The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer

The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements

Eric Hoffer

192 pages first pub 1951 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy politics psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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The True Believer is an insightful study of how an individual becomes a fanatic. Written by a self-educated San Francisco dockworker who produced philosophical treatises in his spare time, The True Believer became a bestseller when President Eisen...

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informative 74%
reflective 58%
challenging 54%
adventurous 3%
dark 3%
sad 3%
tense 3%

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fast 13%

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