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Man's Search For Meaning

By Viktor E. Frankl

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| Mass Market Paperback | 9780671023379

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Man’s Search for Meaning is the chilling yet inspirational story of Viktor Frankl’s struggle to hold on to hope during his years as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps where he endured unspeakable horror. Frankl’s training as a psychiatrist informed every waking moment of his ordeaContinue

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I guess everyone, at some point of their life, questions why such and such happens to me, what's the meaning of my life etc.....
This book doesn't tell you the meaning of your life. Above all, this is one's own responsibilities to find it out. But the perspectives the author take on life and ... (continue)

I guess everyone, at some point of their life, questions why such and such happens to me, what's the meaning of my life etc.....
This book doesn't tell you the meaning of your life. Above all, this is one's own responsibilities to find it out. But the perspectives the author take on life and suffering are quite insightful. It makes you take a second thought on what you want to do with your life.

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Carrie said on Dec 27, 2006 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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once in a while, i come across a book so awesomely incredible i wonder why it took me so long to read it. this is a ten star book on a scale of five stars.
when you are in the abyss of despair, with the improbability of continued earthly existence, stripped of all possible material possessions, wh ... (continue)

once in a while, i come across a book so awesomely incredible i wonder why it took me so long to read it. this is a ten star book on a scale of five stars.
when you are in the abyss of despair, with the improbability of continued earthly existence, stripped of all possible material possessions, what happens? is one's life then meaningless, or one is able to somehow create meaning, or retrieve meaning from the depths of our souls?
rather than asking what the meaning of life is, perhaps we are better off inquiring what meaning in life we seek.
this book simply needs to be read.

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Michaelkchan said on Mar 16, 2010 | Add your feedback

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A psychologist's experience in the Holocaust; brings us to light how to overcome tragedies in our past.

I truly admire Dr. Frankl, he had gone through some horrible experiences. He managed to fight through it and survive the horrific concentration camps. He became a counselor for many people (and an outstanding one at that), if you are interested in learning more about a man's state of mind during and ... (continue)

I truly admire Dr. Frankl, he had gone through some horrible experiences. He managed to fight through it and survive the horrific concentration camps. He became a counselor for many people (and an outstanding one at that), if you are interested in learning more about a man's state of mind during and after the Holocaust, this is the right book for you.

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Pablo Josué Mendía said on Sep 23, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Everyone should read this book

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Hotjigax said on Oct 1, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

A must read for ALL. Frankl's experience surviving the concentration camps of Nazi Germany teaches a lesson on finding meaning of one's life even under the worst of circumstances. Have you found the meaning of your life? Perhaps we are all just hopelessly lost. But maybe this book can inspire yo ... (continue)

A must read for ALL. Frankl's experience surviving the concentration camps of Nazi Germany teaches a lesson on finding meaning of one's life even under the worst of circumstances. Have you found the meaning of your life? Perhaps we are all just hopelessly lost. But maybe this book can inspire you just a little. Highly recommend.

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Savio Tang said on Feb 7, 2011 | Add your feedback

A must to read

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
The way in which a man accepts his fate and all the suffering it entails, the way in which he takes up his cross, gives him ample op ... (continue)

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
The way in which a man accepts his fate and all the suffering it entails, the way in which he takes up his cross, gives him ample opportunity — even under the most difficult circumstances — to add a deeper meaning to his life. It may remain brave, dignified and unselfish. Or in the bitter fight for self-preservation he may forget his human dignity and become no more than an animal. 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.
Logotherapy...considers man as a being whose main concern consists in fulfilling a meaning and in actualizing values, rather than in the mere gratification and satisfaction of drives and instincts."
"What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him. What he needs is not the discharge of tension at any cost, but the call of a potential meaning waiting to be fulfilled by him." p.166
"The meaning of our existence is not invented by ourselves, but rather detected." p.157
"What matters, therefore, is not the meaning of life in general, but rather the specific meaning of a person's life at a given moment." p.171
"We can discover this meaning in life in three different ways: (1) by doing a deed; (2) by experiencing a value; and (3) by suffering." p.176
"A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the "why" for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any "how."
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English Books
Mass Market Paperback 224 Pages
Edition: Rev Upd
ISBN-10: 0671023373
ISBN-13: 9780671023379
Publisher: Pocket
Pub date: Dec 01, 1997
Dimensions: 1097 mm x 710 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
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