Man's Search for Meaning
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- Author：Viktor E. Frankl
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A new gift edition of a modern classic， with supplemental photographs， speeches， letters， and essays
Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl’s memoir of life in Nazi death camps has riveted generations of readers。 Based on Frankl’s own experience and the stories of his patients， the book argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it， find meaning in it， and move forward。 Man’s Search for Meaning has become one of the most influential books of our times， selling over twelve million copies worldwide。 With a foreword by Harold S。 Kushner， Frankl’s classic is presented here in an elegant new edition with endpapers， supplementary photographs， and several of Frankl’s previously unpublished letters， speeches， and essays。
Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl’s memoir of life in Nazi death camps has riveted generations of readers。 Based on Frankl’s own experience and the stories of his patients， the book argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it， find meaning in it， and move forward。 Man’s Search for Meaning has become one of the most influential books of our times， selling over twelve million copies worldwide。 With a foreword by Harold S。 Kushner， Frankl’s classic is presented here in an elegant new edition with endpapers， supplementary photographs， and several of Frankl’s previously unpublished letters， speeches， and essays。
Reviews
Kacie
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Pollan’s book
Macy
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esssential for developing appreciation for and integration into humanistic counseling
Ihthisham Ikram
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A quote from the book perfectly summarizes the MEANING I have been searching for “。。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 attitude in any given set of circumstances， to choose one’s own way”
Blaine Strickland
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Listened to this book via Audible after hearing it recommended by Ben Hardy in Gap vs Gain。 The first third of the book is the author’s observations around his detention in and survival of a Nazi concentration camp。 His story is focused on the behaviors and beliefs of his fellow prisoners， most of whom did not survive。 This segment would have been notable by itself just for his real life commitment to optimism and a belief that there is reason to survive （the why）。In the second half of the book Listened to this book via Audible after hearing it recommended by Ben Hardy in Gap vs Gain。 The first third of the book is the author’s observations around his detention in and survival of a Nazi concentration camp。 His story is focused on the behaviors and beliefs of his fellow prisoners， most of whom did not survive。 This segment would have been notable by itself just for his real life commitment to optimism and a belief that there is reason to survive （the why）。In the second half of the book explains his logo therapy beliefs in detail。 This section is more complex but makes some memorable points。 One of those: self actualization is determined by self self transcendence， meaning that the mere pursuit of happiness pales is not the path to becoming fully human。 There is much to ponder here， and I will reread。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Siddharrth Jain
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I categorically remember one of the statements made by the movie actor Sanjay Dutt， post his release from the jail， on being asked of his tenure and how he managed to sustain the prison life。 He said he learnt of giving up on hope， on hope of getting a bail or a release or a pardon。 This was the key to get over the constant trauma and spend about his destined time within the four dreaded walls。Viktor Frankl’s first hand account of holocaust， takes you through the psychological journey of an inma I categorically remember one of the statements made by the movie actor Sanjay Dutt， post his release from the jail， on being asked of his tenure and how he managed to sustain the prison life。 He said he learnt of giving up on hope， on hope of getting a bail or a release or a pardon。 This was the key to get over the constant trauma and spend about his destined time within the four dreaded walls。Viktor Frankl’s first hand account of holocaust， takes you through the psychological journey of an inmate。 How on various stages of their tenure， there is suffering， trauma， hope and death of hope。 His writing guides the reader of an unimaginable emotional agony， one has to go through， to either succumb or survive the jail term。 A tenure， where you are probably physically alive but emotionally dead。Do read， if you are keen on understanding the cognitive living of a yardbird。 Can be a little boring but yours truly is finally back after a 4 month hiatus from reading。🏛 。。。more
Jordan Serati
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I had to put this book down and go for a walk when I finished it haha。it stirred so much personal reflection I loved every minute！ A completely unique and inspiring perspective on suffering and the meaning of life。 I know I will circle back to this book soon and am sure that I will find a whole new message every time I open this book。
Federico Sosa Machó
