description: 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. The True Believer -- the first and most famous of his books -- was made into a bestseller when President Eisenhower cited it during one of the earliest television press conferences.Completely relevant and essential for understanding the world today, The True Believer is a visionary, highly provocative look into the mind of the fanatic and a penetrating study of how an individual becomes one.
language: English
title: The True Believer: Thoughts On The Nature Of Mass Movements
titlecomplete: The True Believer: Thoughts On The Nature Of Mass Movements
genres: Social Science, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Psychology, Political Science, History, Society, Sociology, Religion, Politics
ratings_count: 9957
awards: awardedAt: -599587200000
name: California Book Award
category: Nonfiction (Gold)
publisher: Borgo Press