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Man's Search For Meaning: The classic tribute to hope from the Holoc..
Best price: £7.95 (28% off)
A book to read, to cherish, to debate, and one that will ultimately keep the memories of the victims alive' John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
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Neutrals |
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| 73.9% | 15.0% | 11.1% |
Senti Score [88.9%] |
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The Brain: The Story of You
Best price: £13.12 (12% off)
This is the story of how your life shapes your brain and how your brain shapes your life. Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, the brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity.
Positives |
Neutrals |
Negatives |
| 75.8% | 13.9% | 10.3% |
Senti Score [89.7%] |
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The Brain: The Story of You
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Cons [131] of Man's Search For Meaning: The classic .. |
Strength |
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severe trauma""to live is to suffer to survive is to find meaning in the suffering" "he who has a why to live can bear with almost any how" i have witnessed these two quotes in action with so many people who have experienced severe trauma in their lives many from within the military veterans community"
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100.0% |
real disappointment"this book however was a real disappointment"
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99.2% |
most awful"it tells the true story of how human beings survive in the most awful circumstances"
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98.4% |
term cancer"i didn't intend to review this book just specifically for this reason but recently in my own life i have had a diagnosis that my long term cancer which was in remission has metastasised to lungs liver and bones and i am now in the 'endgame' which may be a couple of years or perhaps four or so years long"
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97.8% |
utterly dull"the second part about logotherapy was utterly dull & unclear despite me having studied many schools of psychotherapy in my training "
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96.6% |
greatest catastrophe"where it challenges the meaning of good and evil in a way that only humanitys greatest catastrophe could do so"
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92.5% |
terrible conditions"the first section where he describes his time in a concentration camp and the ways that he and his fellow inmates attempted to cope with the terrible conditions is extremely good"
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92.1% |
most dire circumstances"well written book illuminates many aspects of human nature and calls into question can in even the most dire circumstances meaning be found?"
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89.3% |
less compelling"the 2nd part of the book which is less compelling is a summary of logotherapy a tenet of which is that even unavoidable suffering has a certain meaning in life"
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88.4% |
negative events"it is one that every single person should own and read because after you have read it you realise that misfortune and all the negative events of your life can only touch you to a certain extent: you have the ability to decide what your response will be"
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75.0% |
overloaded emotionally"the book is also not overloaded emotionally which allows for a focus of course it's up to the reader to choose the topic of focus but this books surely offers a few"
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75.0% |
harsh conditions"he is clearly mentally resilient and robust to find a way of dealing with the harsh conditions of a slaughter camp called auschwitz without being dehumanised"
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75.0% |
overly empathic"i thought it would be a traumatic read overly empathic response too immersed in the emotive horrors"
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75.0% |
very unsettling"i'd thought myself somewhat desensitised to depictions of the holocaust but frankl's matter of fact and rancour free prose proved very unsettling"
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74.9% |
despicable acts"and as if to prove the point of man's inability to learn anything from history is the fact that i read it as conflicts in the world continue to demonstrate man's contempt for human life and of the suffering endured by those whose skin colour or beliefs marks them out for despicable acts of inhuman behaviour"
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74.9% |
times neuroses"secondly despair and depression are not at all correlated with the experience of adversity but if anything inversely so: in our modern plentiful and comfortable times neuroses are legion"
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74.9% |
holocaust memoirs"i’ve read many holocaust memoirs & this is the driest most dispassionate by far"
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74.9% |
extreme persecution"a read for all to be aware and understand how far extreme persecution can go and for what?"
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74.8% |
through hell"this man went through hell and yet still is an inspiration he has made me see i can still have to make my own contribution to the world no matter how small"
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74.8% |
very trivial"it keeps a perspective on our own very trivial sufferings"
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74.8% |
detrimental circumstance"more an inspirational tale of over coming detrimental circumstance"
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74.7% |
tragic optimism"to clarify the book is composed of three different parts: the first one the original tale of what living in a concentration camp was the second one a gentle introduction to logotherapy and the third one about tragic optimism "
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74.7% |
loss bereavement"this is a must read book for anyone suffering from extreme despair loss bereavement torture emotional deprivation childhood abuse and the privations of war natural disaster and the like"
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74.7% |
fruitless frivolous"it highlights the reality of a vast swathe oh people whose search for meaning is simply scorned as fruitless frivolous and with ultimate irony meaningless"
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74.6% |
been difficult"this must have been difficult given the subject"
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74.6% |
detached prose"but actually it’s a detached prose insofar as a scientist who lives his unchosen experiment can write which signifies the importance of finding meaning in life"
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74.6% |
most horrendous"the particular significance of this book is in respect of this observations on the human condition during the most horrendous of circumstances"
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74.6% |
inhuman behaviour"and as if to prove the point of man's inability to learn anything from history is the fact that i read it as conflicts in the world continue to demonstrate man's contempt for human life and of the suffering endured by those whose skin colour or beliefs marks them out for despicable acts of inhuman behaviour"
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74.6% |
concentration camps"it was one of the first books written that described life in the concentration camps in ww2 with in the second part frankl's theories on why some people survived the labour camps as opposed to the death camps where many were sent to be murdered obviously while others didn't"
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74.6% |
does n't truly"but all the same this seems to me a plausible explanation for modern melancholy: who these days isn't continually and forcibly preoccupied with things he or she doesn't truly value?"
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74.5% |
surviving suffering"frankel discovered in the camp that the key to surviving suffering is to find meaning in the suffering and to design for yourself an ultimate goal in life that you focus on to get through the suffering a must read for anyone experiencing ongoing suffering or depression"
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74.5% |
shallow therapies"in today's world full of shallow therapies like cbt logotherapy is goes to the root cause"
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74.5% |
seem complicated"it enlightens the reader with very simple and logical answers to questions that seem complicated"
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74.5% |
brutal regimes"a warning from history of brutal regimes"
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74.4% |
almost dead"my uncle was taken by the nazis and was almost dead due to typhus when the camp at dachau was liberated"
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74.3% |
sick minded"a heart breaking journey for but just one man but thousands in their ordeal and uneccesary suffering inflicted by a sick minded and his officers frankl gives meaning to the darkest days a man can fall upon"
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74.3% |
gruesome experiences"the book itself is divided into three parts starting with a first hand account of frankl's gruesome experiences in various concentration camps in ww2 continuing with 'logotherapy in a nutshell' where the approach is explained in more depth and ending with an essay on logotherapy adapted from his speech at the 3rd logtherapy congress in 1983 if memory serves "
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74.1% |
plausible explanation"but all the same this seems to me a plausible explanation for modern melancholy: who these days isn't continually and forcibly preoccupied with things he or she doesn't truly value?"
