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Man's search for meaning / Viktor E. Frankl ; part one translated by Ilse Lasch ; foreword by Harold S. Kushner ; afterword by William J. Winslade.

Frankl, Viktor E. (Viktor Emil), 1905-1997 (Author).

Summary:

This author's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Based on his own experience and the stories of his patients, he argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward. At the heart of his theory, known as logotherapy, is a conviction that the primary human drive is not pleasure but the pursuit of what we find meaningful. This book has become one of the most influential books in America; it continues to inspire us all to find significance in the very act of living.

Record details

ISBN: 080701429X (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780807014295 (pbk.)
Physical Description: xvi, 165 pages ; 18 cm
Edition: [Mini book edition].
Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, [2006]
Copyright: ©2006

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreword / Harold S. Kushner -- Preface to the 1992 edition / by Viktor E. Frankl -- Experiences in a concentration camp -- Logotherapy in a nutshell -- Postscript 1984: The case for a tragic optimism -- Afterword / William J. Winslade.