This might sound like one for the Politics and Religion section, but the author is not talking about the
validity of anyone's religious or political views, but rather he examines the
motivations behind people who display a fanatical devotion to a particular point of view, regardless of what that point of view may be. It has helped me immensely, as I by nature am a true believer myself. 196 pages in print.
The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer.
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