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Jan 10, 2019
Jim
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This book was written before I was born and I can't believe that it has escaped my notice for sixty-some odd years! For those who don't know (as I did not), Frankl was a psychologist in Vienna prior to the outbreak of WWII. Although he could have escaped, he chose to stay behind to be with his parents. The result was predictable...he ended up enduring the privations of several concentration/extermination camps.
The first two-thirds of this book had me entranced. I was so impressed by his refusal ...more
The first two-thirds of this book had me entranced. I was so impressed by his refusal ...more

This is a great book. This is a book that can be (and perhaps should be) read again and again. There is so much there. The first part deals with and recounts, in amazing detail, his time in four Nazi death camps including Auschwitz, his separation from his family, the grim and horrific events, and trying to find a way to make sense of it all.
The second part of the book is about Frankl’s theory - known as Logotherapy - which deals with the meaning of life and the pursuit of what we find meaningfu ...more
The second part of the book is about Frankl’s theory - known as Logotherapy - which deals with the meaning of life and the pursuit of what we find meaningfu ...more

Jan 15, 2013
Peg
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Man's Search for Meaning is an insightful and thought-provoking book about finding meaning in life and in suffering. Written by a psychiatrist who survived Auschwitz, the first half of the book describes his experiences in a concentration camp, and the second half gives a brief overview of the philosophy he adopted there, logotherapy. I'm not trained in psychology, but if I were to restate it to the best of my ability, he argues that sometimes when people have experienced terrible things and suf
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This book is highly touted for good reason. I intend to add this to my personal library and read it regularly throughout my life.


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