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74.0% |
were doomed"his book chronicles his experiences as a concentration camp inmate and describes how he used his psychiatry psychotherapy skills to guide himself and the other holocaust victims to survive their mental suffering in the death camps those who had lost faith in the future their future were doomed"
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74.0% |
slightly rushed"i would say towards the end of logotherapy it is slightly rushed and requires rewind often"
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73.7% |
very least"it is a book that is guaranteed to challenge your thinking or at the very least make you relook at existing assumptions"
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73.4% |
watery soup"a life where death was a daily possibility and the only food dome watery soup"
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73.2% |
anyone suffering"this is a must read book for anyone suffering from extreme despair loss bereavement torture emotional deprivation childhood abuse and the privations of war natural disaster and the like"
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73.2% |
very uncomfortable"this was at times a very uncomfortable read however just when i thought i couldn't read anymore something took hold of me and wanted me to carry on"
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73.1% |
dehumanizing experience"frankl opens your eyes to a dehumanizing experience and provides an insight into his thoughts and processes that led onto his famous logo therapy"
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73.1% |
holocaust theme"the second section a treatise on his own method of treating psychiatric patients ‘logotherapy’ seems an odd addition to the work and somewhat irrelevant to the holocaust theme in a lot of areas but ultimately ties in to the first half quite well if you stick it out"
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73.0% |
quite outdated"the first part is mainly the account of frankl's experience in the camp and the second part was more of an account of the theory behind his logotherapy may get a bit technical for a lay readership and is theoretically quite outdated but still interesting as a historical account of his ideas and the thinking behind his approach"
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73.0% |
irrelevant information"great book that does not sound self righteous or drones on about irrelevant information while still putting its message across very well would highly recommend this book it helped me rethink my personal view on some things in life"
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72.6% |
slaughter camp"he is clearly mentally resilient and robust to find a way of dealing with the harsh conditions of a slaughter camp called auschwitz without being dehumanised"
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72.1% |
rather thin"this is a rather thin book"
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72.1% |
traumatic read"i thought it would be a traumatic read overly empathic response too immersed in the emotive horrors"
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71.9% |
much smaller"as he overcame the trauma he’d seen and experienced so i use my much smaller traumatic experience to push me on to greater better things"
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71.9% |
mental suffering"his book chronicles his experiences as a concentration camp inmate and describes how he used his psychiatry psychotherapy skills to guide himself and the other holocaust victims to survive their mental suffering in the death camps those who had lost faith in the future their future were doomed"
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71.2% |
beaten to death"the author describes how many just gave up either committing suicide or passively waiting to be beaten to death"
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70.9% |
some discrepancies"furthermore after looking into the biography of the author there seems to be some discrepancies between his account of his time in concentration camps and the written records which remain unexplained and this casts doubts over the honesty and aim of this book"
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70.4% |
turbulent time"an insight into a turbulent time"
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69.8% |
much heavy reading"i found towards the end of the book it was too much heavy reading and the psyhcology was way over my head so much so it became boring"
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69.5% |
remain unexplained"furthermore after looking into the biography of the author there seems to be some discrepancies between his account of his time in concentration camps and the written records which remain unexplained and this casts doubts over the honesty and aim of this book"
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68.7% |
paradoxical intention"only criticism i would have is that i am not fully convinced the idea of paradoxical intention always works"
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68.3% |
would be overwhelming"i was hesitant to read this book as i thought the negativity would be overwhelming but as much as it dealt with many negative themes these where countered by the overall positive message"
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67.7% |
generic answer"don’t expect to find a generic answer to “meaning” as you might expect"
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67.4% |
lost faith"his book chronicles his experiences as a concentration camp inmate and describes how he used his psychiatry psychotherapy skills to guide himself and the other holocaust victims to survive their mental suffering in the death camps those who had lost faith in the future their future were doomed"
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67.3% |
lost their"not as sad as one might think loved the overall message will recommend this to anyone going through a rough time of anyone who has lost their way"
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67.3% |
losing the will"they let themselves decline and became subject to mental and physical decay eventually losing the will to live"
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67.1% |
non exhaustive every page"the manner of presentation is non exhaustive every page surprisingly is giving a different take on something i thought i know of sufficiency well for a 3d question or at least am familiar with through works of other classics on the subject not necessarily the subject of holocaust but the subject of similar ugly historical events of equivalent scale that also touch on the murder of the soul and 'the what happens after' like experiences described during russian revolution s "
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67.1% |
treading through"it was like treading through mud!"
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67.0% |
more gravely"anecdotally meanings are more likely to count as profound and compelling the more gravely connected with the "tragic triad" of pain guilt and death they are no shortage therefore at auschwitz "
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66.3% |
contradict others"this means that few things are properly defined that some definitions contradict others and that only a few simple cases of the success of the approach are presented"
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66.0% |
attitude forever"if you ever think you're having a hard time read this book it'll change your mind and attitude forever"
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65.7% |
through the suffering"frankel discovered in the camp that the key to surviving suffering is to find meaning in the suffering and to design for yourself an ultimate goal in life that you focus on to get through the suffering a must read for anyone experiencing ongoing suffering or depression"
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65.6% |
suffer to survive""to live is to suffer to survive is to find meaning in the suffering" "he who has a why to live can bear with almost any how" i have witnessed these two quotes in action with so many people who have experienced severe trauma in their lives many from within the military veterans community"
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65.1% |
ruin your life"it makes you realise that your problems today which seem to either rule or ruin your life are so insignificant"
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64.0% |
shall read it again"i have read this book twice and shall read it again"
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63.6% |
uneccesary suffering"a heart breaking journey for but just one man but thousands in their ordeal and uneccesary suffering inflicted by a sick minded and his officers frankl gives meaning to the darkest days a man can fall upon"
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63.1% |
unavoidable suffering"the 2nd part of the book which is less compelling is a summary of logotherapy a tenet of which is that even unavoidable suffering has a certain meaning in life"
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63.1% |
significant trauma"as cliched as it may sound it helped me through my difficulties and it's not like a preachy self help book but written by someone who really has been through significant trauma and come out the other side"
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63.0% |
traumatic experience"as he overcame the trauma he’d seen and experienced so i use my much smaller traumatic experience to push me on to greater better things"
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62.7% |
n't truly value"this may perhaps be a little self fulfilling and neurosis may be a product of existential frustration in other words the confounding of one's own quest for meaning through preoccupation with things you don't truly value : frankl cites a senior american diplomat who sought treatment from depression arising from discontent with his working life"
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61.0% |
difficult time"if you're going through a difficult time it really helps you to see how people deal with struggle and can reframe it"
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60.2% |
awful treatment"at times the author explained in depth and very well the reasons why people seemed to go along with the awful treatment being put on them and effects of being freed"
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60.0% |
most severe"it explains how with a purpose for life even if only imaginary can help you overcome the most severe situation"
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59.8% |
disliking the author"impossible to read without disliking the author so abandoned it early on"
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59.2% |
through your head"as someone who struggles to get to sleep this is not always possible because you have a 1000 other thoughts going through your head keeping you awake"
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58.6% |
almost daily battle"i have a history of depression and anxiety and look towards 'self help' books to inspire my almost daily battle!"
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58.5% |
focused commentary"the style is typical of its time many decades ago the end of the book is concerned less with the recounting of his experiences during the war and more with academic practice focused commentary"
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57.8% |
leave it so long"don't leave it so long"
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57.3% |
extreme trauma"just amazed at the resilience that can be drawn upon in times of extreme trauma"
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56.9% |
negative themes"i was hesitant to read this book as i thought the negativity would be overwhelming but as much as it dealt with many negative themes these where countered by the overall positive message"
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56.9% |
driest most dispassionate"i’ve read many holocaust memoirs & this is the driest most dispassionate by far"
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56.7% |
painful holocaust story"not a painful holocaust story more a book of hope and a practical guide to an incredibly useful psychology logotherapy "
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56.7% |
not undergo psychotherapy"frankl's advice was not undergo psychotherapy but to change his job to something he cared more about!"
