The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements

Synopsis

“its theme is political fanaticism, with which it deals severely and brilliantly. ” —new yorkerthe famous bestseller with “concise insight into what drives the mind of the fanatic and the dynamics of a mass movement” (wall street journal) by the legendary san francisco longshoreman. A stevedore on the san francisco docks in the 1940s, eric hoffer wrote philosophical treatises in his spare time while living in the railroad yards.