Man's Search for Meaning,   ISBN:9780807014271

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Insights from a brilliant man and his experience from time in a Nazi concentration camp. Tying together his professional psychology background and the struggle for survival in the most brutal of circumstances.

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The first time that I read this book, I could hardly put it down. It is truly captivating. The emphasis on finding purpose and meaning sparks something within. It makes you want to look for more in life, putting things into perspective. For example, he describes the need to find meaning in life in each moment, highlighting the need to live in the moment.

Although the story describes how Frankl's survived concentration camps, he focuses upon aspects of human nature, man's ability to persevere, and other parts of the human experience. This allows anyone to relate to such an extraordinary story. I highly recommend it.

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A great book!
If you are considering purchasing this book, please do so. You will not be disappointed.

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'man's search for meaning' by viktor frankl is a profoundly touching book. i approach most inspirational books with reservations due to my pragmatic nature. an unfounded, brainless, and 'new agey' approach to optimism for the sake of wearing a smile on one's face does not resonate well with me. to my delight, this book is anything but that. i would not even consider it a conduit for optimism per se. it a simply a historical account and analysis of the possible strength that can be garnered in even the worst of suffering. the inspiration derived from this book is simply a by-product of becoming aware of the possibilities of human strength. frankl argues one has the power to take responsibility for his or her actions and reactions no matter how bleak the circumstances. truly imbibing this principle can be life-changing. i highly recommend this book.

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I'm actually a little surprised this book has such a high rating. I enjoyed it, and it was a very powerful book but I would have liked to know that this book focused so much on the theory and origin of logotherapy.

This book was recommended to me by a family member who thought very highly of this book. Indeed, it was a very powerful book, yet (perhaps since it was written quite a time ago), it didn't connect or flow in the ways I was hoping it to. A book about the horrors of the holocaust- absolutely. A book about the foundations of the author's theory "logotherapy"?- yes. The meaning of life?- eh.

The author seems to spend an extended amount of time reflecting on his experiences in Nazi death camps, which were terrible and captivating, but became redundant. And although I had little interest in logotherapy to start with, I was open to learning more about it. I found the descriptions to be quite dense and forced, his attempt to describe logotherapy was sometimes a bit awkward and came off at times like a poorly written textbook. Specifically, the examples given about logotherapy I found sometimes to not be the best, sometimes the examples being more about other theories or not logotherapy at all.

Overall, not a bad book at all, I just found the title and descriptions to be misleading. This book has a lot to take in, and once you read it through it maybe worth going back to certain sections to fully be able to digest Frankl's material.op