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The Book Club

The Book Club: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl with Dennis Prager

The Book Club

PragerU

Books, Arts

4.41K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

What is mankind’s greatest pursuit? In the world premiere of The Book Club, Michael Knowles and Dennis Prager take you through psychiatrist Viktor Frankl’s moving memoir of life in a Nazi death camp, and how this experience shaped his thinking. Man’s Search for Meaning explores human suffering, hope, and the pursuit of purpose in one of the darkest moments in history. Don’t miss it! In our fast-paced world, it’s tough to make reading a priority. At least it used to be. At Thinkr.org, they summarize the key ideas from new and noteworthy nonfiction, giving you access to an entire library of great books in bite-size form. Read or listen to hundreds of titles in a matter of minutes: start your free trial today at Thinkr.org. To hear more of Michael, check out the Michael Knowles Show podcast: https://apple.co/2tSTNyY

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0:00.0

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Book Club. I am Michael Knowles. Today to get

0:16.6

started real easy we will determine the meaning of life by reading Man's Search

0:21.8

for Meaning by Victor Frankel. But before we get to that, I've

0:26.2

got to thank our friends over at Thinker. In our fast-paced world, it is very difficult

0:31.8

to take the time to read a book. It's hard to find any time at all.

0:35.0

Thankfully at thinker.org you can go and check out the key ideas from all the great non-fiction books, all of them ever written.

0:45.4

You can go to classics of America like Dale Carnegie's

0:48.7

had a win friends and influence people, to modern classics like Jordan Peterson's

0:52.4

12 Rules for life.

0:54.0

If you want to challenge your preconceptions, if you want to expand your horizons, if you want

0:58.0

to sound smart at cocktail parties, go check it out.

1:00.7

That is Thinker, THINKR. check it out that is thinker t h i n k r dot org there's no e in there we don't have time for

1:06.8

that t h i n k r dot org to start your free trial and put your mind in motion.

1:14.0

To get this episode in motion, we are very lucky to have the man himself, Dennis Prager,

1:20.0

to help us understand Man's Search for Meaning.

1:22.0

Dennis, thank you for being here. It's a joy. to help us understand Man's Search for Meaning.

1:22.6

Dennis, thank you for being here.

1:24.0

It's a joy.

1:25.0

You have talked about this book.

1:28.0

You have written about this book.

1:29.0

You have said that this book has had more influence on your life than any book other than the Bible.

1:35.4

That's correct.

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