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| Club Read 2009 : booksontrial's 50 book reviews in 2009 | | 79 | booksontrial, November 24 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : booksontrial's 50 book reviews in 2009 | | 96 | booksontrial, November 24 | |
| A Pearl of Wisdom and Enlightenment : Books on Wisdom and Enlightenment. | | 72 | ecohealth2003, November 15 | |
| 999 Challenge : BJ's 999 Categories and Books | | 222 | billiejean, November 13 | |
| Books that made me think : BooksThat Made Me Think | | 64 | bridgitshearth, November 1 | |
| Club Read 2009 : Medellia's 2009 Reading | | 245 | Medellia, October 27 | |
| 999 Challenge : Cmbohn and the 999 | | 249 | RidgewayGirl, October 23 | |
| Dewey Decimal Challenge : BooksOnTrial Meets Dewey | | 9 | booksontrial, October 15 | |
| 999 Challenge : Cmbohn's 999, part 2 | | 199 | cmbohn, October 3 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : readergirliz's 50 book challenge | | 29 | readergirliz, September 30 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : alalba | | 133 | alalba, September 28 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : BrainFlakes for 2009, Part Deux | | 218 | saraslibrary, September 21 | |
| 1010 Category Challenge : Liz K's 2010 - 1010 Challenge | | 13 | christina_reads, August 17 | |
| Dewey Decimal Challenge : Nickelini Joins In Too . . . | | 18 | Nickelini, June 2 | |
| A Pearl of Wisdom and Enlightenment : non-religious mystical experience | | 18 | stellarexplorer, May 8 | |
| Hogwarts Express : What are you reading in April? | | 186 | cmbohn, May 5 | |
| The Green Dragon : April Acquisitions! | | 148 | saltmanz, May 4 | |
| 999 Challenge : APRIL 2009: What Are You Reading? | | 97 | RidgewayGirl, April 29 | |
| The Green Dragon : April Reads 2009 | | 171 | Menelvir, April 29 | |
| 999 Challenge : Books with Jewish/Israeli themes/authors in the 999 challenge | | 77 | avatiakh, April 26 | |
| Book talk : Another Silly Game - Part 9 | | 403 | thesmellofbooks, April 15 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Kiwidoc- reading in 2009 | | 353 | Whisper1, March 5 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : First Few Books of 2009 | | 11 | davefromnyc, January 10 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : blackdogbooks year 2008 | | 399 | Whisper1, January 3 | |
| 250 book challenge : Dyrfinna's 2008 Reading | | 36 | Dyrfinna, January 2 | |
| The Green Dragon : C J Lyons email | | 4 | maggie1944, November 2008 | |
| Book talk : Another Silly Game, Part 15 | | 340 | hemlokgang, November 2008 | |
| Christianity : Your must read recommendation | | 102 | vincelatz, October 2008 | |
| Book talk : Another Silly Game, part 14 | | 360 | hemlokgang, October 2008 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : emwelsh starts in October! | | 14 | blackdogbooks, October 2008 | |
| 1001 Books to read before you die : Your one "I cant believe it's not in there" book | | 122 | emaestra, September 2008 | |
| Book talk : Another Silly Game - Part 10 | | 326 | hemlokgang, August 2008 | |
| 888 Challenge : Morphidae's 888 | | 38 | Morphidae, July 2008 | |
| Jewish Bibliophiles : Judaism and YOU | | 45 | pechmerle, June 2008 | |
| Virago Modern Classics : Fabulous Finds, Part II | | 243 | Sibylle.Night, June 2008 | |
| Off-topic : The Person Below Me, Round 15 -- halfway to thirty! | | 411 | Mr.Durick, June 2008 | |
| Book talk : Another Silly Game - Part 7 | | 401 | moibibliomaniac, May 2008 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - March. 2008 | | 273 | Talbin, April 2008 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 23 February 2008 | | 176 | LeadTrac, March 2008 | |
| Dormant: Non-Fiction Readers : What Non-Fiction R U Reading for FEBRUARY '08 | | 82 | alcottacre, March 2008 | |
