by Ned Vizzini
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appears in Mental Health, Teen, and Teen & Young Adult.
Ambitious New York City teenager Craig Gilner is determined to succeed at life which means getting into the right high school to get into the right job. But once Craig aces his way into Manhattan's Executive PreProfessional High School, the pressure becomes unbearable. He stops eating and sleeping until, one night, he nearly kills himself.Craig'...
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appears in Mental Health, Teen, and Teen & Young Adult.
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Consider Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl. Recommended by 90 sources.
“Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl recounts his survival in Nazi death camps, weaving together brutal details and insights about finding meaning in suffering. The first half is a gripping, horrifying memoir; the second half shifts to a philosophical framework he calls logotherapy. The book’s core appeal is its raw demonstration that even in hell, a sense of purpose can keep you alive. Some readers find the shift jarring and the later sections abstract. The ideas resonate best if you accept the spiritual overtones and personal anecdotes over a more analytical approach.”
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