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56.4% |
emotive horrors"i thought it would be a traumatic read overly empathic response too immersed in the emotive horrors"
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56.2% |
long and arduous"i can only feel a sense of relief from my long and arduous task of understanding purpose and meaning in life"
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56.0% |
make it uncomfortable"it is well written with sufficient details not to make it uncomfortable due to the topic dealt with"
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56.0% |
little selfish"makes me sound a little selfish"
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55.9% |
never happen again"may these atrocities never happen again"
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55.8% |
doom and gloom"the book is not all doom and gloom as the author takes you on a journey of discovery of how positive thinking can change how you feel on the inside which goes on to change your outlook of the outside situation"
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55.5% |
it's not for everyone"having said that it's not for everyone"
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55.1% |
abandoned it early"impossible to read without disliking the author so abandoned it early on"
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54.7% |
pleasant stuff"a good read though not pleasant stuff"
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54.7% |
very little else"a validation as i said above of a deep seated confusion in my and many other's lives i suspect mainly how to thrive or even be recognised as legitimate in a society that values measurable achievement and very little else"
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54.7% |
could not put it down"could not put it down"
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54.7% |
camp inmate"his book chronicles his experiences as a concentration camp inmate and describes how he used his psychiatry psychotherapy skills to guide himself and the other holocaust victims to survive their mental suffering in the death camps those who had lost faith in the future their future were doomed"
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54.5% |
camp expereince"this book by victor frankl is one of the most important books ever written coming out of his concentration camp expereince in the war he has been able to distill the very essence of human behaviour and existence in a way that is as relevant now as it was then"
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54.5% |
very disappointing"very disappointing"
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54.5% |
subject of holocaust"the manner of presentation is non exhaustive every page surprisingly is giving a different take on something i thought i know of sufficiency well for a 3d question or at least am familiar with through works of other classics on the subject not necessarily the subject of holocaust but the subject of similar ugly historical events of equivalent scale that also touch on the murder of the soul and 'the what happens after' like experiences described during russian revolution s "
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54.4% |
struggling with life"for anyway struggling with life on life's terms there is always meaning to get through your struggles for "
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54.4% |
many schools"the second part about logotherapy was utterly dull & unclear despite me having studied many schools of psychotherapy in my training "
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54.2% |
like no other"this testimonial of the holocaust is well written engaging and helps you empathise with the position of all the people who were tortured and killed in concentration camps during wwii like no other has done before"
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54.0% |
could not stop reading"this was my first book in this area and find it could not stop reading it"
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53.9% |
these atrocities"may these atrocities never happen again"
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53.7% |
darkest days"a heart breaking journey for but just one man but thousands in their ordeal and uneccesary suffering inflicted by a sick minded and his officers frankl gives meaning to the darkest days a man can fall upon"
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53.6% |
through your struggles"for anyway struggling with life on life's terms there is always meaning to get through your struggles for "
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53.5% |
setting of the holocaust"the setting of the holocaust gives the book and the author huge credibility"
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53.5% |
never thought"being written from a holocaust survivor frankl's guilt and tales of survival give a truly unique perspective on a tragedy that left me with feelings i never thought could be there"
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53.2% |
n't really matter"reading it makes you feel humble at the way we today complain about the small things in life which don't really matter"
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53.0% |
horrific side"the book is in two parts the first part details his time in concentration camps not from the horrific side of the camp but more his mental ability to endure the harsh unremitting life in them and that of others"
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52.8% |
no reference to ethics"there is no reference to ethics"
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52.7% |
what i expected"i did not like the book not what i expected"
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52.3% |
ugly historical events"the manner of presentation is non exhaustive every page surprisingly is giving a different take on something i thought i know of sufficiency well for a 3d question or at least am familiar with through works of other classics on the subject not necessarily the subject of holocaust but the subject of similar ugly historical events of equivalent scale that also touch on the murder of the soul and 'the what happens after' like experiences described during russian revolution s "
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52.2% |
wwii holocaust"dr frankel was a neurologist brain surgeon and psychiatrist of jewish ethnicity and survivor of the wwii holocaust"
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51.9% |
difficult and major"interesting analysis of humans and how we deal with difficult and major life events"
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51.9% |
despair and depression"now in modern times people with all the benefits and material comforts of affluence succumb to despair and depression"
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51.9% |
mans inhumanity"its a tale of mans inhumanity to man and the horrors of being a victim in a concentration camp during the second world war"
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51.8% |
road map for recovery"brilliant book and provides a road map for recovery for truly difficult times"
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51.7% |
n't actually realised"i knew that this book would be affecting and impactful but i hadn’t actually realised how"
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51.4% |
harsh unremitting life"the book is in two parts the first part details his time in concentration camps not from the horrific side of the camp but more his mental ability to endure the harsh unremitting life in them and that of others"
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51.3% |
complain about"it has made me realise i had little to complain about and that logo therapy was perfect"
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51.2% |
holocaust survivor book"it has the subheader 'the classic tribute of hope from the holocaust' however this is not just a holocaust survivor book"
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50.8% |
became this book"he reluctantly agreed to write a script which as we know became this book"
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50.7% |
from the holocaust"it has the subheader 'the classic tribute of hope from the holocaust' however this is not just a holocaust survivor book"
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50.3% |
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Cons [31] of The Brain: The Story of You |
Strength |
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quite dissappointing"many very many of the case studies used in incognito are used again in this book so for me quite dissappointing"
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98.9% |
rather dull"when i first began reading the brain i was a little concerned that it might be a rather dull textbook like experience as some popular science books i have encountered before have been"
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98.7% |
quite boring"i don't know much about the brain but found this quite boring"
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98.2% |
strangely fanatical"towards the end there is a strangely fanatical air to the ideas around human consciousness not requiring the human brain to exist"
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74.9% |
became apparent"however a few pages in it became apparent that this was definitely not the case"
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74.9% |
late delivery"three star for such a late delivery"
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74.7% |
no interest in science"whilst this book was an interesting read personally it may not be for everyone if you have no interest in science then obviously avoid it"
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74.7% |
disproportionate number"for example he uses the term "a disproportionate number" several times rather than providing an exact number"
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74.6% |
less information"well in some ways this book is a cut down version of the series with it seems to me less information being presented compared to the tv show"
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74.5% |
sadly i was wrong"sadly i was wrong"
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73.1% |
some caution"a few people have said this is very similar to incognito which i haven't read yet so some caution might need to be exercised before buying both but if you're new to this area or curious then this is a great place to start"
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72.6% |
jumping back"the text is not in an easy to read continual flow as much of the text in the book is set in side boxes which are fine to process in a physical book but requires much jumping back and forward with the kindle"
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72.2% |
not feel patronised"i have medical training and did not feel patronised"
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71.1% |
nerve cells"whilst physically this important organ is nothing more than a tangled collection of billions of nerve cells known as neurons with a jelly like consistency the brain is actually a lot more than that"
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70.8% |
difficult concepts"the author never delves too deeply into pure science meaning that is book is easily readable for people with very little prior understanding of the field but uses metaphors and real world examples to explain difficult concepts"
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70.5% |
missing microbes"very interesting tho not written in a captivating way unlike for example "missing microbes" or lustig's book on sugar which manage to be informative and fascinating and fun to read simultaneously"
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68.7% |
rather longer"i just wish it had been rather longer its only around 200 pages long and many of these are full of illustrations i would have liked to learn more"
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66.9% |
took me back"took me back to my university day when i studied neuropsychology in my third year"
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66.2% |
entirely hallucinatory"but if we somehow interfere with the model in other ways then entirely hallucinatory effects can be produced"
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64.9% |
simplistic and naive"simplistic and naive when it comes to knowing the self like saying we need the light of the moon more than the sun because it is dark at night"
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62.9% |
seemed curiously lacking"i expected more in depth info than was possible to present on screen for fear of overloading the viewer because of the fixed pace of a tv show as compared to a reader being able to read at whatever pace they like but this seemed curiously lacking i have the series on dvd "
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58.8% |
medical training"i have medical training and did not feel patronised"
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56.8% |
deem it worth the bother"to be honest i haven't actually read 'the brain' but if you look up raymond tallis' 'aping mankind' you'd find out why i don't deem it worth the bother"
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56.3% |
definitely not the case"however a few pages in it became apparent that this was definitely not the case"
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54.7% |
compared to the tv show"well in some ways this book is a cut down version of the series with it seems to me less information being presented compared to the tv show"
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54.4% |
brain plasticity"the author also explains phenomena such as brain plasticity how we become who we are and learn new things the problem of consciousness decision making and the concept of free will and the future of neuroscientific technology in this page turning whistle stop tour of our minds producing a book that both educates and stimulates the reader to think more about what exactly is going on in their head"
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52.8% |
seem a bit unfair"so 4 5 may seem a bit unfair but"
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52.2% |
about 35 40 and reviewed"over the last two decades i have probably read about 35 40 and reviewed many of them"
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52.0% |
david eagleman's book"not david eagleman’s book though"
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51.5% |
quite arbitrary"as eagleman points out our perception of colour is quite arbitrary"
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51.0% |
would only just"each neuron forms electrical bridges with millions of others to produce quadrillions of connections creating a dense and extremely complicated system unique to each individual as the author points out to electronically store one human brain would require an amount of data so gargantuan that it would only just hold all the digital content of the entire planet"
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50.4% |
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Pros [234] of Man's Search For Meaning: The classic .. |
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very informative in both products"excellent book very informative helps you see the real world in a more positive way"
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100.0% |
highly recommend in both products"highly recommend"
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99.6% |
fascinating insight in both products"on the contrary it is factual and analytical and provides a fascinating insight into humanity at its very worst and its very best"
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99.4% |
really good in both products"really good book"
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99.3% |
well written in both products"well written"
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91.2% |
look forward in both products"i enjoyed it when i read it a couple of years ago and look forward to reading again"
|
74.8% |
great book in both products"great book was recommended"
|
74.4% |
very interesting in both products"very interesting perspectives!"
|
74.3% |
good value in both products"good quality good value of money i’m happy"
|
74.3% |
amazing book in both products"amazing book"
|
74.1% |
excellent book in both products"excellent book"
|
74.1% |
well worth in both products"well worth reading"
|
74.1% |
excellent read in both products"excellent read!"