| Dormant: Graduate Students : How do you make time to read for the fun of it? | | 51 | Sniv, February 2008 | |
| Dormant: BookMooching : Books You've Mooched | | 120 | bostonbibliophile, January 2008 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Nickelini's 100 Book Challenge | | 17 | amandameale, January 2008 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - November 2007 | | 164 | poemsforkeeps, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: Books Compared : Night / Man's Search for Meaning | | 6 | maggie1944, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: Psychology : " cookbooks" - Knowledge the easiest and fastest way | | 9 | John_Zrnich, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Favorite NOVEMBER book | | 30 | Robertgreaves, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: Reading Globally : Where in the World Are You Now? November 2007 | | 90 | teelgee, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: The Green Dragon : OT: A different sort of request... | | 22 | MerryMary, October 2007 | |
| Dormant: List Five Books Parlour Game : Chain Reaction | | 26 | Antares1, August 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : pdxWoman -- Books Read in 2007 | | 2 | pdxwoman, July 2007 | |
| Dormant: Depression and Anxiety: Books That Help : Research on Depression | | 5 | byzanne, February 2007 | |
... Wild Geese by Bridget Boland - ditto
Alexander's Bridge by Willa Cather
The Ghostly Lover by Elizabeth Hardwick
From Man to Man by Olive Schreiner
Love Letters between a Nobleman and his Sister by Aphra Behn.
And, Julie, I found Storm Jameson's autobiography and bought it ... Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
“I shall never forget how I was roused one night by the groans of a fellow prisoner, who threw himself about in his sleep, obviously having a horrible nightmare. … I wanted to wake the poor man. Suddenly I drew back the hand which was ready to ... Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
“I shall never forget how I was roused one night by the groans of a fellow prisoner, who threw himself about in his sleep, obviously having a horrible nightmare. … I wanted to wake the poor man. Suddenly I drew back the hand which was ready to ... Chiming in on Blackdogbooks comment regarding Man's Search for Meaning, it truly is one of the most powerful books I've ever read. Lo these years later, I still tell people about it! Your #116 looks thought provoking. A book with a similar premise is Victor Frankl's memoir Man's Search for Meaning. He puts the same theory to the test during his days in a Nazi concentration camp. Dark setting but one of the most hope filled books I've ever read. ... Court
4. A Child Named It by Dave Pelzer
5. A Man Named Dave by Dave Pelzer
6. Crazy for God by Frank Schaeffer
7. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
8. The Privilege of Youth by Dave Pelzer
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... in school and being so affected by it. So after reading a couple of other Holocaust books this year, (The Hiding Place, Man's Search for Meaning, The Book Thief), I was interested to see how this one fit in with them.
First of all, I read a different edition this time around. This is ... ... pace
Memories, Dreams, Reflections
A Whole New Mind
Going the Distance: One Man's Journey to the End of His Life
Man's Search for Meaning
The Republic
200 – Religion
The Perennial Philosophy
The Varieties Of Religious Experience: A Study In Human Nature
The Kingdom of ... ... I browsed that table just last Friday and, on Saturday, buckled and put in an order for The House on Mango Street and Man's Search for Meaning. ... been to war can truly relate and empathize.
