Best Selling Books by Viktor E. Frankl

From the author of Man''s Search for Meaning, one of the most influential works of psychiatric literature since Freud. Holocaust survivor Viktor E. Frankl is known as the founder of logotherapy, a mode of psychotherapy based on man''s motivation to search for meaning in his life. The author discusses his ideas in the context of other prominent psychotherapies and describes the techniques he uses with his patients to combat the "existential vacuum." Originally published in 1969 and compiling Frankl''s speeches on logotherapy, The Will to Meaning is regarded as a seminal work of meaning-centered therapy. This new and carefully re-edited version is the first since 1988.

In this classic work, internationally known Viennese psychiatrist Viktor E. Frankl, founder of the school of logotherapy, sets forth the principles of existential psychiatry. He holds that man''s search for meaning in existence is a primary facet of his being; if the search is unrequited, it leads to neurosis. The role of the therapist, then, is to help the patient discover a purposefulness in life.

Frankl''s elaboration of his theory that man''s primary motvational force is the search for meaning.

Viktor Frankl, bestselling author of Man''s Search for Meaning, explains the psychological tools that enabled him to survive the Holocaust Viktor Frankl is known to millions as the author of Man''s Search for Meaning, his harrowing Holocaust memoir. In this book, he goes more deeply into the ways of thinking that enabled him to survive imprisonment in a concentration camp and to find meaning in life in spite of all the odds. He expands upon his groundbreaking ideas and searches for answers about life, death, faith and suffering. Believing that there is much more to our existence than meets the eye, he says: ''No one will be able to make us believe that man is a sublimated animal once we can show that within him there is a repressed angel.'' In Man''s Search for Ultimate Meaning, Frankl explores our sometimes unconscious desire for inspiration or revelation. He explains how we can create meaning for ourselves and, ultimately, he reveals how life has more to offer us than we could ever imagine.

Find hope even in these dark times with this rediscovered masterpiece, a companion to his international bestseller Man’s Search for Meaning. Eleven months after he was liberated from the Nazi concentration camps, Viktor E. Frankl held a series of public lectures in Vienna. The psychiatrist, who would soon become world famous, explained his central thoughts on meaning, resilience, and the importance of embracing life even in the face of great adversity. Published here for the very first time in English, Frankl’s words resonate as strongly today—as the world faces a coronavirus pandemic, social isolation, and great economic uncertainty—as they did in 1946. He offers an insightful exploration of the maxim “Live as if you were living for the second time,” and he unfolds his basic conviction that every crisis contains opportunity. Despite the unspeakable horrors of the camps, Frankl learned from the strength of his fellow inmates that it is always possible to “say yes to life”—a profound and timeless lesson for us all.

An autobiography of the eminent psychiatrist and philosopher.

A highly anticipated, rediscovered collection from Viktor Frankl, published for the first time in the United States, exploring freedom, responsibility, and how we can draw meaning from the temporary nature of our lives From the bestselling author of Man''s Search for Meaning, which has sold over 18 million copies The Library of Congress lists Man’s Search for Meaning as one of the ten most influential books in history. Scientists and artists, politicians and celebrities regularly cite Frankl as one of the most important authors every person should read. Now, there is another book for his devoted fans to add to their collections. Published here for the first time in the United States, Embracing Hope continues Frankl’s enduring life’s work and provides even more lessons for those searching for meaning and purpose. It’s made up of four distinct pieces from Frankl on different themes - all uniting around the idea that we should remain open to life even when we have been subjected to appalling injustice, and even when we are faced with our own mortality and the brief nature of our lives. At a time of global suffering where so many are searching for hope and meaning, Frankl’s work seems more relevant and more important than ever. Whether you''re a devoted follower of Frankl''s work or a newcomer seeking to enrich your understanding of life''s purpose, this book promises a captivating journey that will leave you pondering its teachings long after you''ve turned the final page. Just imagine what would happen, what life would look like, if there were no death. Imagine what it would be like if you could postpone anything and everything, if you could put it off for eternity. You wouldn''t have to do anything today or tomorrow. Everything could just as easily be done next week, next month, next year, in a decade, in 100 or 1,000 years. Only in the face of death, only under pressure from the finiteness, the temporal limitation of human existence, is there any point in going about our business, and not only in going about our business, but in experiencing life, and not only in experiencing life but also in loving someone, and even in enduring and surviving something that is inflicted on us.

