Man's Search for Meaning
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Theo Solomon
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Viktor E. Frankl
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As relevant today as it was when it was first published, Man’s Search for Meaning is a book for finding strength and purpose in times of great despair.
“This is a book I reread a lot … it gives me hope … it gives me a sense of strength.”—Anderson Cooper, Anderson Cooper 360/CNN
Viktor E. Frankl was a medical doctor at a psychiatric hospital in 1942 when he became a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps in World War II. In 1946, he published this book about his camp experiences and a method of psychotherapy he developed. Forty-five years later, it was still named one of the most influential books in the United States.
Part One describes his three years in four Nazi concentration camps, which took the lives of his wife, father, mother, and brother. He closely observed inmates’ reactions to their situation, as well as how survivors came to terms with their liberation.
Part Two, introducing logotherapy, is an academic discussion of the psychological reactions experienced by all inmates to one degree or another. It solidified Frankl’s early theory that humanity’s primary motivational force is finding meaning in one’s life.
In Germany, titled Ein Psychologe erlebt das Konzentrationslager, or A Psychologist Experiences the Concentration Camp, its title in the first English translation was From Death-Camp to Existentialism. As of 2022, this book has sold 16 million copies and been published in 52 languages.
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- Pamela
- 03-03-25
Blown Away
Truth is, I should have read this monumental book many years ago: its message is so remarkable. A book for people who have given up, lost hope. Here is a life-saver if ever there was one. Frankl’s stark description of the German death camps is painful to read, but what is incredible is how he realises by what mental strategies he can keep alive and not despair. Strategies
which remove the mind from the hunger and terror to dwell upon scenes of normal, decent life. He pictures his loved ones, even communing with them while digging ditches or standing for hours in the freezing weather. He has found a way round, a way out, and it is this and much more that he brings with him when he is finally liberated from hell on earth.
This book is a treasure, one to reread many times, for the wisdom, common sense and humanity found in its pages. No thirst for revenge here, although he has lost his entire family in the camps, only a mission to use what he knows to make this world a better place, which is what he does for the rest of his life. One feels humble after reading it. What a giant of a man!
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- Anonymous User
- 15-03-25
Amazing
Such insightful reflections about incredible hardship. Optimistic and inspiring in spite of the brutal accounts of life in a concentration camp.
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- Juan
- 02-04-25
Wow, this hits me at my core.
It brings you to the core of your being, talks about what we are capable of when everything is taken away.
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- Mug punter
- 02-07-24
It didn’t draw me in
I expected to feel deeply touched and involved, but I felt at all times as if I was standing outside the window looking in. Having said that, it did show me a perspective that the only thing that matters is what’s happening right now. Thank you.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-08-24
Loved it
I highly recommend this book. Still as important today as when it was first written.
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- Iain
- 10-09-24
Harrowing and inspiring
Makes you really think about your own life and suffering and really puts it into perspective
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- Tim L
- 05-08-24
Very profound book
As well as a heart-wrenching discussion of his experiences in the concentration camps this book also has a later section on the lessons he learned in terms of overcoming challenges with having a meaning in life.
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- Muhammad Ali
- 05-01-25
Great book
Excellent penmanship! Really in awe of the man.
"I do not forget any good deed done to me and I do not carry any grudge for a bad one" Frankl
Wow, what an amazing attitude.
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- anonymous
- 11-05-24
Amazing story, awful narration.
The story is incredible but I found this audio book difficult to listen to due to the excessively theatrical naration. Seems disconnected from what's being read.
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- Yordan
- 07-05-24
Profound and life changing
Profound and life changing! Amazing book I will never forget! Great amazing haha 15 words minimum I cant write so much great book wow amazing I loved it nice amazing yo nice good wow
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