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Interesante testimonio sobre la vida en los campos de concentración y la caracterización de las etapas por las que atraviesan los prisioneros en esas situaciones traumáticas。 El texto es acompañado por una aproximación a la logoterapia， con su énfasis en esa búsqueda de sentido de la que se habla en el título。
Teun Bastiaans
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Interessant boek en mooi hoe de schrijver de link legt tussen zijn eigen ervaringen en hoe het breeder getrokken kan worden naar wat meer actuele vraagstukken。 Tweede deel af en toe wat minder soepel weg te lezen， maar over het algemeen aanrader！
Amani AL Boni
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" لا تبحث عن معنى مجرد للحياة ، فلكل فردٍ مهنته الخاصة أو رسالته الخاصة في الحياة التي تفرض عليه مهمةً محددة ليقوم بتحقيقها فلا يمكن لشخصٍ أن يحلّ محل آخر ، كما ان حياته لا يمكن أن تتكرر " " تصوّر خاطئ و خطير للصحة النفسية الزعم بأن ما يحتاجه الإنسان بالدرجة الأولة هو : التوازن " بعد قراءتنا للكتاب نجد أنه لا ضير بقليلٍ من القلق و بعضٍ من التوتر فهما ما يدفعان الفرد للنمو و الارتقاء。 و إذا ما مررنا بظروف تعِسة و تحديّات جمّة علينا أن نحوّل معاناتنا لانتصارٍ نفخرُ به فما يميزنا كبشر هو قدرتنا عل " لا تبحث عن معنى مجرد للحياة ، فلكل فردٍ مهنته الخاصة أو رسالته الخاصة في الحياة التي تفرض عليه مهمةً محددة ليقوم بتحقيقها فلا يمكن لشخصٍ أن يحلّ محل آخر ، كما ان حياته لا يمكن أن تتكرر " " تصوّر خاطئ و خطير للصحة النفسية الزعم بأن ما يحتاجه الإنسان بالدرجة الأولة هو : التوازن " بعد قراءتنا للكتاب نجد أنه لا ضير بقليلٍ من القلق و بعضٍ من التوتر فهما ما يدفعان الفرد للنمو و الارتقاء。 و إذا ما مررنا بظروف تعِسة و تحديّات جمّة علينا أن نحوّل معاناتنا لانتصارٍ نفخرُ به فما يميزنا كبشر هو قدرتنا على الاختيار و اتخاذ القرار 。。。 قبول التحدي أو تجاهله بالبلادة و الخضوع 。 。。。more
Lauren Donis
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The first part of the book about Frankl’s experiences in the concentration camp is interesting and had me gripped。 So many little things that don’t really get talked about when concentration camps and WWII are talked about， eg knowing that when you see a fellow prisoner smoking his cigarettes that he’d given up and would die soon。 But it ended so quickly and then was just a bunch of repetitive stuff about psychology which was anticlimactic。 Could’ve listened to hours more about camp life though。
Ruth
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No sé cómo describir las emociones que he vivido durante su lectura。 Tal vez ternura， tristeza y curiosidad genuina por conocer el comportamiento humano en escenarios tan adversos。 He aprendido cosas importantes。 Me parece un libro que debería leer todo el mundo。
Ravi Venkatappa
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Provide such a perspective on life。 Worthy read for all。
Nuttawat Kalapat
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ไม่แปลกที่เล่มนีคนยกย่องเพราะมันดีจริงในวันเฮงซวย ขอบคุณลองหยิบเล่มนี้ขึ้นมาอ่านลองซึมซับชีวิตของคนเขียนในค่ายกักกันดูมุมมองต่อเรื่องร้ายๆของคุณอาจเปลี่ยนไปเล่าเรื่องลื่นไหลมากสีวนครึ่งหลังเป็นทฤษฎีทางจิตเวช ทางจิตวิเคราะห์ที่ย่อยไม่ยากและน่าสนใจเช่นกันเป็นเล่มที่ควรแนะนำให้คนซึมๆเศร้าๆกับชีวิตอ่านเป็นอย่างยิ่ง
Arman
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یکی از نکات جالب برای من این بود که شوخی در آن شرایط بغرنج رونق داشته و حتی نمایش ها و برنامه هایی برای بالا بردن روحیه که این نشان دهندهی اهمیت شوخی در همهی زندگی از جمله زمان مواجهه با سختی هاستhttps://taaghche。com/book/87525/ یکی از نکات جالب برای من این بود که شوخی در آن شرایط بغرنج رونق داشته و حتی نمایش ها و برنامه هایی برای بالا بردن روحیه که این نشان دهندهی اهمیت شوخی در همهی زندگی از جمله زمان مواجهه با سختی هاستhttps://taaghche。com/book/87525/ 。。。more
Lucia van den Brink
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Heel inspirerend。
Naznin
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All I got to say is it's a must read。 This book will lend you a fresh perspective on dealing with suffering， utter hopelessness， toxic persuit of happiness， being ashamed of feeling unhappy and a seemingly meaningless life。 The writer is an exceptionally observant and intelligent person which is reflected in his writing。 All I got to say is it's a must read。 This book will lend you a fresh perspective on dealing with suffering， utter hopelessness， toxic persuit of happiness， being ashamed of feeling unhappy and a seemingly meaningless life。 The writer is an exceptionally observant and intelligent person which is reflected in his writing。 。。。more
Trina Druffner
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Incredible。 A book everyone should read。
MUSTAPHA
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One of best book I have read and thankful for reading it in my early 20's One of best book I have read and thankful for reading it in my early 20's 。。。more
Divyansh
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I got really engaged and stunned while reading the first part of the book i。e。 "Experiences in a Concentration Camp"。 Their（prisoners）situation was really bad yet they survived and those who didn't were not failures either。 Their death didn't go in vain ， it holds meaning to itself。 The second part ， however ， was little bit a loose end for me personally。 I lost focus somewhere in between the second part and hence got into a mindset where i just wanted to finish the book rather than getting know I got really engaged and stunned while reading the first part of the book i。e。 "Experiences in a Concentration Camp"。 Their（prisoners）situation was really bad yet they survived and those who didn't were not failures either。 Their death didn't go in vain ， it holds meaning to itself。 The second part ， however ， was little bit a loose end for me personally。 I lost focus somewhere in between the second part and hence got into a mindset where i just wanted to finish the book rather than getting knowledge and information from it。 But overall it's a great book。 One should read it in order to know more about the adversities of life and how uncertain our life is。 4🌟/5🌟 。。。more