In our age of depersonalization, Frankl teaches the value of living to the fullest. Upon his death in 1997, Viktor E. Frankl was lauded as one of the most influential thinkers of our time. The Unheard Cry for Meaning marked his return to the humanism that made Man''s Search for Meaning a bestseller around the world. In these selected essays, written between 1947 and 1977, Dr. Frankl illustrates the vital importance of the human dimension in psychotherapy. Using a wide range of subjects—including sex, morality, modern literature, competitive athletics, and philosophy—he raises a lone voice against the pseudo-humanism that has invaded popular psychology and psychoanalysis. By exploring mankind''s remarkable qualities, he brilliantly celebrates each individual''s unique potential, while preserving the invaluable traditions of both Freudian analysis and behaviorism.

A young readers’ edition of the best-selling classic about the Holocaust and finding meaning in suffering, with a photo insert, a glossary of terms, a chronology of Frankl’s life, and supplementary letters and speeches The Library of Congress called it “one of the ten most influential books in America”; the New York Times pronounced it “an enduring work of survival literature”; and O, The Oprah Magazine praised it as “one of the most significant books of the twentieth century.” Man’s Search for Meaning has long riveted readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. This new young readers’ edition brings a beloved classic to a new generation of readers, offering a universal tribute to coping with suffering and finding one’s purpose. An abridged text of the original book (emphasizing Frankl’s personal story, while omitting some material on his psychological theory of logotherapy) is presented here, along with supplemental materials that vividly bring Frankl’s story to life, and a foreword by prominent young adult author John Boyne. Man’s Search for Meaning: A Young Readers’ Edition will help readers ages twelve to eighteen grasp Frankl’s enduring lessons on perseverance and strength with clarity and depth.

Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning sold over 10 million copies and was translated into over 30 languages and was deemed by a survey of the Library of Congress one of “the ten most influential books in America”. This volume introduces and presents translations of a number of important but less well-known writings by Viktor Frankl, translated from the original German, in which he forthrightly relates psychology to religious concepts. These cast a strong, new light on the generally received understanding of Frankl’s contribution to psychology – “logotherapy” – and its relationship to the soul and universal ethics.

This Classic Edition of On the Theory and Therapy of Mental Disorders: An Introduction to Logotherapy and Existential Analysis sees Viktor E. Frankl, bestselling author and founder of logotherapy, introduce his key theories and apply them to work with patients exhibiting symptoms of neurosis. James M. DuBois’ translation of Frankl’s Theorie und Therapie der Neurosen allows English readers to experience this essential text on logotherapy in an invigorating new light. DuBois also provides a new Preface to the book, highlighting the importance of both the original volume and Frankl’s work at large, and framing it within contemporary psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. Throughout the book, Frankl uses his unique logotherapeutic approach to analyse neuroses and their impact. He looks in turn at how neuroses may be informed by psychoses, somatic disorders, and the mental implications of being diagnosed with a physical medical condition, as well as potential psychological, spiritual, and societal causes of neuroses. Masterfully translated and thoroughly annotated, this volume brings Frankl’s trailblazing theories into the 21st century and will be of great interest to psychiatrists and psychotherapists alike.

