The One and the Ninety-Nine: Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion
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Book Overview A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read and an Our Culture Most Anticipated Book of Summer 2026 It's not hard to find your tribe. The real challen...
A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read and an Our Culture Most Anticipated Book of Summer 2026
It's not hard to find your tribe. The real challenge today is not losing yourself within one.
We are surrounded by tribes: political, professional, online, ideological. Each offer belonging at a price. Join, and you risk dissolving into a ready-made identity. Refuse, and you risk drifting into isolation. Either way, the modern person is pulled toward the same end: forming a fragmented self that is easier to manage, easier to sell to, and easier to recruit.
In The One and the Ninety-Nine, bestselling author Luke Burgis argues that the great crisis of our time is not simply polarization or loneliness, but a crisis of formation: it's difficult to form an identity that is solid enough to withstand the pressure of the crowd, and modern institutions don't reward the effort. Drawing from psychology, philosophy, and personal experience, Burgis shows how groups shape our desires, how "social contagion" spreads through families and institutions, and why the hunger to belong can turn ordinary people into instruments of movements they barely understand.
This book is about the missing skill that makes real community possible: learning how to remain oneself while staying connected to others. Burgis offers a practical map for recognizing false belonging, escaping coercive dynamics, and passing through the rites of passage that produce people with integrity and courage.
The One and the Ninety-Nine is a timely and inspiring wake-up call, an invitation to reject counterfeit community and develop depth of personality--to become someone who can stand alone--so that we can finally stand together.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Publisher: ST MARTINS PR | ISBN: 1250373034
FormatHardcover
ISBN1250373034
EAN9781250373038
PublisherST MARTINS PR
Publication Date2026-06-16
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.03 Pounds
Length9.51 Inches
Width6.37 Inches
Height1.01 Inches
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