This book has long been on high school and college reading lists as one of the most influential and popular books about the concentration camps that has ever been written. While other books seemingly focus on the horrors that abounded in the camps, “Man’s Search for Meaning” takes a different tack – that of looking into the psychology of the concentration camp prisoner and studying the attitudes and the basic inner beliefs that determined whether a prisoner would live or die in their circumstances. Most of the time, life and death were out of their control. If they got sick, … Continue reading →

As I’m sure you’ve noticed from the unusual assortment of books I’ve chosen to review so far here on families.com, I am a curious person. I want to know about other people, traditions, lands, and cultures, and I have found that books are an excellent way to gain that knowledge. For some reason, I’ve always been drawn to the Jewish way of life. Reading books about the ancient Jews, such as the Lynn Austin series about King Hezekiah I recently reviewed, brings the history to life, while reading books by Chaim Potok helps me to understand Judaism from a more … Continue reading →