|
74.0% |
easy to read in both products"very easy to read"
|
73.9% |
awesome book in both products"awesome book quite a quick read but very interesting"
|
73.8% |
highly recommended in both products"highly recommended book"
|
72.6% |
recommend this in both products"i recommend this to literally everyone i know who reads at all"
|
70.9% |
very insightful in both products"very insightful"
|
70.6% |
great read in both products"great read"
|
69.3% |
truly meaningful"a truly meaningful read"
|
100.0% |
extremely inspiring"it is extremely inspiring"
|
100.0% |
most inspiring"victor frankl is one of the most inspiring authors i have ever read"
|
100.0% |
infinitely powerful"the story is infinitely powerful timeless and applicable"
|
100.0% |
most beautiful"this book displays some of the ugliest and most beautiful aspects if humanity"
|
100.0% |
very inspiring"an excellent fairly short but very inspiring book"
|
100.0% |
truly wonderful"this is a truly wonderful book"
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100.0% |
very powerful"this is a very powerful book"
|
100.0% |
most amazing"one of the most amazing books i have read"
|
100.0% |
wonderful insight"a wonderful insight into the mind of a man who managed to beat the nazis in his mind and survive the holocaust by holding on to his own mind and thought and sense of self"
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100.0% |
sincerely insightful"i found this book a sincerely insightful and truly rewarding read"
|
100.0% |
most powerful"potentially the most powerful book i've ever read"
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100.0% |
brilliant short read"thought provoking and a brilliant short read"
|
100.0% |
truly beautiful"a truly beautiful book and a must read"
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100.0% |
great friend"this book has been a great friend to me"
|
100.0% |
incredibly moving"an absolute mind opener and incredibly moving"
|
99.9% |
fascinating viktor"this book is fascinating viktor e frankl documents some of the horrendous events he and people who were held in concentration camps had to go through and also share with us some unique ideas about man's ability to withstand any amount of pain and suffering if he he can place a good enough reason or purpose for enduring it"
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99.9% |
amazing work"amazing work of an inspired being"
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99.9% |
genuinely amazing"this book is genuinely amazing"
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99.9% |
outstanding therapist"he was an outstanding therapist and this book is a beacon of humanity"
|
99.9% |
thoroughly beneficial"i brought this book for research in my counselling & psychotherapy course and found it to be thoroughly beneficial"
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99.9% |
beautifully written"beautifully written and very moving"
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99.9% |
fascinating exploration"it was a fascinating exploration of what helped some prisoners to survive by retaining hope and giving their existence a purpose"
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99.9% |
most wonderful"the most wonderful book"
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99.8% |
exceptional inspiring"everyone should read this book exceptional inspiring and taught provoking"
|
99.8% |
amazing story"an amazing story!"
|
99.7% |
wonderfully inspiring"a wonderfully inspiring book"
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99.7% |
very memorable"some very memorable quotes to take to heart are contained in this synopsis"
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99.6% |
spiritually uplifting"spiritually uplifting book"
|
99.6% |
quite liberating"a powerful objective and mercifully short description of life in auschwitz and dachau is coupled with an essay on a way of thinking about life's meaning which i found quite liberating"
|
99.6% |
spiritual triumph"this book is a matter of fact account of frankl's personal experiences and is ultimately an uplifting story of human spiritual triumph in the face of overwhelming callousness"
|
99.4% |
absolutely recommend"absolutely recommend"
|
99.3% |
incredibly inspirational"incredibly inspirational read and deeply informative into the nature of psychotherapy and the role that 'meaning' plays in finding happiness"
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99.2% |
inspiring read"came i'm excellent condition and it is an amazing inspiring read will defiantly teach you a lot"
|
99.1% |
absolutely amazing"an absolutely amazing book!"
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99.0% |
quite revolutionary"this essay was written in 1940s and it is quite revolutionary"
|
96.9% |
truly universal"great insights on egsistentialism truly universal wisdom"
|
96.3% |
pure suberb"pure suberb"
|
96.2% |
very impressive"his account of coping with the reality of the concentration camps was very impressive and thought provoking"
|
95.6% |
that purpose"this book focuses on man's purpose and how that purpose is the centre of his existence"
|
95.2% |
truly remarkable"a truly remarkable man and read inspiring!"
|
95.1% |
truly phenomenal"i had to read it for university and to be honest the topic put me off but once i sat down to read it it is a truly phenomenal account which must be read"
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94.6% |
great knowledge"i bought this book for my dad who has great knowledge and interest in ww2 and he found it fascinating"
|
94.5% |
truly amazing"it's truly amazing"
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93.5% |
deep and meaningful"a very deep and meaningful book full of insight inspiration challenge and hope"
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93.4% |
great admiration"from this i have a great admiration for his humanity and spiritual courage"
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93.3% |
profound and timeless"excellent profound and timeless"
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93.1% |
poignant and inspiring"pretty thought provoking poignant and inspiring"
|
93.1% |
great and good"viktor frankl was undoubtedly a great and good man as well as being a very intelligent observant and imaginative psychologist"
|
93.1% |
very inspirational"very inspirational story of victor frankl and what helped him to survive through holocaust"
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93.0% |
powerful and meaningful"it is powerful and meaningful and in its own way very special way it is uplifting"
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92.9% |
truly inspirational"it is truly inspirational piece of writing and very humbling"
|
92.8% |
insightful and inspiring"insightful and inspiring understanding of the human spirit"
|
92.6% |
informative and good"very informative and good book"
|
92.5% |
inspiring reads"one of the most heart breaking inspiring reads"
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92.1% |
hauntingly beautiful"hauntingly beautiful"
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92.0% |
logotheraphy fascinating"my first insight into logotheraphy fascinating"
|
92.0% |
incredible at every level"human capacity is incredible at every level"
|
91.9% |
very satisfied"very satisfied"
|
91.8% |
engaging and inspiring"engaging and inspiring"
|
91.8% |
most enduring"but it's most enduring lesson is this: things can happen to us but our response to them is what makes the difference in the outcome"
|
91.6% |
wonderful and inspiring"a wonderful and inspiring book"
|
91.5% |
excellent and absorbing"an excellent and absorbing read"
|
91.4% |
truly memorable"viktor frankl delivers a truly memorable and meaningful work here"
|
91.4% |
quite extraordinary"this is a quite extraordinary book that remains as relevant today as when it was written"
|
90.7% |
interesting and inspiring"this is a really interesting and inspiring book"
|
90.4% |
great book lots"this book was recommended by anthony robins great book lots of valuable lessons"
|
90.1% |
excellent i recommend"the book is excellent i recommend it"
|
90.1% |
enlightened and educated"if you want to be enlightened and educated and self aware you need this book n your life"
|
89.7% |
overcome any situation"how the use of the mind can overcome any situation"
|
89.3% |
favorite author"my favorite author available on instant download from the kindle store"
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89.2% |
simple and brilliant"utterly superb simple and brilliant"
|
88.6% |
fascinating in depth look"a fascinating in depth look at one man a psychotherapists experience's of imprisonment in auschwitz and other camps during the holocaust"
|
88.6% |
fantastic and moving"a fantastic and moving book inspirational"
|
88.6% |
very well written"the book is very well written"
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88.6% |
moving account"a moving account of victor frankls life and a must read!"
|
88.6% |
readable and timeless"deeply readable and timeless reflection on the human condition"
|
88.6% |
greatest displays"his experience reminds you that human beings are capable of both the worst of imaginable crimes and the greatest displays of dignity"
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88.5% |
service excellent"this is the second time i have used wordery and have found the service excellent"
|
88.1% |
wonderful true"wonderful true story of suffering and aftermath"
|
88.0% |
fascinating analysis"his book describes his wartime experiences in concentration camps and then provides a fascinating analysis of how the 'survivors' coped with the unimaginable horrors that were their life in the 'death camps'"
|
87.9% |
great combination"great read some great insights and thought provoking good concepts and a great combination of modern thinking in historical setting"
|
75.0% |
nice addition"nice addition to my library"
|
75.0% |
great deal"written with a great deal of compassion and understanding of the human journey we all must take unsurprisingly given the authors own journey"
|
75.0% |
good price"good price"
|
75.0% |
perfect sense"great book for anyone to read thought provoking written by a noble man who learned so much from his experiences but doesn't become the victim of circumstances for one minute in this book logo therapy i had never heard of this before but it makes perfect sense for today's society"
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75.0% |
great quotes"great quotes to live by"
|
75.0% |
material goods"i've just read on here some comments about people who complain about material goods they are sold"
|
75.0% |
poignant book"such a beautiful poignant book "
|
74.9% |
good message"quick read with a real good message for anyone living each day through the tough times we are going through and feel just like giving up at times"
|
74.9% |
fast delivery"fast delivery"
|
74.9% |
powerful objective"a powerful objective and mercifully short description of life in auschwitz and dachau is coupled with an essay on a way of thinking about life's meaning which i found quite liberating"
|
74.9% |
unique ideas"this book is fascinating viktor e frankl documents some of the horrendous events he and people who were held in concentration camps had to go through and also share with us some unique ideas about man's ability to withstand any amount of pain and suffering if he he can place a good enough reason or purpose for enduring it"
|
74.9% |
life wisdom"i wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone in search of increased life wisdom and improved mental strength"
|
74.9% |
personal development"this book was an excellant read and as a practitioner in mental health i feel it not only enhances professional practice but also improves personal development"
|
74.9% |
affirming book"it is a deeply insightful and life affirming book"
|
74.9% |
psychological fortitude"frankl’s emphasis on psychological fortitude and composition as the deciding factor between survival and death in the nazi death camps gives a startlingly optimistic outlook on humanity given the situation"
|
74.9% |
greater impact"this book has had a greater impact on my life than any other"
|
74.8% |
imaginative type"it will have you in tears if you are the imaginative type as you really travel through his thoughts"
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74.8% |
human body"what the human body & mind can sustain is remarkable"
|
74.8% |
valuable lessons"this book was recommended by anthony robins great book lots of valuable lessons"
|
74.8% |
inspiration book"great inspiration book short and an eye opener"
|
74.8% |
powerful observations"powerful observations and well worth reading"
|
74.8% |
really weighty"an easy read of a really weighty subject"
|
74.8% |
very quick"i though the book was thicker but it's a very quick read"
|
74.7% |
more perfect"thank you amazon you did it again need i say more perfect"
|
74.7% |
outstanding books"this is one of the outstanding books from human history to salvage such profound insights from the abyss of a concentration camp is truly one of the most courageous acts i have come across"
|
74.7% |
five stars"five stars!"