»Leben heißt letztlich eben nichts anderes als: Verantwortung tragen [...] für die Erfüllung der Aufgaben, die jedem einzelnen das Leben stellt.« (Viktor E. Frankl) Mit 35 Jahren kam der österreichische Psychiater Viktor E. Frankl in ein Konzentrationslager. In den Jahren der Gefangenschaft lernte er, wie Menschen mit unvorstellbarem Leid umgehen und wie es selbst an Orten größter Unmenschlichkeit möglich ist, einen Sinn im Leben zu sehen. Nach der Befreiung verfasste er in nur neun Tagen diesen bewegenden Erfahrungsbericht über seine Erlebnisse in den Konzentrationslagern Theresienstadt, Auschwitz und Türkheim. In den folgenden Jahrzehnten wurde das Buch zum Klassiker der Überlebensliteratur, Generationen von Leserinnen und Lesern finden darin Trost und Orientierung. In über fünfzig Sprachen übersetzt, bietet es eine faszinierende und auch heute noch tief bewegende Erkundung der menschlichen Willenskraft. Diese hochwertig ausgestattete Neuausgabe bietet erstmalig den Originaltext in neuer Deutscher Rechtschreibung sowie mit einem neuen Geleitwort von Ariadne von Schirach.

Nos seus momentos de maior sofrimento, no campo de concentração, o jovem psicoterapeuta Viktor E. Frankl entregava-se à memória da sua mulher - que estava grávida e, tal como ele, condenada a Auschwitz. Conversava com ela, evocava a sua imagem, e assim se mantinha vivo. Quando finalmente foi libertado, no fim da guerra, a mulher estava morta, tal como os pais e o irmão. No entanto, ele alimentara-se de outro sonho enquanto estava preso, e, este sim, viria a realizar-se: projetava-se no futuro, via-se a falar perante um público imaginário, e a explicar o seu método para enfrentar o maior dos horrores. E sobreviver. Viktor E. Frankl sobreviveu. E até morrer, aos 92 anos, divulgou por todo o mundo o método desenvolvido no campo de concentração - a Logoterapia. O psicoterapeuta descobriu que os sobreviventes eram aqueles que criavam para si próprios um objetivo, que encontravam um sentido futuro para a existência - fosse ele, por exemplo, cuidar de um filho ou escrever um livro. Em O Homem em Busca de um Sentido, escrito em 1946, o autor narra na primeira parte a sua dramática luta pela sobrevivência. E na segunda, em breves páginas, sintetiza os mais de 20 volumes ao longo dos quais desenvolveu o seu método - aplicável a qualquer pessoa, em qualquer circunstância da vida.

Toda la obra de Viktor E. Frankl está impregnada del profundo conocimiento del ser humano que tenía su autor, y de una visión humanista que nunca lo abandonó y que lo impelía a buscar a toda costa un sentido a la vida del individuo concreto y de la existencia humana. Así, a pesar de los años terribles marcados por su reclusión en campos de concentración nazis, sus reflexiones sobre el sufrimiento y la libertad esencial del ser humano ponen de relieve en todo momento el valor de la vida y nuestra capacidad para sobreponernos a las peores adversidades. Este libro recoge tres conferencias y un esbozo autobiográfico hasta ahora inéditos en castellano. Liberado en 1945 de su condición de prisionero judío, Frankl regresó a Viena donde se encargaría de dirigir la Policlínica Neurológica y retomaría la actividad académica. En 1946 pronunció tres conferencias que poco después verían la luz en forma de libro y donde empezaba a dejar testimonio de su dolorosa experiencia en los campos. El esbozo autobiográfico que completa este volumen constituye una aproximación valiosa a su trayectoria vital e intelectual.

In this work, a Viennese psychiatrist tells his grim experiences in a German concentration camp which led him to logotherapy, an existential method of psychiatry. This work has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 the author, a psychiatrist labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his parents, brother, and pregnant wife perished. Based on his own experience and the stories of his many patients, he 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. His theory, known as logotherapy, from the Greek word logos (meaning), holds that our primary drive in life is not pleasure, as Freud maintained, but the discovery and pursuit of what we personally find meaningful.

