A book for finding purpose and strength in times of great despair,the international best-seller is still just as relevant today as when it was first published. ΓÇ£This is a book I reread a lot . . . it gives me hope . . . it gives me a sense of strength.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöAnderson CooperAnderson Cooper 360/CNN This seminal bookwhich has been called ΓÇ£one of the outstanding contributions to psychological thoughtΓÇ¥ by Carl Rogers and ΓÇ£one of the great books of our timeΓÇ¥ by Harold Kushnerhas been translated into more than fifty languages and sold over sixteen million copies. ΓÇ£An enduring work of survival literatureΓÇ¥ according to the New York TimesViktor FranklΓÇÖs riveting account of his time in the Nazi concentration campsand his insightful exploration of the human will to find meaning in spite of the worst adversityhas offered solace and guidance to generations of readers since it was first published in 1946. At the heart of FranklΓÇÖs theory of logotherapy (from the Greek word for ΓÇ£meaningΓÇ¥) is a conviction that the primary human drive is not pleasureas Freud maintainedbut rather the discovery and pursuit of what the individual finds meaningful. Todayas new generations face new challenges and an ever more complex and uncertain worldFranklΓÇÖs classic work continues to inspire us all to find significance in the very act of livingin spite of all obstacles. A must-read companion to this classic worka newnever-before-published work by Frankl entitled Yes to Life: In Spite of Everythingis now available in English.