|
74.7% |
valuable insights"there are some valuable insights into the human condition or at least i thought so"
|
74.7% |
elegant book"he sets them out in this brief and elegant book"
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74.6% |
human nature"i would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in human nature and our desire to find meaning in this world"
|
74.6% |
special mentor"i feel a winner now and am grateful for a special mentor who gave me her copy to learn wisdom"
|
74.6% |
profound insights"this is one of the outstanding books from human history to salvage such profound insights from the abyss of a concentration camp is truly one of the most courageous acts i have come across"
|
74.6% |
first insight"my first insight into logotheraphy fascinating"
|
74.6% |
relevant today"this is a quite extraordinary book that remains as relevant today as when it was written"
|
74.6% |
inspirational read"inspirational read"
|
74.6% |
truly rewarding"i found this book a sincerely insightful and truly rewarding read"
|
74.5% |
helping people"folliwing his experience of being in the camps he then returned to his profession of being a psychoanalyst and psychiatrist and he developed logotherapy which focues on helping people to find the purpose and meaning of their own"
|
74.5% |
more positive"excellent book very informative helps you see the real world in a more positive way"
|
74.5% |
modern wonders"how viktor frankl came through what he did with his soul so pure is just one of the modern wonders of the world"
|
74.5% |
worthy read"worthy read"
|
74.5% |
beautiful read"beautiful read that puts life in perspective"
|
74.5% |
strong tale"in man's search for meaning victor frankl starts off by sharing a strong tale about his experiences as a concentration camp prisoner during ww2"
|
74.5% |
very helpful"very helpful reading it on the kindle as well to be able to easily look up the long and more technical words i didn't quite understand!"
|
74.4% |
good information"good information"
|
74.4% |
good condition"very good condition arrived on time "
|
74.4% |
excellant read"this book was an excellant read and as a practitioner in mental health i feel it not only enhances professional practice but also improves personal development"
|
74.4% |
very honest"it is very honest and portrays an image of how vile and emasculating the camps were"
|
74.3% |
very moving"there are two parts to this book: the first is a very moving account of the author's time in auschwitz concentration camp while the second part is about his psychotherapy technique logotherapy "
|
74.3% |
beautiful story"beautiful story full of lessons for life"
|
74.2% |
excellent thought"excellent thought provoking book"
|
74.2% |
very relevant"i think this book is very relevant for today !"
|
74.2% |
sincere guide"this disertation does offer the reader a sincere guide to understanding if not defining an alternative to despair and frustration"
|
74.2% |
being touched"having been given this book as a present it sat on my book shelf for a long time without being touched"
|
74.1% |
book inspiring"this is wonderful book inspiring and wise"
|
74.1% |
fantastic read"a fantastic read and learning curve"
|
74.1% |
overtly poetic"book is succint and not overtly poetic which makes it perfect as it distills wisdom in maneagable doses"
|
74.1% |
self help book"simply the best self help book i've read"
|
74.1% |
well constructed"it offers perspective and a well constructed theory that we can only seek meaning in our own truth in every moment rather than in life in its entirety"
|
74.1% |
totally absorbing"totally absorbing"
|
74.0% |
most courageous"this is one of the outstanding books from human history to salvage such profound insights from the abyss of a concentration camp is truly one of the most courageous acts i have come across"
|
74.0% |
uplifting story"this book is a matter of fact account of frankl's personal experiences and is ultimately an uplifting story of human spiritual triumph in the face of overwhelming callousness"
|
74.0% |
clear and precise"some insights from the book itself: *freedom to choose one's own attitude in any given set of circumstances your own way of dealing things *emotion which is suffering ceases to be suffering as soon as we form a clear and precise picture of it "
|
74.0% |
extremely helpful"i also found his case studies from his professional life extremely helpful"
|
74.0% |
great minds"viktor frankl is up there with the great minds of our time"
|
74.0% |
very happy"bought for my son and he is very happy with it"
|
74.0% |
most heart"one of the most heart breaking inspiring reads"
|
74.0% |
expertly delivered"the second half though was the kind of reading you want to frame every page loaded with psychological insights and expertly delivered"
|
73.8% |
interesting read"an interesting read"
|
73.7% |
recommend wholeheartedly"it is one that i would recommend wholeheartedly"
|
73.7% |
personal experiences"using his personal experiences the author ofers illustrate the alternative to succumbing to defeat"
|
73.7% |
professional guidance"who value professional guidance in this objective"
|
73.7% |
best seller"thats why they say is one of the best seller"
|
73.5% |
more meaningful"this a must for everyone who wants to live a more meaningful life"
|
73.5% |
excellent condition"came i'm excellent condition and it is an amazing inspiring read will defiantly teach you a lot"
|
73.5% |
more solidly"he does manage to convey the main concepts to people not only vaguely familiar with various psychotherapeutic approaches but people more solidly grounded may find it a bit airy it is certainly no scientific treatise "
|
73.4% |
recommendation list"i came across this book by way of a jordan peterson recommendation list and very happy to have done so"
|
73.4% |
interesting commentary"an interesting commentary on human existence"
|
73.4% |
thoughtful exploration"inspirational and thoughtful exploration of the strength of the human mind in the face of suffering at the hands of other humans"
|
73.3% |
psychological survival"it is a book about psychological survival in the face of overwhelming suffering"
|
73.3% |
with depth"another emotionally charged book with depth and learning for everyone"
|
73.2% |
nice perspective"logotherapy and its application gives a nice perspective"
|
73.2% |
even better"even better price!"
|
73.2% |
self fulfillment"from conditions of despair to hope survival and self fulfillment"
|
73.1% |
giving the tools"there’s a lot of good applicable advice in this book and it can also help by giving the tools to deal with suffering"
|
73.0% |
linking this"one could say that the nazis gave meaning to their lives however the price for a huge number of people was extremely high so linking this to ethics and the good of society is crucial"
|
73.0% |
taking both together"i read this the day after reading anne frank’s diary of a young girl and would advise taking both together"
|
73.0% |
deeply moving"i found this book to be deeply moving"
|
73.0% |
uplifting book"excellent uplifting book!"
|
72.9% |
more powerful"the writing style is un ostentatious and more powerful for it"
|
72.9% |
great people"when anyone moans over anything trivial get them to read this book to understand what real suffering is and how great people deal with it"
|
72.8% |
biographical works"it is well written and though maybe not quite in the class of primo levi it is still one of the best biographical works on this subject that i have read"
|
72.8% |
20th century great"mr frankl was truly ahead of his time and he is 20th century great"
|
72.8% |
seems right"this seems right: i dare say you don't see much neuroticism in modern day somalia either though i do quite like the idea of obsessive compulsive mogadishan parents pushing their kids into extra cello lessons"
|
72.7% |
survival instincts"i am fairly new to the concepts of logotherapy but it was extremely refreshing to read about psychological theories and psychotherapies that accept we are more than the sum of our childhood experiences and survival instincts and this book introduces those ideas well"
|
72.7% |
affirming makes sense"life affirming makes sense and is clear and easy to follow"
|
72.6% |
wheelchair user"i have my challenges being disabled from birth and a wheelchair user this book made me feel i am valued and to value myself"
|
72.6% |
particularly moving"i also found the account of life in a concentration camp particularly moving"
|
72.5% |
interesting perspective"interesting perspective on life"
|
72.4% |
insightful and positive"such an insightful and positive book"
|
72.4% |
helping employees"the mindset it helps build i'm now referring to when helping employees with anxiety bullys and most problems they have in life"
|
72.4% |
would recommend"would recommend!"
