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Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl'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, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose. 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. Man's Search for Meaning 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.
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Bibliographic source: Open Library... Trotzdem Ja zum Leben sagen is by Viktor Frankl. The catalogue records its first publication in 1946. A later edition may have a different publication date on its copyright page.
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Look for a copyMan's Search for Meaning: Classic Editions
Ebury Publishing, 2020 / 240 pp.
ISBN 9781846046384
Man's Search for Meaning: The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust
Rider, 2008 / Paperback, 154 pp.
ISBN 9781846041242
Man's Search For Meaning: New Edition- an Introduction to Logotherapy
Blackstone Audiobooks, 2008 / Audiobook, 1 pp.
ISBN 9781433210426
Man's Search for Meaning: The Classic Tribute to Hope from the Holocaust
Penguin Random House, 2008 / 160 pp.
ISBN 9781846041242
Man's Search for Meaning
Beacon Press, 2007 / Paperback, 165 pp.
ISBN 9780807014295
Man's Search for Meaning
Perfection Learning Corporation, 2006 / 192 pp.
ISBN 9781663607980
Man's Search for Meaning
Beacon Press, 2006 / Paperback, 165 pp.
ISBN 9780807014271
Man's Search for Meaning
Beacon Press, 2006 / Paperback, 165 pp.
ISBN 9780807014271
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