Man's Search For Meaning

This is not just a book about Dr. Frankl's experiences as a concentration camp (Auschwitz) survivor. It is an inspiring explanation of how a person's outlook on any situation is not subjective, but instead, objective. One's purpose in life and meaning on this world does not have to be defined by society's measure of success. Very inspiring, to say the least.

So many people are going through the motions of life with out a true purpose. This book addresses the issue and provides a solution. I thoroughly enjoyed the reading and plan on referencing and rereading throughout the rest of my life.

Book was purchased as a gift. I have been familuar with it for years and have found significance from the ideas so simply expressed for my own life. Seller shipped promptly and book was as described.

Excellent book! Viktor Frankl's lessons will change how you think about life and how you deal with tough situations. Along with "How Will you Measure Your Life" and "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" this is one of the best books I've ever read.

This book should be read in High School, College and studied over and over again. A timeless classic. Viktor Frankl twists and molds your emotions and uses gut-wrenching examples of just how bad life can get. He shows you that your life isn't about what you don't have, its about what you have always had: a life.

This book is nothing short of. It stimulates new thought processes and really offers new perspective. Frankl uses powerful examples from his experiences but does not use this book detail the WWII horrors. He uses them as proof of will and explains the psychological side of those horrors he does share.

Just finished reading Viktor E. Frankl's book Man's Search for Meaning. Along with over 12 million other readers I have found it a classic book and is a sobering look at life from an altogether profoundly realistic perspective. I have to say this was a long overdue book for me to read and it has left a profound effect on my view on life, my life and those of my fellow human beings.

I need to reread parts of it, but it's simplest idea is that it's not what happens to you that matters but how you choose to react. You can still be generous and helpful, if only in your intentions. You can be honorable. To me this means that we who live in freedom have much more ability and responsibility to put into action our principles.

This is an excellent book, one that might even change your outlook on life. I found it well written and very profound. I would recommend it to everyone, in particular to those interested in the subject of life's meaning.

I enjoyed reading Man 's search for meaning,I will recommend it to my 5 children ,their wives and 11 grandchildren!I lost a son of 56 years old recently and this book is helping me a lot ,his Logotherapy is helping me!

This is not just a book about Dr. Frankl's experiences as a concentration camp (Auschwitz) survivor. It is an inspiring explanation of how a person's outlook on any situation is not subjective, but instead, objective. One's purpose in life and meaning on this world does not have to be defined by society's measure of success. Very inspiring, to say the least.

I love this book that explains and describes the author's experiences. The knowledge that I have obtained reading this piece of literature has made me a better person and has inspired me to share my story and try to help others to recognize that we are all human beings with the same propensities for good or evil. Great literature a master piece.

Just starting, want to get thru the hard part and into the better part. I read it a long time ago and want to do it again. It came up on a kindle daily deal so reading it now a bit at a time, skimming/remembering the first part.

This book should be read and re read everytime one needs inspiration, feels down and out or just plain looking for meaning and light through dark moments..This book will teach you how to go through challenges in life with more then just instinct for survival but rather a real zest for life and what you chose to make of it, and how you chose to live it.

First part is great, second part becomes somewhat theoretical perhaps due to the fact that Victor Frankl himself was a psychotherapist. But the theory gets supported by some great examples which makes it easy to read through.

Man's Search for Meaning is not a book most people can read quickly. It has too much to say to the reader. Too much we need to think about, consider, and tie into our own experience. Our Sunday School class is reading and discussing it. Many deeply thought out questions and answers have been brought forth as a result of reading this book. I've found that many of the people I most admire read this book years ago and still remember it and are almost eager to discuss it. One thought comes to me from Man's Search for Meaning. Do I have the will and courage to live, even when times are tough? A good, worthwhile read.

Being able to find meaning in suffering... very interesting to read! Thinking that only through suffering we are able to find meaning in are lives is something I felt strongly about but after reading this book, that true meaning to are lives doesn't necessarily have to come from suffering and isn't any less meaningful. I'm glad I read it.

Viktor Frankl's book was pretty interesting. Makes one realize that our own trouble are not so bad after all. I read this book for a class I was taking this past semester. I pretty much found this information similar to the observations and ideas from the book called "The Secret". The way a person sees and thinks about things is how his life will develop. Your body will not be at ease if you are focusing on just the negative aspects of life. Make good choices.

Fantastic book that forces the reader to internalize their own life's meaning. A must read to build awareness of both the strength and misery that mankind is capable of in this world. Makes you want to change your life and the lives of others for the better.

This book is a treasure and is a wonderful example of the forgiveness and intelligent analysis that the mind is capable of even in extreme circumstances. It is provides an insight into how meaning can be found often in the simple things in life. I would recommend that everyone read this at some time in their life.

