A book for finding purpose and strength in times of great despair, the international best-seller is still just as relevant today as when it was first published.“This is a book I reread a lot . . . it gives me hope . . . it gives me a sense of strength.”—Anderson Cooper, Anderson Cooper 360/CNNThis seminal book, which has been called “one of the outstanding contributions to psychological thought” … outstanding contributions to psychological thought” by Carl Rogers and “one of the great books of our time” by Harold Kushner, has been translated into more than fifty languages and sold over sixteen million copies. “An enduring work of survival literature,” according to the New York Times, Viktor Frankl’s riveting account of his time in the Nazi concentration camps, and his insightful exploration of the human will to find meaning in spite of the worst adversity, has offered solace and guidance to generations of readers since it was first published in 1946. At the heart of Frankl’s theory of logotherapy (from the Greek word for “meaning”) is a conviction that the primary human drive is not pleasure, as Freud maintained, but rather the discovery and pursuit of what the individual finds meaningful. Today, as new generations face new challenges and an ever more complex and uncertain world, Frankl’s classic work continues to inspire us all to find significance in the very act of living, in spite of all obstacles.
This gift edition come with endpapers, supplementary photographs, and several of Frankl’s previously unpublished letters, speeches, and essays. This book was published with two different covers. Customers will be shipped one of the two at random.
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One of the worlds great pieces of wisdom out of the greatest of tragedies.
Those of us who grew up in the baby boom generation,have no idea of the horror o of W W I I and the atrocities of the Holocaust.Even the men who served in the U.S.army didn’t talk about it until many years later on.U.S.soldiers of German descent were often treated with undeserved maliciosnous.My father was one of those brave men.
A critically important book which should probably be read by all thoughtful people
Greta book if you’re feeling depressed and/or need a little guidance.
Helped me get through Marine Corps boot camp.
Very intelligent and inspiring.
A way of looking at the world and becoming better no matter what your fate is.
Frankl is a must read. His story is timeless, and the experience of his role as a medical aid and prisoner in some of the worst Nazi concentration camps is profound. His personal loss and survival, coupled with the images forever etched in his mind–now etched in mine, led to a unique therapy after his survival.
The moment when he realizes in the shower that he and his fellow prisoners are at absolute zero, nothing to take with them from their past, is just breathtaking. Reminds me of the incredible perspective found in When Breath Becomes Air (written by a cancer surgeon fighting and losing his life to the horrible disease), Dr. Frankl sees this horrendous experience from the eyes of a brilliant Psychiatrist.
The key finding is the essence of what allowed some to survive the holocaust, while others lost the will to live. A Life-changing read!
A wonderful read from tragedy to prevelance. A book that You will want to read once a year.
This is one of the best and most helpful books I have ever read. I first came across it in graduate school and have continued to re-read it every few years. Dr. Frankl was a concentration camp survivor and psychiatrist who developed a therapy based on helping people uncover the meaning in their lives. Brilliant man, inspirational book. Highly recommended.
This book could change your life!
This is the account of a psychiatrist who was incarcerated in concentration camps in the 1940’s. He gives an account of the physical trials, the mental trials and the spiritual trials of a circumstance most of us can not imagine. His account leaves one with hope and not despair.
This is a book that needs to be read and then re-read every five years or so.
I knew little of Viktor E Frankl until recently. The book came as a recommendation from a relative who received the book as a gift, during a very difficult time in his life. I then read a news article on Viktor Frankl and read that as a Jewish psychiatrist in Vienna, he established suicide-prevention centers for teenagers, trying to help them find their unique meaning in life. It’s hard to argue with a book that has 12 million copies in print. It’s a quick read, and is genuine, not preachy, and introspective. He writes of his time and observations in Auschwitz, where he saw the worst of life, and still some who chose to live. ” . . . 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.”