The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, Paperback

`` Eric Hoffer] is a student of extraordinary perception and insight. The range of his reading and research is vast, amazing.The True Believer is] one of the most provocative books of our immediate day.``--Christian Science Monitor

The famous bestseller with ``concise insight into what drives the mind of the fanatic and the dynamics of a mass movement`` (Wall St. Journal) by Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Eric Hoffer, The True Believer is a landmark in the field of social psychology, and even more relevant today than ever before in history. Called a ``brilliant and original inquiry`` and ``a genuine contribution to our social thought`` by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., The True Believer is mandatory reading for anyone interested in the machinations by which an individual becomes a fanatic.