherapy approach， and its development into a robust philosophy of living。 Frankl's book is perhaps the most approachable introduction to this profound terrain。 。。。more
Anjum Rajbhandari
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This is just exactly what you need。
Gerard G
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"Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing， your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation"。I carry this motto up to this day as my life philosophy。 "Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing， your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation"。I carry this motto up to this day as my life philosophy。 。。。more
esther❤️🔥
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Lo único malo que tiene es que es muy corto， cuenta su historia de una forma muy restringida pero merece muchísimo la pena leerlo。
Saurabh Mehta
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What a fantastic piece of read。 The second part of Logotherapy gets a little repetitive and heavy in terms of concepts at few places。 However it's a great read！！！ What a fantastic piece of read。 The second part of Logotherapy gets a little repetitive and heavy in terms of concepts at few places。 However it's a great read！！！ 。。。more
Myk Pilgrim
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Heart-wrenching。
Anna Wei
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4。25/5
Juan Pablo
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Muy buen libro， la historia y relación con la vida es magnífica。
Josh Simons
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Wow。 Please， just read this book。 Frankl offers so many insights on suffering and psychology around it。 To exist is to experience suffering at some level。 It’s unavoidable。 What you do in the midst of suffering is what counts。
Jessica Martinez
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4。5 ✨Es un libro muy fuerte， pero que sin duda nos acerca un poco a más imaginarnos el como era vivir en las situaciones que se vivían en un campo de concentración。 Creo que influyo mucho que me adentre a esta historia por medio del audiolibro， por qué no hubo pausa， solo seguí y seguia y el shock era cada ve mayor。 Es triste y da mucha coraje el nivel de crueldad y maldad que pueden llegar a tener los seres humanos。 Pero también es impresionante que Viktor nunca se rindió， siempre se mantuvo lo 4。5 ✨Es un libro muy fuerte， pero que sin duda nos acerca un poco a más imaginarnos el como era vivir en las situaciones que se vivían en un campo de concentración。 Creo que influyo mucho que me adentre a esta historia por medio del audiolibro， por qué no hubo pausa， solo seguí y seguia y el shock era cada ve mayor。 Es triste y da mucha coraje el nivel de crueldad y maldad que pueden llegar a tener los seres humanos。 Pero también es impresionante que Viktor nunca se rindió， siempre se mantuvo lo más cuerdo posible y buscaba la manera de no solo estar el bien， sino también a conocidos o amigos。 Me gustó mucho que también se nos muestran las etapas o situaciones psicólogicas por lo que tuvieron que pasar los que estuvieron como prisioneros。 Es una historia super recomendada para aquellos que quieran saber más de lo acontecido en los campos de la 2da guerra mundial。 。。。more
Randulph Morales
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Viktor Frankl was an Austrian psychiatrist and a Holocaust survivor。 Frankl spent a total of three years in prison。 Soon after his release in 1944， he wrote this book。 The book is divided into two parts， the first one narrates his experiences as a prisoner， and the second part talks about the school of logotherapy which he founded。General comments on the book:1。 It was my first time reading a biography of a Holocaust survivor， and Frankl's stories in the first part were very engaging。 Oftentimes Viktor Frankl was an Austrian psychiatrist and a Holocaust survivor。 Frankl spent a total of three years in prison。 Soon after his release in 1944， he wrote this book。 The book is divided into two parts， the first one narrates his experiences as a prisoner， and the second part talks about the school of logotherapy which he founded。General comments on the book:1。 It was my first time reading a biography of a Holocaust survivor， and Frankl's stories in the first part were very engaging。 Oftentimes， I found myself thinking if I was reading a fiction novel， but would come to realize that every story narrated happened in real life。2。 The second part of the book is a nice introduction to logotherapy。 The book discusses different ideas about a man's quest to search for meaning。3。 The general structure of the book could be improved。 The outline of ideas seems to be all over the place and parts of the text， especially on logotherapy， tend to be redundant。The postscript is a watered-down version of the second part， and if you want a "briefer" introduction to the school logotherapy， one should start there。 。。。more
Kamila Murglin
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Zakochałam się， po prostu。 Nic więcej nie napiszę bo to nie ma sensu。 Zakochałam się
Ashlee Kirschner
