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Viktor Frankl is known to millions of listeners as a psychotherapist who has transcended his field in his search for answers to the ultimate questions of life, death, and suffering. Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning explores the sometimes unconscious basic human desire for inspiration or revelation and illustrates how life can offer profound meaning at every turn.
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"This book reinforces the biblical reality the we are each created with an explicit purpose, and that we find meaning in life through the illumination and pursuit of that purpose, but from a relatively scientific and clinical perspective. It also comes from one who lived in one of the most difficult environments in history to maintain a sense of purpose - a concentration camp. A must read."
— Jeremy (5 out of 5 stars)
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“A truly important book.”
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“Brillant! In this book, we are privileged to share the richness of Frankl’s experience and the depth of his wisdom.”
— Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D. -
“A powerful psychological exploration of the religious quest. Man’s Search for Ultimate Meaning is so treasured by psychologists and theologians and by men and women who wrestle with ultimate questions and encounter God as often in the questions as in the answer.”
— Michael Berenbaum
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" This is a wonderful book. It is obviously pretty sad considering it is about surviving a concentration camp, but it focuses more on the psychological effects and how to make some sense out of what happened. It was very moving. "
— Kristie, 2/19/2014 -
" One of the best books I've ever read. This book is a "game changer"; I think it's impossible to read this book and not be profoundly moved by it. "
— Richard, 2/15/2014 -
" Meaning: "Turn suffering towards human achievement. Guilt can be used to change for the better. Transitoriness of life can be used as an incentive to take responsibility." Great book! "
— Richard, 2/14/2014 -
" I thought this was the original Man's search for meaning. To my disappointment, it was a sequel to the book that only teaches about logo-therapy. So unless you are really into psychology and want to do your own personal analysis or this is for a required study, it's not very enjoyable to read. "
— Cristy, 2/12/2014 -
" the M"OST important read of a lifetime! "
— Aley, 1/14/2014 -
" Great book, but too much epistemology like unto Four Loves. "
— doug, 1/10/2014 -
" Happiness can't be pursued, it only ensues. A beautiful book. "
— Douglas, 1/6/2014 -
" Very technical language and immersed in psychology, but overall a great insight into life from a Holocaust survivor. "
— Noelle, 1/5/2014 -
" Would like to re-read this one. "
— Hillari, 1/2/2014 -
" Amazing book! Had to make a report about this, and i absolutely enjoyed it! "
— Lau., 12/17/2013 -
" I expected this book to be depressing due to the subject nature, and I was pleased to discover I was wrong. It was required reading for a college course, and I dreaded having to learn what this man went through. Although his experience was unimaginable, the book truly is about the human spirit. "
— Needlefingers, 11/22/2013
About Viktor E. Frankl
Viktor E. Frankl (1905–1997) was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist and a survivor of the Holocaust. He became one of the great psychotherapists of the twentieth century. He published more than forty books, lectured and taught seminars all over the world, and received numerous awards and honorary degrees. His interest in psychology began as a teenager. He earned a degree as a medical doctor and served at a psychiatric hospital. In 1942, he and his family were sent to Nazi concentration camps, where his wife, father, mother, and brother perished. After his release, he became a professor of neurology and psychiatry at the University of Vienna Medical School and was head of the neurological department of the Vienna Polyclinic Hospital for twenty-five years. He wrote works on philosophy, psychotherapy, and neurology, including the international bestseller Man's Search for Meaning, based on his experiences as a concentration camp prisoner. He was the founder of the school of logotherapy, which came to be called the third Viennese School of Psychotherapy, after Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis and Alfred Adler's individual psychology.
About Grover Gardner
Grover Gardner (a.k.a. Tom Parker) is an award-winning narrator with over a thousand titles to his credit. Named one of the “Best Voices of the Century” and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.