Dr. Viktor Frankel, a Jewish psychiatrist in Auschwitz, said in his book Man’s Search for Meaning, that even concentration camp prisoners had choices: they could choose to live or they could choose to lie down and die—many of whom chose the ... 100 Philosophy
Some of the better books I've read in this class:
150.19 Man's Search for Meaning, Frankl
155.5 See Jane Win, Rimm
179.3 Old MacDonald's Factory Farm
189.4 Abelard and Heloise, Peter Abelard
194.19 Discourse on Method, Decartes
... defer Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman to next year ... already deferred from my 888 :(
. find a way, any way, to fit Man's Search for Meaning into my 999
. consider These Is My Words, which I would never have encountered otherwise
. take on the (to date unsuccessful) ... I have read several about the Holocaust this year. So far I've read The Hiding Place, Man's Search for Meaning, and The Long Walk, which is more about WWII in general, and not really about Jewish themes. I also read Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman. Although Feynman wasn't a practicing Jew, ... ... is it that makes some people so much stronger than others? And I think that love is the answer. I just finished reading Man's Search for Meaning, and taken with that one, I found myself so impressed by the strength and faith of these people. I was just so inspired.
I love to read Corrie Te ... I finished Man's Search for Meaning and I'm just about done with The Sea for Breakfast. Review for Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl was a psychiatrist and neurologist who was also a survivor of a concentration camp. This book describes his experiences and the philosophy/analysis he developed, partly based on his experiences, called logotherapy. It's like two short ... ... Things and I'm still listening to The Body in the Billiard Room. So funny. And I'm reading The Sea for Breakfast, Man's Search for Meaning, and Jesus The Christ - Talmage. That last one is over 700 pages and it's taking me a really long time. ... came through so much that I was totally involved the book.
Now I am reading Full Dark House and just about to start Man's Search for Meaning. ... Scarlet yesterday and now I'm reading The Dragon of Trelian. It's fun so far. When I get that one read, I need to start Man's Search for Meaning. I've only got 2 weeks on it from the library. Well, if I can count library books, I checked out The Lost Queen, Salt: A World History, Full Dark House, Man's Search for Meaning, Laugh Lines, The Prince Lost to Time - which is the second in a series, and the library doesn't have the first one, I hate that! - Good Little Wives, and ... ... of wisdom that have meaning to us. Here is my list of notables:
from many years ago -
Seth Speaks by Jane Roberts
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Island and The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard ... ... text, I think.
Paintings in Proust, which I have received from the library. Beautiful, beautiful book.
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. Will return to this. Picked it up on vacation.
Just after Christmas, I finished Alexander McCall Smith's The No. 1 Ladies' D ... Message 87..Nickelini
I read Man's Search For Meaning many years ago. It is one of the books that was life changing.
I'm enjoying these conversations on your thread kiwidoc! I've added House of the Dead to my TBR in 2009 pile.
Message 95 .. Cait86
I've never heard of the two ... ... by the Holocaust? And just to really make things complicated, another great memoir to throw into the comparison mix is Man's Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl. What I really like about this one is his discussion of never letting others control your thoughts. I'm not going to compare ... ... it and thinking it was similar in writing style to the writing of Asian Indian author Arundhati Roy.
I'll have to add Man's Search for Meaning to my wish list.
Anything by Amos Oz is great! After you have read some of his books, give yourself a treat and read his autobiography, A T ... Man's Search for Meaning touched me so deeply when I read it umpteen-years ago. Thanks for reminding me.
Has anyone read any of these books:
The Way to the Cats by Yeholshua Kenaz (edit: SqueakyChu, looks like you own this one. I'm still learning how to use the touchstones and all the ... I don't have a specific category for Judaica or Jewish/Israeli authors, but I am planning to read Man's Search for Meaning. Does that count? ... Oppositional Culture and Schooling (Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education) by John Ogbu
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Relentless Pursuit: A Year in the Trenches with Teach for America by Donna Foote
Democracy and Education: An Introd ... 362. Man's Search for Meaning - Victor Frankl (165)
363. Spy Wars - Tennent H. Bagley (336) ... from this person. I did however get a somewhat frantic email from someone asking me to answer a couple of questions about Man's Search for Meaning and then within minutes another email that said, oh, nevermind I figured it out. Icky. A kid, I'm guessing but I did take my email address off my ... Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl 4. Man's search for meaning by V.Frankl
Very interesting account of life as a prisioner in nazis's concentration camps. The author is a psychiatrist who argues for an existentialist view of human nature.