|
72.4% |
moving and inspiring"i would like to sit and read it in one read but it is too moving and inspiring to do that i need to try and enter into what the author is saying and try to make some sense of man's inhumanity to man!"
|
72.4% |
distills wisdom"book is succint and not overtly poetic which makes it perfect as it distills wisdom in maneagable doses"
|
72.3% |
intense read"the first half is quite an intense read for me although the focus is not on the day to day experience but rather the mental side"
|
72.2% |
fantastic content"fantastic content if you haven't yet read this then read this"
|
72.1% |
really necessary"a really necessary book if you have read "if this is a man" by primo levi you'll have a measure for this book"
|
72.0% |
written beautifully"it is written beautifully by victor frankl a survivor of auschwitz and its important the world gets to hear his story"
|
72.0% |
truly enrapturing read"a truly enrapturing read taking one inside one's mentality having experienced such an horrific inner occasion but giving counsel on surviving such experience"
|
71.9% |
gets stronger"endorsing what one encounters through their life it has a potential that one gets stronger having encountered such traversty and becomes better able and equipped to assist others who encounter the same events"
|
71.9% |
much better"reading about the holocaust from a 1st person's point of view helped put this in much better perspective"
|
71.9% |
uplifting read"a harrowing but at the same time uplifting read which in common with books on the same subject provides further evidence if more were needed of man's ability to inflict unbelievable cruelty on his fellow human beings"
|
71.9% |
lucky and fortunate"it really helps put things in perspective forcing you to consider how lucky and fortunate you are"
|
71.7% |
technique logotherapy"there are two parts to this book: the first is a very moving account of the author's time in auschwitz concentration camp while the second part is about his psychotherapy technique logotherapy "
|
71.7% |
little brief"i would have liked a little more as i felt the account was maybe a little brief"
|
71.6% |
definitely worth reading"a short book definitely worth reading"
|
71.4% |
practical approach"the second is more a technical practical approach to find meaning in one's life"
|
71.2% |
read insightful"good read insightful and puts things into perspective"
|
71.2% |
wrenching book"a heart wrenching book about one mans life and what he has witnessed"
|
71.2% |
strength and courage"yet when i finally opened it i found it full of strength and courage"
|
71.2% |
wartime experience"viktor frankl's wartime experience in concentration camps led him to the realisation that no matter what they do to you they cannot actually control your response: you have the choice of how you react how you think about what happens to you"
|
70.9% |
mental strength"i wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone in search of increased life wisdom and improved mental strength"
|
70.8% |
give thanks"and after being released in 1945 although depersonalised by the awful conditions there 3 weeks later he was able to say" i give thanks to god who has led me to a spacious place""
|
70.8% |
totally amazing"wow what a totally amazing book"
|
70.5% |
very thoughtful"a very thoughtful philosophical take on life suffering hope and healing"
|
70.2% |
nazi concentration camp"it describes victor frankl's personal experience in a nazi concentration camp and the development of his logos theory from his observations during that time"
|
70.2% |
conditions of despair"from conditions of despair to hope survival and self fulfillment"
|
69.8% |
more psychological"this book gives you a more psychological insight in the sufferings of the jews in wwii told from experiences of dr frank himself"
|
69.7% |
modern classics"the first hand account is certainly insightful and well worth reading probably a bit less poetic but just as deeply felt as something like one day in the life of ivan denisovich penguin modern classics "
|
69.7% |
anecdotal observations"frankl uses his anecdotal observations to propose what was in its day a revolutionary psychology: it isn't our primal physical urges which determine our behaviour with intellectual constructions being mere epiphenomenal by products freud would have it that love for example was a spin off of the deeper primal sexual urge but the other way round: it is the intellectual content the *meaning* of our lives that shapes and drives our behaviour and crucially our happiness"
|
69.5% |
really appreciate life"be inspired and learn you really appreciate life"
|
69.5% |
reflective search"reading this book was as much a reflective search of my own quest for meaning as learning about the unthinkable and ghastly things which happened in the concentration camps during world war ii"
|
69.4% |
auschwitz survivor"it is written by an auschwitz survivor who tested everything he proposes in the staggeringly terrible hell of concentration camps"
|
69.4% |
casts an objective"other than that it is a great read which casts an objective eye on a period of history some would rather forget"
|
69.4% |
frankl presents"his sincere story helps set a credible stage for the second part of the book through which frankl presents and explains the core concepts of logotherapy his own school of psychotherapy"
|
69.3% |
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very informative in both products"the book itself is a sensory pleasure beautifully illustrated printed on high quality paper a lovely thing in itself as well as a very informative and stimulating read"
|
100.0% |
highly recommend in both products"highly recommend"
|
99.6% |
fascinating insight in both products"fascinating insight"
|
99.4% |
really good in both products"really good"
|
99.3% |
well written in both products"well written a good second to the "how the brain works" new scientist book"
|
91.2% |
highly recommended in both products"philosophical thinking highly recommended!"
|
91.2% |
look forward in both products"the bbc did a tv series on this book i look forward to viewing when it is rebroadcast to reconnect those synaptic connections"
|
74.8% |
outstanding book in both products"outstanding book on my second read through now"
|
74.7% |
great book in both products"have re read this many times and a great book to talk about"
|
74.4% |
very interesting in both products"very interesting book!"
|
74.3% |
good value in both products"good value"
|
74.3% |
amazing book in both products"amazing book!"
|
74.1% |
excellent book in both products"this is an excellent book of interest to everyone who has a brain"
|
74.1% |
well worth in both products"if you have only read this book then it's well worth 4 or 5 stars it's well written and highly enlightening"
|
74.1% |
excellent read in both products"excellent read and great delivery service"
|
74.0% |
easy to read in both products"this book is very easy to read"
|
73.9% |
awesome book in both products"awesome book"
|
73.8% |
recommend this in both products"recommend this as a brilliant read along with author's others"
|
70.9% |
very insightful in both products"a very insightful read and due to short chapters can easily be picked up and put down anytime"
|
70.6% |
great read in both products"this book of how the brain works is a great read and highly recommended"
|
69.3% |
stunning achievement"this is a stunning achievement"
|
100.0% |
absolutely fascinating"absolutely fascinating"
|
100.0% |
visually stunning"this is a visually stunning volume in which eagleman provides an abundance of information insights and counsel with regard to what the brain is and does"
|
100.0% |
enjoyable and informative"this is a thoroughly enjoyable and informative book"
|
100.0% |
detailed and informative"very detailed and informative"
|
100.0% |
brilliant neuroscientist"neuroscience made simple by this brilliant neuroscientist"
|
100.0% |
great fresher"i studied some neuroscience at university and this was a great fresher a whistle stop tour of everything we know about the brain so far"
|
99.9% |
truly appreciate"this book will make you truly appreciate what it is you have up there and the things it does"
|
99.9% |
absolutely fantastic"absolutely fantastic book!"
|
99.9% |
highly enlightening"if you have only read this book then it's well worth 4 or 5 stars it's well written and highly enlightening"
|
99.9% |
excellent resume"this is an excellent resume of the internal workings of the brain"
|
99.9% |
very enjoyable"very enjoyable read"
|
99.7% |
fascinating story"the first couple of chapters are dedicated to explaining the basic functions of the brain memory learning sensing the world around us but interspersed with accounts of interesting experiments and anecdotes that result in the reader feeling like they are hearing a fascinating story rather than receiving a dry lecture"
|
98.6% |
genuine knowledge"clear and brimming with enthusiasm and genuine knowledge for anyone who isn't up to date with brain science this book will be a revelation"
|
98.4% |
extremely stimulating"this is an easy read for almost anyone and extremely stimulating"
|
98.3% |
incredibly complex"i study psychology and it's an incredibly complex area and reading academic papers can be hard work so an academic who can make this area of research so easy to understand is a god send!"