Alguien como Viktor E. Frankl, cuya primera crisis existencial le sobreviene a una edad tan temprana como la que tenía Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart cuando compuso su primer minué, ha tenido que dejar forzosamente su impronta en el siglo XX: el siglo del replanteamiento de todos los valores, de la aceleración vertiginosa de todos los procesos y de la decadencia de las costumbres, sometidas a una constante manipulación cotidiana. En su camino hacia la inmortalidad intelectual, Viktor E. Frankl y a diferencia de Mozart vivió hasta la vejez con buena salud física y mental y una actividad incansable, incluyendo algunos años en los campos de concentración de Hitler, así como haber sido capaz de dedicar su vida exclusivamente a un pensamiento fundamental. Con una extraordinaria capacidad de percepción, Frankl pasó toda su existencia hablando de algo que, antes de él, parecía innecesario: explicar a los demás que la vida tiene un sentido, que ese sentido no es una imaginación nuestra, sino que realmente existe. Podemos, pues, aplicar a Frankl la famosa frase de Goethe: «En el principio era el Sentido.

På baggrund af tre års erfaring som koncentrationslejrfange udvikler forfatteren sin psykiatriske retning Logoterapien. Logoterapien er vel nok vor tids mest betydningsfulde psykologiske retning og et opløftende svar på de teorier, der ynder at opfatte menneskets sind som en ren maskine. Viktor E. Frankl, cand.med., PhD, 1905-1997, var professor i Neurologi og Psykiatri på University of Vienna. I 25 år var han chef for Vienna Neurological Policlinic. Hans ”Logoterapi/Eksistentielle analyse” blev med tiden kendt som den ”Tredje wienske skole for psykoterapi”. Han havde professorater på Harvard, Stanford, Dallas og Pittsburgh, og var professor i logoterapi på det amerikanske internationale universitet i San Diego, Californien. Frankls 39 bøger er udgivet på 48 sprog. Hans bog ”Man’s Search for Meaning” (Menneskets søgen efter mening) har solgt millioner af eksemplarer og er på listen over ”de ti mest betydningsfulde bøger i Amerika”.

Nel marzo del 1946, appena undici mesi dopo essere stato liberato dai campi di concentramento nazisti, Viktor E. Frankl tenne una serie di conferenze per l''università popolare di Ottakring, a Vienna. Il testo di quelle lezioni fu pubblicato da un piccolo editore in un volume andato presto esaurito e qui tradotto in italiano per la prima volta. Sopravvissuto all''indicibile orrore dell''Olocausto, che gli aveva portato via i genitori e la moglie incinta, pur nell''estrema sofferenza, Frankl ribadisce in queste pagine la sua convinzione che è sempre possibile "dire sì alla vita". L''importante è darle un senso: con l''azione, con l''amore, con il nostro atteggiamento anche nelle situazioni più dolorose. Perché se non possiamo cambiare il destino, possiamo almeno accettarlo e farne un''occasione di crescita interiore. In un mondo che ha conosciuto la pandemia, l''isolamento sociale, la guerra e una grande incertezza economica, le sue parole sulla resilienza risuonano oggi più attuali che mai.

Psicoterapia e existencialismo é uma seleção de textos de Viktor Frankl, publicados durante as décadas de cinquenta e sessenta. O intuito do próprio Frankl foi selecionar seus escritos fundamentais para a compreensão dos princípios da logoterapia e suas aplicações práticas. Apresenta algumas das ideias bem conhecidas de Frankl a respeito da liberdade e responsabilidade do homem, e descreve pesquisas que apoiam a hipótese levantada por Frankl de que talvez a mais importante fonte de neurose moderna é a falta de sentido na vida. O livro ainda descreve os resultados da logoterapia através de uma descrição valiosa dos resultados clínicos da aplicação das técnicas logoterapêuticas. De acordo com Frankl, "a vida pode se tornar significativa pela atitude que tomamos diante de um destino que não podemos mais mudar". Portanto, a obra de Frankl resgata uma visão antropológica, salientando a liberdade e a transcendência como pontos fundamentais para se compreender o ser humano.