5. Exit music by I. Rankin
Very enjoyable, as all books on the Rebus ... Man's Search for Meaning: An Introduction to Logotherapy by Victor Frankl ... Sea by Jean Rhys. The rest of Jane Eyre's tale--read it if you ever wondered about the mad wife in the attic.
36. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. My dad recommended this to me, a tale on what misery means. Frankl was a Holocaust survivor, and his book is a very quick ... Man's Search for Meaning: An Introduction to Logotheraphy by Victor E. Frankl Biography 9/9 - FINISHED!
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Hi blackdogbooks:
I am glad to see a post regarding Victor Frankl's book Man's Search for Meaning. This book impacted me greatly! I read it years ago while in college and it stays with me still.
It truly is incredible. I think he coined the term logotherapy (but I'm not sure. ... ... already given it to a friend to keep up the book karma.
For those of you who have read this account, I have to recommend Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl. Frankl's account is every bit as moving and beautifully written. The difference is that Frankl goes the extra step and ... Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl Man's Search for Meaning: An Introduction to Logotheraphy by Victor E. Frankl Nope; a relaxing evening at church. It is book discussion night, and the book is Man's Search for Meaning.
The person below me has recently put a feather in their cap. ... found:
For Love Alone by Christina Stead
Love by Elizabeth von Armin
Marcella by Mrs. Humphrey Ward
From Man to Man by Olive Schreiner
The Happy Foreigner by Enid Bagmold
My Friend Says It's Bullet-Proof by Penelope Mortimer
Seven for a Secret by Mar ... Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl ... (and so can you!) by Stephen Colbert
8.) The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
9.) The Color Purple by Alice Walker
10.) Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
11.) Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss
If anyone is interested, I highly recommend numbers 1, 5, 6, 9, and 10. Don't ... ... by Edith Wharton
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
Howards End by E. M. Forster
Man's Search for Meaning by Dr. Viktor E. Frankl
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
Comanche Moon by Larry McMurtry
And the most hilarious thing is that I ... ... When I get done with that, I think I am going to read The unheard cry for meaning by Viktor Frankl. I've read his Man's search for meaning and really enjoyed it. I am looking forward to this one as well. ... the Rye
I didn't like it at first but then something clicked. Once I felt compassion for Holden, the story got better.
Man's Search for Meaning
I thought this was going to inspire me. Instead it creates a "just kill me now" feeling. Ugh.
The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter
Fun fluff ... ... r
7/10
12. The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter by David Colbert
7/10
13. Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
8/10
14. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
5/10
... Earth was not included in this list. Perhaps my favorite book of all times. I also wondered about Viktor Frankl and Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning. I guess we each have our favorites, but these two seem to tell us so much about the human condition.
Flusi the LibrarysCat ... David Attenborough
3. Dragonholder by Todd McCaffrey (6/10)
4. Fat Girl by Judith Moore
5. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl (5/10)
6. Still Me by Christopher Reeve
7. The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls (8/10)
8. Wild S ... Ooopsey, its Viktor E. Frankl who wrote Man's Search for Meaning, not Frank. I've been recommending him for years, too. Maybe it is time for me to re-read it.
... one of the key differences among the two is this: In Night we learn mostly about others - the brutality of the Nazis. In Man's Search for Meaning we learn an extraordinary principle about life: that the attitude we bring to our lives at every moment of every day is a matter of personal choice ... I found Night an utterly horrifying read. It has also been indelibly impressed on my mind, while Man's Search for Meaning had less of an emotional impact on me.
Curiously, therefore, I would almost do the reverse of the previous two posters. I would recommend Night to a wide range of ... Night and Man's Search for Meaning
Both books are memoirs written by young Jewish men who survived the horrors of Nazi concentration camps.
Both books are short.
