Embracing Hope, Viktor E. Frankl
Embracing Hope, Viktor E. Frankl
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Embracing Hope
On Freedom, Responsibility & the Meaning of Life

Author: Viktor E. Frankl

Narrator: Steve West

Unabridged: 3 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/20/2024


Synopsis

A highly anticipated, rediscovered collection from Viktor Frankl, published for the first time in the United States, exploring freedom, responsibility, and how we can draw meaning from the temporary nature of our lives

From the bestselling author of Man's Search for Meaning, which has sold over 18 million copies

The Library of Congress lists Man’s Search for Meaning as one of the ten most influential books in history. Scientists and artists, politicians and celebrities regularly cite Frankl as one of the most important authors every person should read. Now, there is another book for his devoted fans to add to their collections.

Published here for the first time in the United States, Embracing Hope continues Frankl’s enduring life’s work and provides even more lessons for those searching for meaning and purpose. It’s made up of four distinct pieces from Frankl on different themes - all uniting around the idea that we should remain open to life even when we have been subjected to appalling injustice, and even when we are faced with our own mortality and the brief nature of our lives. At a time of global suffering where so many are searching for hope and meaning, Frankl’s work seems more relevant and more important than ever.

Whether you're a devoted follower of Frankl's work or a newcomer seeking to enrich your understanding of life's purpose, this book promises a captivating journey that will leave you pondering its teachings long after you've turned the final page.

Just imagine what would happen, what life would look like, if there were no death. Imagine what it would be like if you could postpone anything and everything, if you could put it off for eternity. You wouldn't have to do anything today or tomorrow. Everything could just as easily be done next week, next month, next year, in a decade, in 100 or 1,000 years. Only in the face of death, only under pressure from the finiteness, the temporal limitation of human existence, is there any point in going about our business, and not only in going about our business, but in experiencing life, and not only in experiencing life but also in loving someone, and even in enduring and surviving something that is inflicted on us.

About The Author

Viktor E. Frankl was a professor of neurology and psychiatry at the University of Vienna Medical School until his death in 1997. He was the founder of what has come to be called the Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy—the school of logotherapy. Born in 1905, Dr. Frankl received the degrees of Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Vienna. During World War II he spent three years at Auschwitz, Dachau and other concentration camps; most of his family, including his wife and parents, perished in the camps. In his lifetime, Frankl published many books, most notably the international bestseller Man’s Search for Meaning, which has been translated into over fifty languages.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bonnie on April 10, 2025

New collection, freshly inspiring......more

Goodreads review by Kerynnisa on July 20, 2024

There is a lot more psychology jargon than I expected, but Frankl’s wisdom, genuine compassion and empathy, and conviction, solidified by the most difficult of life experiences (his and his patients’) make this an engaging this. This is indeed a book about hope, but also a hopeful book. Some of the......more

Goodreads review by Benjamin on August 08, 2024

There was one page that felt transformative when reading it. I know full well that's because it's exactly the message I needed to hear, and results may vary. Regardless, there is wisdom in here for everyone.......more

Goodreads review by Dona's on December 24, 2024

This short book of essays from Viktor Frankl did not have quite the impact on me as have others of his works, such as Man's Search for Meaning, which I read 15 years ago now but which still comes back to me in pieces when it matters to the moment. I read this pretty fast, so I want to go back to it......more

Goodreads review by Belal on December 22, 2024

I should probably read this again and appreciate it more because I didn’t get much......more


Quotes

“Decades-old writing that remains timely . . . Comforting and necessary.”
Kirkus Reviews

“The message is moving and his lyrical prose will stick in readers’ minds. It’s an inspiring introduction to Frankl’s thinking.”
Publishers Weekly

“For those unfamiliar with his work, Embracing Hope offers a brief but compelling collection of two lectures, an interview, and an article that capture the central premises and concerns of his work. . . . Like all good thinkers, he makes his readers think and challenges them to provide better answers to the questions he sees our world asking.”
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