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Yes To Life In Spite of Everything

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Yes To Life In Spite of Everything by Viktor E Frankl is a collection of lectures delivering inspiration and hope. It explores the human capacity to find meaning and resilience, even in the face of suffering. Frankl's profound insights encourage readers to embrace life fully, no matter the circumstances.
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Yes To Life In Spite of Everything

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Yes To Life In Spite of Everything by Viktor E. Frankl is a profound collection of lectures that illuminate the author's life-affirming philosophy about embracing life's challenges with a resilient and purposeful mindset. This exceptional book, published for the first time in English, comprises a series of talks delivered by Frankl just months after his liberation from the horrors of Auschwitz. Through these lectures, Frankl articulates his core beliefs on finding meaning amidst suffering, the importance of resilience, and his steadfast conviction that within every crisis lies an opportunity.

Viktor E. Frankl, the renowned psychiatrist and author of the global bestseller Man's Search For Meaning, shares in these pages the foundational principles that guided him and countless others through the darkest periods of their lives. Despite the unspeakable atrocities in the concentration camps, Frankl observed that individuals could still find meaning and assert their will to live. He learned from his fellow inmates that, regardless of the circumstances, it is always possible to say "yes to life."

This rediscovered masterpiece goes beyond a mere historical account; it serves as a timeless guide for overcoming adversity. Frankl's insights are incredibly relevant today as they were in 1946, stressing the importance of hope and the human capacity for resilience. These lectures provide a path to finding light even in the darkest times, a lesson that continues to resonate profoundly in our modern world.

With an introduction by Daniel Goleman, Yes To Life In Spite of Everything offers an enriching perspective on enduring and thriving through life's trials. Frankl's words are a testament to the enduring spirit of human dignity, capability, and the unquenchable thirst for meaning. The Guardian aptly notes, "Frankl's is a voice that seems as necessary now as it was in the shadow of the Holocaust."

Join the millions who have been inspired by Viktor E. Frankl's wisdom. This book is not just an invitation to survive but a clarion call to live, learn, and flourish regardless of the circumstances.

"Viktor Frankl gives us the gift of looking at everything in life as an opportunity." – Edith Eger, bestselling author of The Choice

"Offers a path to finding hope even in these dark times." – The New York Times

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Yes To Life In Spite of Everything offers a path to finding hope even in dark times. Frankl's voice is seen as essential now as it was during the Holocaust. It's an unmissable chance to dive deeper into his work and inspires readers to view everything in life as an opportunity.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781846047251

Publisher: Ebury Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 August 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Rider & Co

Contributors:

  • Translated by Joelle Young
  • Introduction by Daniel Goleman

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 199.0mm

Weight: 117g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Viktor Frankl was born in Vienna in 1905 and was Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at the University of Vienna Medical School. His wife, father, mother and brother all died in Nazi concentration camps, only he and his sister survived, but he never lost the qualities of compassion, loyalty, undaunted spirit and thirst for life (earning his pilot's licence aged 67). He died in Vienna in 1997.

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