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A profoundly moving little book。 That a man who experienced the worst of humanity in Nazi concentration camps and lost all of his family to the war could live out and encourage others to find hope and meaning in the present and future - that is astounding。 Most of this book has been marked up for future reference。 It is an absolutely life changing book - we always have control over our responses and our attitude even if every other choice is taken。 There is always reason to hope。 Beautiful and n A profoundly moving little book。 That a man who experienced the worst of humanity in Nazi concentration camps and lost all of his family to the war could live out and encourage others to find hope and meaning in the present and future - that is astounding。 Most of this book has been marked up for future reference。 It is an absolutely life changing book - we always have control over our responses and our attitude even if every other choice is taken。 There is always reason to hope。 Beautiful and needed writing。 。。。more
Yashwanth Kannur
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This Book shows you an unimaginable personal experiences of a Psychiatrist and his patients in concentration camps during World war II and his spiritual ways of handling sufferings with an attitude and live each moment consciously and enjoy it。 This applies to our everydays sufferings too。。 It also gives you an idea about "logotherapy" - Entire Process of man's search for meaning。 This Book shows you an unimaginable personal experiences of a Psychiatrist and his patients in concentration camps during World war II and his spiritual ways of handling sufferings with an attitude and live each moment consciously and enjoy it。 This applies to our everydays sufferings too。。 It also gives you an idea about "logotherapy" - Entire Process of man's search for meaning。 。。。more
Mike Ljubsa
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Great book。 I liked how Mans Search for Meaning described the inner world of prisoners， rather than simply what happened。 I also really enjoyed the therapeutic portion of it following his recollection of experiences from the holocaust。After learning about the kind of will people can have， and how compassionate and understanding someone like Frankl could be even to SS guards。。。I couldn’t help but think how backwards society is right nowPeople become enraged over minor differences and slights of o Great book。 I liked how Mans Search for Meaning described the inner world of prisoners， rather than simply what happened。 I also really enjoyed the therapeutic portion of it following his recollection of experiences from the holocaust。After learning about the kind of will people can have， and how compassionate and understanding someone like Frankl could be even to SS guards。。。I couldn’t help but think how backwards society is right nowPeople become enraged over minor differences and slights of one another。 We feel a need to completely demonize large groups of people these days， in particular when it comes to this more extreme form of modern social justice。 This also happens on the “alt-right” in a much more overt way。 After reading this book， it becomes clear how overly sensitive we have become and how little ability we have as a whole to see the world through compassion。。。which is more dangerous than anything else。 。。。more
César Quintana
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3。8 Estrellas。Me gustó mucho alrededor del 75% del inicio del libro， el final me pareció muy técnico con "casos" o "ejemplos" muy tirados al azar y resumidos en cierto modo absurdamente。Es increíble como hay seres humanos dispuestos a causar tanto sufrimiento en otros。Sí vale la pena leerlo y creo que sí te deja un buen mensaje:Busca un sentido para tu vida。 3。8 Estrellas。Me gustó mucho alrededor del 75% del inicio del libro， el final me pareció muy técnico con "casos" o "ejemplos" muy tirados al azar y resumidos en cierto modo absurdamente。Es increíble como hay seres humanos dispuestos a causar tanto sufrimiento en otros。Sí vale la pena leerlo y creo que sí te deja un buen mensaje:Busca un sentido para tu vida。 。。。more
Admin ThyStones
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One of the best books to help you find the meaning of your life。
Viktor Lototskyi
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A very personal story from a psychologist who went through concentration camps and eventually created logotherapy， a school of psychology focused on human existence and eternal questions around it。 In my own search， ending up becoming a practicing stoic， I found a lot of common ground with the author's thoughts about the meaning of life。 A very personal story from a psychologist who went through concentration camps and eventually created logotherapy， a school of psychology focused on human existence and eternal questions around it。 In my own search， ending up becoming a practicing stoic， I found a lot of common ground with the author's thoughts about the meaning of life。 。。。more
Sanskriti Rathore
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The author of this book is a doctor。 During World War II， he was a captive in one of the nazi concentration camp。 He explains how painful everyday was while walking through the span of life and death。 He also describes how happy he felt when he was transferred to an other camp from the Auschwitz concentration camp， and how at that purticular moment he thought about what it meant to be happy。Only the first part of this book talks about the miserable， unspeakable life in the concentration camps。 T The author of this book is a doctor。 During World War II， he was a captive in one of the nazi concentration camp。 He explains how painful everyday was while walking through the span of life and death。 He also describes how happy he felt when he was transferred to an other camp from the Auschwitz concentration camp， and how at that purticular moment he thought about what it meant to be happy。Only the first part of this book talks about the miserable， unspeakable life in the concentration camps。 The next two sections share the human mindset and the experiences of the people he met。 It seems to me that the last two portions are better understood by professionals with medical background。 There are a few lines in the book that put a lot of thought in mind。 。。。more