Khabir Nangialy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 simply it shows as how to control the life and its aspect
Matthew
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The first 2/3 are an interesting though sparse reflection on life in a concentration camp。 I wouldn't mind more details but it is interesting。 The last third was a random collection of thoughts on logotherapy。 It's a weird bait and switch and feels too removed from the first half。 If it felt like more effort put into second half I might give it more stars。 The first 2/3 are an interesting though sparse reflection on life in a concentration camp。 I wouldn't mind more details but it is interesting。 The last third was a random collection of thoughts on logotherapy。 It's a weird bait and switch and feels too removed from the first half。 If it felt like more effort put into second half I might give it more stars。 。。。more
Stefan Baumgartner
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Read first half and enjoyed the storytelling。
Fernanda :）
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3。5 :）
Stefan Farian
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3/5i guess the first part of this book is all that i need to read & i'm glad because i started the second part， the analysis & it was not working for me at all & it would've probably dropped this big time if i factored that in。 solid book on existentialism。 the story itself is very sad， but i've had a lot of exposure to stories of this kind so it wasn't as interesting for me。 but all the points brought upon in here were great。 specifically "decent" & "indecent" people as well as the part with hi 3/5i guess the first part of this book is all that i need to read & i'm glad because i started the second part， the analysis & it was not working for me at all & it would've probably dropped this big time if i factored that in。 solid book on existentialism。 the story itself is very sad， but i've had a lot of exposure to stories of this kind so it wasn't as interesting for me。 but all the points brought upon in here were great。 specifically "decent" & "indecent" people as well as the part with his wife。 incredible。 story wise this was readable， but didn't affect me as it wanted to 。。。more
Jess
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While Frankl is not a Christian， his way of thinking about humanity is very in-line with what holy scripture teaches about humanity and the meaning of life。 The book， as I recall， was kinda split into two parts; the first addressed his experiences in concentration camps during WWII。 That alone is reason for anyone to read this （#historymatters） but the second part is where he talks more about his method， as developed from contemplating his experiences/the experiences of those who suffered with h While Frankl is not a Christian， his way of thinking about humanity is very in-line with what holy scripture teaches about humanity and the meaning of life。 The book， as I recall， was kinda split into two parts; the first addressed his experiences in concentration camps during WWII。 That alone is reason for anyone to read this （#historymatters） but the second part is where he talks more about his method， as developed from contemplating his experiences/the experiences of those who suffered with him AND from his own practice as a counselor/psychologist。 This is a book for adults （some of the patients and topics he mentions， for example， bring up serious human issues， including but not limited to sexual matters） but I wish I would have thought about these fundamentals much earlier in my life。 As a lifelong Christian， I've always known the textbook/big-picture answer to why my life has meaning， but to think more in depth about how I live day-to-day and how I think about my life， after reading Frankl's work， is very eye opening。 It is one thing to KNOW your life as meaning， and entirely another to be capable of living a meaningful life。 I don't intend to go read all of Frankl's stuff， but I do think that this one might be worth the reread in the future as I need to be reminded of some of the great realities he expounds on。 Personal note: This book， which I had been putting off reading for a couple years after I found it on a book rec list， hit me at just the right time （I was going through the beginning of a season of great sorrow and wondering how I could possibly keep moving forward amidst such pain。。。 but more on that would be a book I'd probably have to write myself in the future。。。）。 。。。more
Paul
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“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances， to choose one’s own way。”
Daniel
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Wonderful book
Larry
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Very interesting subject。
Anuraj Pandey
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Good bookHard copy only
Rutger
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Simply amazing
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