Excellent little book. This generation needs to read true stories like this to understand how truly wonderful it is to live in a free country today, one that values human life and dignity.
Easy to listen to. I loved the reader.

I love this book that explains and describes the author's experiences. The knowledge that I have obtained reading this piece of literature has made me a better person and has inspired me to share my story and try to help others to recognize that we are all human beings with the same propensities for good or evil. Great literature a master piece.

Just starting, want to get thru the hard part and into the better part. I read it a long time ago and want to do it again. It came up on a kindle daily deal so reading it now a bit at a time, skimming/remembering the first part.

This book should be read and re read everytime one needs inspiration, feels down and out or just plain looking for meaning and light through dark moments..This book will teach you how to go through challenges in life with more then just instinct for survival but rather a real zest for life and what you chose to make of it, and how you chose to live it.

First part is great, second part becomes somewhat theoretical perhaps due to the fact that Victor Frankl himself was a psychotherapist. But the theory gets supported by some great examples which makes it easy to read through.

Excellent read, especially for those who want to know what happened under Nazi rule in 1930's and'40's.. Whjle non theist might question the author's final conclusion, they will still learn a lot about events of thhe period.

This book was very insightful and made me look at life in a while new way. Love quoting this book.

The second half was a little hard to read where he explains his theory. But you can either read it, or choose not to. I got so much out of this, it doesn't really matter!

The idea that anyone could find meaning, forgiveness or anything like that in the context of being a holocaust victim is an amazing one. If you're a student of any religion or ideology trying to figure out how to reach a point where you can take control of your own experience of life, and truly see the world from your internal perspective rather than from your external perspective this is an invaluable text for you to read through. It will squash any excuses you might have of any other teachers of this kind of wisdom not ever having that bad of a time in life to apply these principles to.

His insight into how to deal with every problem like hunger, beatings, and every other kind of suffering. He tells us what kind of
people can survive and which ones give up and die. very well written.

A must read! This book changed my view on life; can make even the most bitter person appreciate life! Do not go through life without reading this book, for I promise you it will not be nearly as fulfilling without it... I don't care who you are, or what your views on the Holocaust are, read this book. Inspirational, Insightful, Touching and Breath-taking.

This is a superb book about the will to survive. It is not so much about a Holocaust survivor's story in prison camp but instead is about the choices we make and the attitude we choose in life. The hook is superb and really caused me to think.

This book is very sad but inspiring all the same. If you have the stomach to read a bit about the holocaust, you will definitely enjoy this little book, however teary you might become while reading it.

I read "Man's Search for Meaning" just before experiencing a horrible year, with multiple hardships and challenges. Undoubtedly the worst year of my life, including the death of my son. It has helped me keep a positive perspective, by remembering I always have the choice of how I will react to situations. It has helped me help others. The gratitude I have for this book is beyond words. I have recommended it to several individuals, especially those asking, "Why did this happen to me?" One mindful reading can help someone progress toward inner peace and develop responsibility as well as a year of meditation.

It's not so much what happens to you but what you think about what happens to you...amazing! Frankl's logo therapy is made even more believable because he has applied it to the tremendous circumstances of his own life.

Great book that tells the story of the writer in concentration camps. Analyzes every aspect in detail but not in a way you will be that impressed about what happens but what the effects are. A must read for dealing with change.

It's sacrilege not to love it...but as a book, it's an awkward combination of narrative and professional tome.
Readers should remember that.
Still, though, it's worth plowing through for this signal observation: that at that darkest hour of history, Frankl continued to learn and what he then teaches is remarkable, that by focusing on what we CAN control (our response to circumstances) we can survive horrors with our humanity intact.

An excellent memory of survival and death in a concentration camp. I recently came back from Poland and did go to Auschwitz so the book helped me see the harsh and gruesome conditions under which these prisoners had to survive and then perish under the Nazi Regime!

Glad I found out about this gem from the store; in the light of the Sandy Hook shootings, it proved to be the right story at the right time for me as I was searching for answers about man's inhumanity to his fellow man. I highly recommend this book; its' relevance is timeless!

Powerful and inspiring book.
A must read for any mature man and woman in our society.
Even though the writing is not as good as the idea behind the book, it is still a great read and very influential on one's inner character.

Interesting perspective on how and why people that survive terrible hardship. Author writes as an observer of others although he himself was subjected to the Nazi prison camps and same trials as those he observes.

Viktor Frankl is a Phychologist and Jew which gives him an amazing insight into Hitler's Death camps during WWII as he tells of his first hand experiences. This is a great book for those who are interested in learning more about the human spirit and how it reacts to such extreme conditions and despair.