|
98.2% |
sometimes hard"other books on the human brain have been interesting and informative but sometimes hard work"
|
97.5% |
extra bits"best to finish a chapter section and then go back and read the extra bits"
|
96.0% |
strongly recommended"strongly recommended"
|
95.8% |
science student"a must read for anyone who is a science student"
|
94.2% |
engaging and interesting"engaging and interesting"
|
93.1% |
truly great"this is a truly great audiobook"
|
92.7% |
read and fascinating"easy to read and fascinating"
|
91.4% |
informative and written"interesting and informative and written in an accessible style for the non scientist"
|
90.2% |
will enjoy"a curious mind will enjoy it"
|
89.8% |
brilliant introduction"this book is a brilliant introduction into the way your mind makes you think"
|
88.3% |
great communicator"the author is the narrator and he is a great communicator who contextualises his ideas clearly and succinctly"
|
88.0% |
well organised"well organised readable smart book"
|
87.7% |
generously annotated"the generously annotated "endnotes are also enlightening as is the "glossary"
|
85.1% |
intriguing topics"well written keeps you interested with lots of intriguing topics"
|
74.9% |
smart book"well organised readable smart book"
|
74.9% |
pretty closely"it is the book of the tv series and follows it pretty closely although the tv series was also excellent"
|
74.8% |
recommend incognito"i would however recommend incognito one of his other books as a more comprehensive and more interesting look at the brain"
|
74.8% |
dark chamber"it sits there sealed in the dark chamber of our skull between our ears yet it is responsible for giving us the greatest show in the universe"
|
74.8% |
better information"duly acknowledging that i am a tourist in the field of neuroscience i know of no other book that offers more and better information than does this one begin italics in layman’s terms end italics with its value enhanced even more by the aforementioned illustrations"
|
74.8% |
sensory pleasure"the book itself is a sensory pleasure beautifully illustrated printed on high quality paper a lovely thing in itself as well as a very informative and stimulating read"
|
74.6% |
abridged version"ok i accept that for some readers this might be a good thing and the tv show is at times certainly not for the brain cell challenged which is to its credit it's not a dumbed down vapid waste of space with lots of pretty pictures so a sort of abridged version of the script text may get its points and info across without confusing people including me at times but i still despite my advanced age 54 like to have intelligent not vacuous text be it in print or on the screen"
|
74.5% |
informative book"i learnt so much in this easy to read and informative book"
|
74.5% |
gives insights"the book and series also gives insights this reader was only generally aware of and had never seen written down about how fragile our perception of our surroundings actually is"
|
74.5% |
will probably"i have already listened to it more than once and will probably keep re visiting it!"
|
74.4% |
more interesting"i would however recommend incognito one of his other books as a more comprehensive and more interesting look at the brain"
|
74.4% |
engaging read"an engaging read of some of the questions brain science throws up and the latest research"
|
74.4% |
quality paper"the book itself is a sensory pleasure beautifully illustrated printed on high quality paper a lovely thing in itself as well as a very informative and stimulating read"
|
74.4% |
liked incognito"if you liked incognito: the secret lives of the brain you will like this one!"
|
74.3% |
sophisticated subject"somehow the author deals with this sophisticated subject without drowning the reader in unnecessary details and nomenclature"
|
74.3% |
more immersive"secondly i've also read incognito which is a more immersive read does contain more detail and pulls off that trick of making you feel that you rather than the author is the smart one"
|
74.3% |
enjoy this"those without a science background will enjoy this because like many medical writers the author has a way with words which satisfies factually and stylistically"
|
74.3% |
interesting and easy"most interesting and easy to understand"
|
74.2% |
enjoy incognito"if you enjoyed this book you will definitely enjoy incognito"
|
74.2% |
enjoyable enough"enjoyable enough but hard work to get through compared to some other authors"
|
74.2% |
points and info"ok i accept that for some readers this might be a good thing and the tv show is at times certainly not for the brain cell challenged which is to its credit it's not a dumbed down vapid waste of space with lots of pretty pictures so a sort of abridged version of the script text may get its points and info across without confusing people including me at times but i still despite my advanced age 54 like to have intelligent not vacuous text be it in print or on the screen"
|
74.1% |
strong points"instead it makes strong points and provide evidence about the conclusions and assumptions made"
|
74.1% |
good introduction"a good introduction to some of the concepts and applications of neurology"
|
74.1% |
very readable"very interesting and very readable"
|
73.9% |
good thing"ok i accept that for some readers this might be a good thing and the tv show is at times certainly not for the brain cell challenged which is to its credit it's not a dumbed down vapid waste of space with lots of pretty pictures so a sort of abridged version of the script text may get its points and info across without confusing people including me at times but i still despite my advanced age 54 like to have intelligent not vacuous text be it in print or on the screen"
|
73.9% |
more comprehensive"i would however recommend incognito one of his other books as a more comprehensive and more interesting look at the brain"
|
73.9% |
enjoyed reading"bought for my wife but we have both enjoyed reading it"
|
73.9% |
mildly insightful"though well written and mildly insightful having read and researched upon the brain as an academic it was lacking depth!"
|
73.8% |
perfect condition"book was delivered promptly and was in perfect condition as expected"
|
73.7% |
readable style"very interesting and thought provoking and written in a comfortable readable style"
|
73.7% |
still enjoying"i a still enjoying reading this book"
|
73.6% |
brain memory"the first couple of chapters are dedicated to explaining the basic functions of the brain memory learning sensing the world around us but interspersed with accounts of interesting experiments and anecdotes that result in the reader feeling like they are hearing a fascinating story rather than receiving a dry lecture"
|
73.6% |
properly nourished"those of us who watched the six part pbs series based on this companion book are especially grateful to have it available so that we can continue to increase our understanding of what the human brain is and does…as well as of what it can do if properly nourished"
|
73.6% |
extremely readable"extremely readable and everything is explained clearly in words and coloured diagrams"
|
73.5% |
greatest show"it sits there sealed in the dark chamber of our skull between our ears yet it is responsible for giving us the greatest show in the universe"
|
73.5% |
lovely thing"the book itself is a sensory pleasure beautifully illustrated printed on high quality paper a lovely thing in itself as well as a very informative and stimulating read"
|
73.5% |
great reviews"having read great reviews on this book i thought it would be entertaining"
|
73.2% |
good easy read"good easy read"
|
72.8% |
truely inspirational"truely inspirational"
|
72.8% |
pleasure to read"a pleasure to read"
|
72.5% |
which approaches"mother nature will then tell which approaches are blind alleys and which move us further down the road of understanding the blueprints of our own mind"
|
72.5% |
much happier"i am much happier now!"
|
72.4% |
subject easy"makes a complex subject easy to grasp and very interesting"
|
72.2% |
stimulate discussion"made many points to stimulate discussion"
|
72.2% |
pure brainyness"pure brainyness"
|
72.2% |
amazing read"amazing read!"
|
72.1% |
professional explanations"excellent mix of professional explanations backed up with diagrams and laymen examples!"
|
72.0% |
clear fascinating"straightforward clear fascinating"
|
71.7% |
interesting indeed"very interesting indeed"
|
71.3% |
good service"good service"
|
70.6% |
accuracy allows"key concepts are illustrated with photographs or reproductions to the extent that scientific accuracy allows and a mini commentary accompanies most of them"
|
70.6% |
particular interest"of particular interest to everyone especially now is chapter 5 episode 5 where eagleman reprises one of those seminal experiments which gives deep insight into our behaviour"
|
70.4% |
excellent introduction"excellent introduction to neuroscience"
|
69.6% |
some readers"ok i accept that for some readers this might be a good thing and the tv show is at times certainly not for the brain cell challenged which is to its credit it's not a dumbed down vapid waste of space with lots of pretty pictures so a sort of abridged version of the script text may get its points and info across without confusing people including me at times but i still despite my advanced age 54 like to have intelligent not vacuous text be it in print or on the screen"
|
68.8% |
begin italics"duly acknowledging that i am a tourist in the field of neuroscience i know of no other book that offers more and better information than does this one begin italics in layman’s terms end italics with its value enhanced even more by the aforementioned illustrations"
|
68.8% |
definitely interesting"the subject is definitely interesting but you may as well just watch the series"
|
68.6% |
delivered promptly"book was delivered promptly and was in perfect condition as expected"
|
68.6% |
very good read"it is a very good read !"
|
68.0% |
worth the effort"hard work at times but well worth the effort"
|
67.8% |
informative read"this was purchased for my husband who has found it a fascinating and informative read"
|
67.4% |
easy flowing narrative"easy flowing narrative"
|
67.3% |
complex subject"love david eagleman he has the ability to write about a complex subject but with the feel of a novel"
|
67.1% |
fascinating book"fascinating book well packaged"
|
67.1% |
interesting facts"full of interesting facts"
|
67.1% |
totally recommend"totally recommend it!"