Both books discuss the influence of their experience on their spiritual lives.
Both books are excellent and must-reads ... ... Atwood
72. Nineteen Eighty-four, by George Orwell
73. The Roman Conspiracy, by Jack Mitchell
74. Man's Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl
75. Approaching 1984, by Donald McCormick
>79: Nickelini, I read Man's Search for Meaning in high school. I bet I'd get more out of it now, approx. 30 years later! ... month, but the best in terms of sheer reading pleasure was Enduring Love by Ian McEwan.
I'm currently reading Man's Search for Meaning, which I think is one of those "must read" books that everyone must read :-) ... taken an unscheduled break and am currently being liberated from a Nazi concentration camp with Viktor E. Frankl in Man's Search for Meaning (an excellent book, so far).
Touchstones not working. Today I bought Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl because I want it as a reference for a paper I'm writing and all three university copies and both public library copies are checked out. (Wow, what a popular book!). Good thing it was less than $7.
While at the book store, I also ... Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl ... (I don't always eat alone, which is probably a good thing), but in the past five months I've managed to read through Man's Search for Meaning, The life of Pi, The God of Small Things, Of Mice and Men, American Gods and The Catcher in the Rye - 15 to 30 pages at a time. I started ... ... me to it. The last time I was really down her books were lifesavers.
Another author that works for me is Viktor Frankl. Man's Search for Meaning, which details the author's real life and death horror (the holocaust) and how he managed to stay alive and sane is very helpful to me for ... I may be on a roll....
Man's Search for Meaning
The Meaning of Everything
Everything You Know
The Know-It-All
All in Good Time
Time in Between ... fun to read!
I haven't read nearly enough books by Jewish authors and am trying to rectify this! Have recently started Man's Search for Meaning which is incredible so far, and will follow that up with some Primo Levi. Great to look through the lists here for inspiration - especially SqueakyC ... ... way.
I guess that's what finding meaning is all about, as Victor Frankl very well put it in his (highly recommended) Man's search for Meaning.
While these "mystical experiences" were relatively rare just decades ago, I have a feeling that this is going to be happening more and more ... ... way.
I guess that's what finding meaning is all about, as Victor Frankl very well put it in his (highly recommended) Man's search for Meaning.
... Creech
Women with Attention Deficit Disorder: Embrace Your Differences and Transform Your Life by Sari Solden
The Spirituality of Imperfection: Storytelling and the Search for Meaning by Ernest Kurtz
The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory ... not what you are asking for but it is a short book and may give you more than you expect. It certainly did for me. Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl.
Also, I would recommend you read something about person-centred psychotherapy - I have found the core conditions useful to ... ... but her book Sharing the darkness has been very helpful to me. And M. Scott Peck's books as well. Finally, Man's search for meaning Viktor Frankl.
I'm interested to see what other people recommend. I am not a Christian or a Buddhist - but have gained a great deal from ... ... are being listed here, thanks!
I'll join the Zen And The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance recommendation. And definitely Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl is another must read for anyone.
I'd like to share another gem with you:
 jlane in Christianity : Your must read recommendation (Dec 7, 2006, 5:56pm) For everyone: by Victor Frankl Man's Search for Meaning. Despite tremendous despair, individuals endure and live with hope. This book prompts each of us to consider our lives and live beyond boredom.
For everyone reading the Christianity group: by Dallas Willard, Divine Conspiracy: ... ... Robert Pirsig
The Heart of Awareness translated by Thomas Byrom
Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi
Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl
My teachers...
Leo Lionni
Dr. Seuss
... Robert Pirsig
The Heart of Awareness translated by Thomas Byrom
Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi
Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl
My teachers...
Leo Lionni
Dr. Seuss
... the B& N book group
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Tears of the Giraffe
Survival of the Fittest
Man's Search for Meaning
Awakening the Buddha Within
Power of Intention
Kill Me on CD
several specific books requested by deployed soldiers thru ...
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