Die "Ärztliche Seelsorge", in der Viktor Frankl seine zentralen Thesen festhält, ist eines seiner Hauptwerke Viktor Frankls: ein engagierter Aufruf zur Entmythologisierung der Psychotherapie und zur Rehumanisierung der Medizin. Der in den dreißiger Jahren entstandene Text wurde 1946 erstmals veröffentlicht und zuletzt 1982 leicht überarbeitet. Im Vorwort schrieb Frankl damals: "Aber das Buch soll, wie gesagt, nicht nur immer, sondern auch wieder aktuell sein. Dies mag zumindest von einem Kapitel wie dem der ''Arbeitslosigkeitsneurose'' gewidmeten gelten, und wir müssen froh sein, wenn uns erspart bleibt, daß auch noch das Kapitel ''Zur Psychologie des Konzentrationslagers'' je wieder aktuell wird." Zum 100. Geburtstag von Viktor Frankl am 26. März 2004 erschien diese Neuausgabe, erstmals ergänzt mit den "Zehn Thesen über die Person".

Una lliçó existencial del tot vigent avui Nova edició d''una obra mestra d''observació psicològica i un testimoni de grandesa humana. El relat de l''experiència dels camps de concentració per part de Viktor Frankl, psiquiatre i presoner, és una lliçó existencial sobre la capacitat humana de transcendir les dificultats i descobrir una veritat profunda que ens orienta i dona sentit a les nostres vides. Ell, que ho havia perdut tot, va poder reconèixer que, malgrat tot, la vida és digna de ser viscuda i que la llibertat interior i la dignitat humana són indestructibles. Amb una lucidesa extraordinària, Frankl reflexiona sobre per quin motiu, malgrat el pitjor dels inferns, val la pena viure. «Un dels pocs grans llibres de la humanitat». K. Jaspers

Een psycholoog beleeft het concentratiekamp & een inleiding tot de logotherapie -- on cover.

Világszerte olvasók egész generációi számára nyújtott megrázó élményt Viktor Frankl pszichiáter klasszikus memoárja, amelyben a náci haláltáborokban zajló mindennapi életről számol be. Frankl négy koncentrációs tábort járt meg 1942-45 között, ezek egyike Auschwitz volt. Meg kellett tapasztalnia szülei, fivére és várandós felesége halálát, és később ezekből a tragikus élményekből, saját és mások végletes gyötrődéséből kiindulva hozta létre terápiás módszerét. A szenvedést nem kerülhetjük el, állítja Frankl professzor, azt azonban eldönthetjük, hogy milyen módon viszonyulunk hozzá, és találunk-e benne értelmet. Értelmet találni az életben, bármilyen is az; kitűzni bizonyos célokat, és azok felé haladni - Frankl logoterápiájának ez a törekvés az alapköve. Sok tekintetben a pszichoanalízisre épít ez az elmélet, de annál általánosabb érvényű, és pozitív üzenete révén mindenkit szíven talál. Az ember egyedi, senki mással össze nem téveszthető lény, hangsúlyozza dr. Frankl, éppen ezért mindenkire rá van bízva, hogyan éli meg, hogyan értelmezi saját személyes tapasztalatait. Hozzuk ki a legtöbbet a lehetőségeinkből, forduljunk bizakodással a jövő felé, és legyünk elfogadóak - a logoterápia módszere ebben segít. Viktor E. Frankl 1997-ben, kilencvenkét évesen hunyt el. Könyvét azóta több mint harminc nyelvre fordították le, gondolatai olvasók tízmillióihoz jutottak el. Visszaemlékezését az amerikai kongresszusi könyvtár már évtizedekkel ezelőtt beválogatta a tíz legnagyobb hatású könyv közé.