|
66.7% |
worth the read"well worth the read"
|
66.5% |
book easy to read"very interesting book easy to read!"
|
66.0% |
great eye opener"it's a great eye opener to how our brain sitting in its crammed dark soundless room makes sense of our world"
|
66.0% |
read overview"a good and easy to read overview"
|
65.9% |
compelling and succinct"overall the book is compelling and succinct going into enough detail to explain tough concepts without overloading the reader with difficult scientific details or boring them with heavy explanations"
|
65.9% |
steam driven"in zoology is 'steam driven'"
|
65.8% |
good read nonetheless"still a good read nonetheless"
|
65.6% |
wonderfully written"this is a wonderfully written book about a wonderful object"
|
65.4% |
fascinating tv series"it used to be that if you watched a fascinating tv series the book of the series treated you to more detail that can be easily covered on screen"
|
65.2% |
short chapters"a very insightful read and due to short chapters can easily be picked up and put down anytime"
|
65.2% |
fascinating read"a fascinating read"
|
64.9% |
easy to read book"very educational and easy to read book"
|
64.5% |
extremely well"it's extremely well written it explains the concepts of neuroscience in an entertaining and informative manner"
|
64.4% |
enjoyed this book"if you enjoyed this book you will definitely enjoy incognito"
|
64.2% |
good second"well written a good second to the "how the brain works" new scientist book"
|
64.2% |
companion book"those of us who watched the six part pbs series based on this companion book are especially grateful to have it available so that we can continue to increase our understanding of what the human brain is and does…as well as of what it can do if properly nourished"
|
64.1% |
a good read"overall the book is a good read and you will learn a thing or two about the brain but i much prefer 'the idiot brain' by dean burnett"
|
63.0% |
also enlightening"the generously annotated "endnotes are also enlightening as is the "glossary"
|
62.8% |
easy to understand"i study psychology and it's an incredibly complex area and reading academic papers can be hard work so an academic who can make this area of research so easy to understand is a god send!"
|
62.7% |
accessible style"interesting and informative and written in an accessible style for the non scientist"
|
62.6% |
great delivery service"excellent read and great delivery service"
|
62.4% |
wonderful book"a wonderful book"
|
62.3% |
important book"everyone should read this important book!"
|
62.3% |
very intriguing"very intriguing"
|
62.2% |
brilliant book"brilliant book if you want to know more about the brain"
|
61.6% |
would be entertaining"having read great reviews on this book i thought it would be entertaining"
|
61.1% |
more humble"you will think more be more humble but also more proud of having one a brain"
|
60.9% |
human brain"other books on the human brain have been interesting and informative but sometimes hard work"
|
60.9% |
really interesting book"really interesting book motivates one to improve oneself as given effort realise can really change"
|
60.2% |
breakthrough psychology"this is the breakthrough psychology needs it makes sense of our lives we are fed thoughts that our brain produces we get to use them if they do not use us it is a whole new concept of human life enlightenment for the observant "
|
60.0% |
easy book to understand"it is an easy book to understand and holds your attention"
|
59.9% |
lively and eloquent"most of the images are from the pbs series "the brain with david eagleman" and supplement the lively and eloquent narrative"
|
59.7% |
salutary lesson"a salutary lesson in fact six or more salutary lessons for all owners"
|
59.6% |
liked this book"i really liked this book"
|
59.2% |
recommend this book"would highly recommend this book to everyone to read"
|
59.2% |
collapse of empathy"in essence he exposes the core mechanism which leads to the collapse of empathy and the beginning of fascistic thinking"
|
59.1% |
love david eagleman"love david eagleman he has the ability to write about a complex subject but with the feel of a novel"
|
58.7% |
brilliant read"recommend this as a brilliant read along with author's others"
|
58.6% |
very good book"this is really a very good book"
|
58.4% |
interesting and useful"very interesting and useful"
|
58.2% |
human organ"excellent description for laymen and scientists alike on recently gained knowledge of the brain a difficult human organ to get at and study in depth"
|
58.0% |
worth making the effort"the exploration towards the end of the book of the possibilities for artificial intelligence and brain immortality were a little harder to follow but worth making the effort"
|
57.8% |
interesting and thought"very interesting and thought provoking and written in a comfortable readable style"
|
57.7% |
readable and enlightening"most readable and enlightening"
|
57.7% |
brain works"this book of how the brain works is a great read and highly recommended"
|
57.2% |
very good experience"very good experience"
|
57.1% |
experiments and anecdotes"the first couple of chapters are dedicated to explaining the basic functions of the brain memory learning sensing the world around us but interspersed with accounts of interesting experiments and anecdotes that result in the reader feeling like they are hearing a fascinating story rather than receiving a dry lecture"
|
57.1% |
interesting second time"just as interesting second time round"
|
57.0% |
react how we live"it lies at the heart of who we are how we feel what we think how we react how we live"
|
56.8% |
with the brain"i love anything to do with the brain and this is clear and easy to understand"
|
56.8% |
agree or disagree"i am unqualified to agree or disagree"
|
56.8% |
everyone to read"would highly recommend this book to everyone to read"
|
56.6% |
study in depth"excellent description for laymen and scientists alike on recently gained knowledge of the brain a difficult human organ to get at and study in depth"
|
56.6% |
found it fascinating"i found it fascinating"
|
56.6% |
many that we recognize"at the moment we’re surrounded by mysteries: many that we recognize and many we haven’t yet registered"
|
56.3% |
answers lots"answers lots of questions"
|
55.7% |
very clear"very clear explanations of how my brain works"
|
55.6% |
fantastic book"fantastic book"
|
55.6% |
love this book"love this book"
|
55.3% |
love anything"i love anything to do with the brain and this is clear and easy to understand"
|
55.1% |
great book easy"great book easy to read abd very informative"
|
54.8% |
wonderful object"this is a wonderfully written book about a wonderful object"
|
54.0% |
book delving"an amazing book delving into neuroscience"
|
53.9% |
makes sense of our world"it's a great eye opener to how our brain sitting in its crammed dark soundless room makes sense of our world"
|
53.9% |
very new to the brain"i am very new to the brain but i'm exploring the concept of memory so this book was ideal to learn the basics in how the brain functions"
|
53.8% |
present in 2015"i received the hardback version as a christmas present in 2015"
|
53.5% |
recently gained knowledge"excellent description for laymen and scientists alike on recently gained knowledge of the brain a difficult human organ to get at and study in depth"
|
53.4% |
fabulous book"what a fabulous book!"
|
53.2% |
important thing"as always in science the important thing is to run the experiments and assess the results"
|
53.1% |
tells it well"eagleman tells it well"
|
52.9% |
also excellent"it is the book of the tv series and follows it pretty closely although the tv series was also excellent"
|
52.8% |
whole new concept"this is the breakthrough psychology needs it makes sense of our lives we are fed thoughts that our brain produces we get to use them if they do not use us it is a whole new concept of human life enlightenment for the observant "
|
52.7% |
easy for layperson"easy for layperson as well"
|
52.1% |
also amazing"the bbc documentary series was also amazing"
|
52.0% |
brilliantly written"brilliantly written"
|
51.6% |
makes you think"this book is a brilliant introduction into the way your mind makes you think"
|
51.5% |
future descendants"the possibilities might just be endless for our future descendants"
|
51.4% |
blink entertainment"" credit blink entertainment for much of the artwork"
|
51.2% |
surrounded by mysteries"at the moment we’re surrounded by mysteries: many that we recognize and many we haven’t yet registered"
|
50.7% |
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Compare Emotion analysis
| Man's Search For Meaning: The classic tribute to hope from the Holoc.. | ||
|---|---|---|
Positive tone |
Neutral tone |
Negative tone |
| 40.7% | 21.2% | 38.1% |
neutral 20.9%
worry 18.3%
happiness 17.5%
sadness 15.2%
fun 6.3%
relief 5.7%
surprise 4.3%
joy 3.2%
love 2.6%
fear 2.3%
anger 2.3%
enthusiasm 1.1%
empty 0.3%
| The Brain: The Story of You | ||
|---|---|---|
Positive tone |
Neutral tone |
Negative tone |
| 38.3% | 27.8% | 33.9% |
worry 24.3%
neutral 23.5%
happiness 19.1%
sadness 7.0%
fun 7.0%
relief 3.5%
enthusiasm 3.5%
surprise 3.5%
empty 2.6%
fear 1.7%
boredom 1.7%
joy 0.9%
hate 0.9%
love 0.9%
* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
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last analysis update 2024-12-15
