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« Reply #40 on: January 28, 2013, 10:05:11 AM »
Has anyone here ever read Viktor Frankl's 'Man's Search for Meaning'?

One of the most famous holocaust survivors.
Great book. Abraham J. Twerski was asked in the Hamodia a few weeks ago if he recommends this book. I forgot his answer.

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« Reply #41 on: January 28, 2013, 10:20:07 AM »
Great book. Abraham J. Twerski was asked in the Hamodia a few weeks ago if he recommends this book. I forgot his answer.

Well no one interviewed me but I definitely recommend it.

It's tiny, more like a pamphlet. Wish I remember who I lent it to.

One memorable line is where he told a Chassid who lost all his children in the camps "Life cannot be rendered meaningful merely by it's perpetuation".
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« Reply #42 on: January 28, 2013, 10:28:16 AM »
Well no one interviewed me but I definitely recommend it.

It's tiny, more like a pamphlet. Wish I remember who I lent it to.

One memorable line is where he told a Chassid who lost all his children in the camps "Life cannot be rendered meaningful merely by it's perpetuation".
That's what you tell someone who lost all his children. But  IMHO, life can be rendered meaningful merely by it's perpetuation. There is a phenomenon known as people living through their children. It can be a problem, because they can be overprotective of their children, and micro-manage their lives. This problem exists by people whose only meaning in life is their children. But that doesn't mean that children can't render life meaningful. You're thoughts?

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« Reply #43 on: January 28, 2013, 10:56:23 AM »
That's what you tell someone who lost all his children. But  IMHO, life can be rendered meaningful merely by it's perpetuation. There is a phenomenon known as people living through their children. It can be a problem, because they can be overprotective of their children, and micro-manage their lives. This problem exists by people whose only meaning in life is their children. But that doesn't mean that children can't render life meaningful. You're thoughts?
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« Reply #44 on: January 28, 2013, 11:24:40 AM »
Has anyone here ever read Viktor Frankl's 'Man's Search for Meaning'?

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Excellent book!
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« Reply #45 on: January 28, 2013, 12:37:50 PM »
Someone recently recommended a book called "The power of now" by Eckhart Tolle.

Anyone have any experiences with it?

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« Reply #46 on: January 28, 2013, 01:13:11 PM »
I only read Non-Fiction, here are a few of my recent reads:

The Prime Ministers by Yehuda Avner (read it a few times)

Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East
by Michael Oren

Out of the Depths by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau

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« Reply #47 on: January 28, 2013, 02:09:04 PM »
I only read Non-Fiction, here are a few of my recent reads:

The Prime Ministers by Yehuda Avner (read it a few times)

Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East
by Michael Oren

Out of the Depths by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau
Is The Prime Ministers an enjoyable read? Meaning, a page turner.

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« Reply #48 on: January 28, 2013, 02:12:38 PM »
Is The Prime Ministers an enjoyable read? Meaning, a page turner.
I hate that expression, you turn pages for every book.


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« Reply #49 on: January 28, 2013, 02:16:18 PM »
I hate that expression, you turn pages for every book.


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It means you can't stop turning pages. The BOOK is a page turner, by FORCING YOU to turn pages, because it's so interesting. A regular book, YOU are the page turner, no ones forcing you.  :)

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« Reply #50 on: January 28, 2013, 03:50:09 PM »
Is The Prime Ministers an enjoyable read? Meaning, a page turner.

I found it to be an excellent read, almost hard to put the book down.
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« Reply #51 on: January 28, 2013, 03:52:25 PM »
Hitlers book: mein kampf? Opinion?

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« Reply #52 on: January 28, 2013, 03:59:41 PM »
Hitlers book: mein kampf? Opinion?

Are You serious?

Alot of what he wrote about his history in the book, is..... selective memmory.
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« Reply #53 on: January 28, 2013, 04:16:39 PM »
Are You serious?

Alot of what he wrote about his history in the book, is..... selective memmory.
Yes I'm serious didn't think there was a problem.

What do u mean by selective memory?

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« Reply #54 on: January 28, 2013, 05:25:05 PM »
Yes I'm serious didn't think there was a problem.

What do u mean by selective memory?

I was just wondering why you'd want to read that.

He lies about his history. A good read about his early life can be found in the book " A history of the third reich ".
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« Reply #55 on: January 28, 2013, 09:33:18 PM »
Is The Prime Ministers an enjoyable read? Meaning, a page turner.

Couldn't put it down

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« Reply #56 on: January 28, 2013, 09:37:15 PM »
Couldn't put it down
I found it to be an excellent read, almost hard to put the book down.
I better go get it.

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« Reply #57 on: January 28, 2013, 09:40:23 PM »
If anyone likes reading about Middle Eastern/Israeli History I can make a list here.

But you must start with The Prime Ministers

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« Reply #58 on: January 28, 2013, 10:08:58 PM »
One of my favorite books is 'The Glass Castle' by Jeannette Walls.

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« Reply #59 on: January 28, 2013, 11:26:16 PM »
Can I make a suggestion that when recommending books, if you could please add if it's non-fiction or fiction, for people like me who only read non-fiction.