This classic bestseller is considered one of the most important contributions to psychiatry since Freud’s. In it, Frankl gives a moving account of the years he spent in Nazi concentration camps, chronicling the experiences that led to his discovery of his theory of logotherapy. Logotherapy emphasizes personal responsibility and loving connection as methods to find meaning in one’s life and transcend suffering regardless of one’s circumstances. A 1991 reader survey by the Library of Congress and the Book-of-the-Month Club that asked readers to name books that made a difference in their lives found Man's Search for Meaning among the ten most influential books in America.
