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by Viktor E. Frankl
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Flicker Reads
Flicker Reads rated it 9 years ago
A story that serves both as a memoir of Frankl's concentration camp experiences as well as a description of his logotherapy psychological approach. I found it interesting in both respects.
Silvie's bookshelf
Silvie's bookshelf rated it 9 years ago
One of the best books read in 2015.
Ray Foy's Literary Journey
Ray Foy's Literary Journey rated it 9 years ago
I have run across quotes from Vicktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning for a long time now. I see it referred to very often, usually in the context of considering a hopeless situation (i.e., many world events). Reviewers often refer to it as "life changing" and it remains one of the most popular bo...
Sivachander
Sivachander rated it 10 years ago
positive that I'll take this book again in the future whenever I feel low. read it else you miss a blissful opportunity of leading your life meaningful
Edward
Edward rated it 11 years ago
Preface, by Gordon W. AllportPreface to the 1992 Edition--Man's Search For MeaningPostscript 1984About the Author
Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it 11 years ago
The core of this slim 167-page volume is Frankl's 90-page memoir of his years in four Nazi Concentration camps, including Auschwitz. He wrote his account in nine days in 1945 and it was originally published in German under the title "Ein Psycholog erlebt das Konzentrationlager." I've read quite a fe...
Jenny's Book Bag
Jenny's Book Bag rated it 11 years ago
I read this for a college psychology class, but I highly recommend it.
Jenny's Book Bag
Jenny's Book Bag rated it 11 years ago
I read this for a college psychology class, but I highly recommend it.
travelin
travelin rated it 12 years ago
In my very early 20s I read this work and an unrelated collection of interviews which had a very similar title. I can't find the book of interviews anymore, but I did prefer the variety and depth of multiple interviews covering the topic. Maybe I didn't want to find meaning in a death camp. Maybe th...
Hellen
Hellen rated it 12 years ago
I read a lot of books about WWII, mostly non-fiction. I sometimes feel the need to apologise for this to others when we come to that topic, because it may seem perverse. My family isn't Jewish or German and even though my families live so close to the German border that soldiers marched through thei...
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