Editorial Review:

Clean, tight book. Revised and updated. After spending time in Nazi death camps, Frankl developed a revolutionary approach to psychothearpy known as logtherapy. The core of his theory is the belief that man's primary motivational force is the search for meaning. Previous owner's name inside.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Logos:

Very interesting account of one man's experience in a concentration camp. Sans the detailed horror and gore of other WWII stories, Frankl gives a compassionate telling of his experiences and examines man's choice in how he reacts to life's many diffulties. He also introduces the reader to logotherapy, which he developed as a result of his WWII years. Logotherapy states that the root of depression and discontent is the person's lack of meaning in life.

Historical scam-job, somewhat interesting philosophy:

Before one goes through this book it's worth picking up a copy of the April 2000 issue of the Journal of Contemporary History, Volume 35, Number 2, and reading carefully the essay by Timothy Pytell, "The Missing Pieces of the Puzzle: A Reflection on the Odd Career of Viktor Frankl." Pytell established that Frankl spent 3 or 4 days at Auschwitz and 2 years at Theresienstadt, but he falsified the story to give readers the impression that he had spent at least half a year at Auschwitz. Phrases like "the same... more info

Changed my life:

I first read this book when I was thirteen years old. I understood the main idea of this book to be--your attitude is the most important concept for living life. Through the years I have read this book several times and I have always gained renewed hope from reading it. Whether in therapy, recovery or daily life, I have found that my attitude does determine the kind of life I live. This book reminds me of the truth.

Man's Search For Meaning review:

Read this book as soon as possible no matter who you are. The first half is Viktor Frankl's experience in concentration camps during WWII. In the second half he explains logotherapy, logo from the Greek word for "meaning." He wrote something like 10 volumes during his life explaining logotherapy, so this is a short synopsis, but I am able to apply the logotherapy to my life to make it more meaningful. The book is wonderfully written. You will appreciate this amazing man after reading this book.

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