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Author  \nViktor E.Frankl was professor of neurology and psychiatry atthe University of Vienna Medical School until his death in 1997.His thirty-two books have been translated into twenty-sixlanguages.During World War II,he spent three years inAuschwitz,Dachau,and other concentration camps.  \nPraise forMan's Search for Meaning  \n\"The views which Dr.Frankl puts forward in his writingsrepresent the most important contributions in the field ofPsychotherapy since the days of Freud.Adler and Jung.Hisstyle is far more rcadable.'  \n—Sir Cyril Burt,ex-President of the British PsychologicalSociety  \n'Viktor Frankl's timeless formula for survival.One of the classicpsychiatric texts of our time,Man's Search for Meaning is ameditation on the irreducible gift of one's own counsel in theface of great suffering,as well as a reminder of the responsibilityeach of us owes in valuing the community of our humanity.There are few wiser,kinder,or more comforting challengesthan Frankl's.'  \n—PatriciaJ.Williams,author of Seeing a Color-Blind Future:TheParadox of Race  \n'Dr.Frankl's words have a profoundly honest ring,for they reston experiences too deep for deception...A gem of a dramaticnarrative,focused upon the deepest of human problems.'  \n—Gordon W.Allport,from the Preface  \n'[Man's Search for Meaning]might well be prescribed for everyonewho would understand our time.'  \n—Jounal of Individual Psychology  \n'An inspiring document of an amazing man who was able togarner some good from an experience so abysmally bad...Highly recommended.'  \n—Libray jounal  \nTO THE MEMORY OF MY MOTHER  \n357910864  \nCopyright C1959,I962,1984,1992,2004 by Viktor E.Frankl  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording or otherwise,without the prior permission of the copyright owner.  \nFirst published in German in 1946 under the titleEin Psycholog erlebt das Konzentrationslager.Original English title was From Death-Camp to Existentialism.  \nThis edition published in 2004 by Rider,an imprint of Ebury Press,Random House,20 Vauxhall Bridge Road,London swIV 2SAwww.randomhouse.co.uk  \nRandom House Australia(Pty)Limited20 Alfred Street,Milsons Point,Sydney,New South Wales 2o61,Australia  \nRandom House New Zealand Limited18 Poland Road,Glenfield,Auckland 1o,New Zealand  \nRandom House South Africa(Pty)LimitedEndulini,5AJubilee Road,Parktown 2193,South Africa  \nThe Random House Group Limited Reg.No.954009  \nPapers used by Rider are natural,recyclable productsmade from wood grown in sustainable forests.  \nPrinted and bound by Bookmarque Ltd,Croydon,Surrey  \nA CIP catalogue record for this book is available fromthe British Library  \nISBN 1844132390  \nMan'sSearch for Meaning  \nTHE CLASSIC TRIBUTE TO HoPEFROM THE HoLOCAUST  \nViktor E.Frankl  \nPART ONE TRANSLATED BY ILSE LASCHPREFACE BY GORDON W.ALLPORT  \nRIDER  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