Bunlong
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A difficult and yet very worthwhile read。
Jenny Chen
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Klasik， toxic positivity yang lebih victim blaming dibanding menunjuk pihak Nazi sebagai sumber kesengsaraan para korban。Sumber gagasan ini tak lain adalah keyakinan akan adanya free will yang benar-benar free， yang menganggap bahwa nasib manusia sepenuhnya tergantung pada keputusannya。 Anggapan ini jelas keliru。 Free will yang benar2 free itu nggak ada。 Gampangnya gini， lu boleh ngegunain free will lu buat nolak makan。 Ya， lu bebas， sebebas-bebasnya buat nggak makan， sesuai dengan kehendak beba Klasik， toxic positivity yang lebih victim blaming dibanding menunjuk pihak Nazi sebagai sumber kesengsaraan para korban。Sumber gagasan ini tak lain adalah keyakinan akan adanya free will yang benar-benar free， yang menganggap bahwa nasib manusia sepenuhnya tergantung pada keputusannya。 Anggapan ini jelas keliru。 Free will yang benar2 free itu nggak ada。 Gampangnya gini， lu boleh ngegunain free will lu buat nolak makan。 Ya， lu bebas， sebebas-bebasnya buat nggak makan， sesuai dengan kehendak bebas lu。 Tapi ada konsekuensinya sendiri saat lu menolak/mengelak dari hukum alam yang berlaku di diri lu sebagai manusia。 Ketika lu menolak makan， ya konsekuensinya lu lama2 mati。 Apa di sini lu bebas？ Apa lu bisa menolak kematian lu？ Nggak bisa。 Kehendak bebas lu terbatas。Tapi di buku ini， Frankle menyarankan pembacanya （dan juga para korban kekejaman Nazi） buat bersikap pasif terhadap perlakuan Nazi。 Menurutnya， happy atau nggak-nya korban kekejaman Nazi itu bukan ditentukan oleh pihak Nazi melainkan oleh pihak si korban。 Kalo si korban playing victim， menyalahkan pihak Nazi， ya maka selamanya dia nggak akan bisa bahagia hidup di camp konsentrasi。 Tapi kalo mereka nggak playing victim， nggak nyalahin pihak Nazi， maka mereka bisa bahagia。 Sebuah nasihat yang paling jahat terhadap korban kekejaman Nazi。 Sebuah ide yang sangat nggak kreatif， nggak imajinatif sama sekali， seolah nggak ada jalan keluar lain。 Pahadal， bisa loh alih2 memberi nasihat buruk kaya gitu dia mengajak para tawanan Nazi buat melakukan pemberontakan dan merebut kembali kebebasan mereka。 Bandingkan Viktor Frankle sama Nat Turner yang budak kulit hitam yang memberontak majikan2 kulit putih。 Jauh lebih efektif cara Nat Turner dibanding cara Frankle。 Jauh lebih terasa dampaknya。 Inilah kenapa， gw kasih bintang satu。 kalo ada bintang minus pun gw bakal kasih bintang minus。 。。。more
Danlya Annais
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Lo leí sin saber muy bien de qué iba （aunque en mis clases de psicología de preparatoria lo habían mencionado， pero se me olvidó）， y me topé con una agradable sorpresa。 A veces es difícil enfrentar el día a día y los problemas que conlleva el existir， este libro plantea eso pero llevado a un extremo que hace a uno poner perspectiva y ver los problemas cotidianos como algo a lo qué enfrentar。 Definitivamente puedo decir que es de los libros que cambió en cierta forma mi vida y eso se lo atribuyo Lo leí sin saber muy bien de qué iba （aunque en mis clases de psicología de preparatoria lo habían mencionado， pero se me olvidó）， y me topé con una agradable sorpresa。 A veces es difícil enfrentar el día a día y los problemas que conlleva el existir， este libro plantea eso pero llevado a un extremo que hace a uno poner perspectiva y ver los problemas cotidianos como algo a lo qué enfrentar。 Definitivamente puedo decir que es de los libros que cambió en cierta forma mi vida y eso se lo atribuyo a que el autor en vez de provocar sentimientos de lástima sobre lo que él vivió， hace que te detengas a analizar la situación desde un punto de vista psicológico。 Además， me gusta porque brinda herramientas sólidas para desarrollar un pensamiento basado en la logoterapia y brinda fortaleza。No creo que sea del agrado de todo el mundo， pero para mí llegó en el momento indicado。 。。。more
Shem Doupe
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Incredible book。 It is split into two halves。 The first is Frankl's experience in a concentration camp and the second half is his Logotherapy。 I found the first very easy and quick to read。 The second is a little harder to read but it was really eye opening and shown a lot of light on the titular man's search for meaning。 Incredible book。 It is split into two halves。 The first is Frankl's experience in a concentration camp and the second half is his Logotherapy。 I found the first very easy and quick to read。 The second is a little harder to read but it was really eye opening and shown a lot of light on the titular man's search for meaning。 。。。more
Jay
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A very eye opening & deep book。
Natalia
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Excellent book！ If I could only read one book in my entire life， that would be this one 🙂
Belen
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