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Man's Search for Meaning Mass market paperbound - 1997

by Viktor Emil Frankl; Preface by Gordon W. Allport


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Man's Search for Meaning is a book by Viktor Frankl that describes his experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps during World War II and his development of logotherapy, a psychotherapeutic approach that emphasizes finding meaning in life. The book is divided into two parts; the first part chronicles Frankl's experiences as a prisoner, while the second part focuses on his theory of logotherapy. Frankl wrote the book in a reported nine days. Originally titled Ein Psycholog erlebt das Konzentrationslager (A Psychologist Experiences the Concentration Camp), it was released in German in 1946. The English translation was published in 1959 by Beacon Press under the title From Death-Camp to Existentialism: A Psychiatrist’s Path to a New Therapy. The title was changed to Man’s Search for Meaning in 1962. In a 1991 survey by the Library of Congress, readers voted Man’s Search for Meaning one of the 10 most influential books in their lives. At the time of Frankl’s death in 1997 the book had sold more than 10 million copies. It has been translated into over 24 languages. 



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A prominent Viennese psychiatrist recounts his experiences in a Nazi concentration camp that led to the development of his existentialist approach to psychotherapy.

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THIS BOOK DOES NOT CLAIM TO BE AN ACCOUNT OF facts and events but of personal experiences, experiences which millions of prisoners have suffered time and again.

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The first English language edition of Man's Search for Meaning was published in1959 by Beacon Press in Boston, under the title From Death-Camp to Existentialism: A Psychiatrist’s Path to a New Therapy. The first editions under the title Man's Search for Meaning were published in 1962.

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  • Title Man's Search for Meaning
  • Author Viktor Emil Frankl; Preface by Gordon W. Allport
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Washington Square Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date December 1, 1997
  • ISBN 9780671023379 / 0671023373
  • Weight 0.24 lbs (0.11 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.79 x 4.23 x 0.61 in (17.25 x 10.74 x 1.55 cm)
  • Reading level 1090
  • Library of Congress subjects Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Logotherapy
  • Dewey Decimal Code B
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