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Best sellers
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Cultish
- The Language of Fanaticism
- By: Amanda Montell
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language as the ultimate form of power....
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Get this book ASAP
- By chris boutte on 06-17-21
By: Amanda Montell
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Manhattan Cult Story
- My Unbelievable True Story of Sex, Crimes, Chaos, and Survival
- By: Spencer Schneider
- Narrated by: Austin Rising
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Right under the noses of neighbors, clients, spouses, children, and friends, a secret society, simply called School—a cult of snared Manhattan professionals—has been led by the charismatic, sociopathic, and dangerous leader Sharon Gans for decades....
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Breaking Free
- How I Escaped Polygamy, the FLDS Cult, and My Father, Warren Jeffs
- By: Rachel Jeffs
- Narrated by: Rachel Jeffs
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The daughter of Warren Jeffs, the self-proclaimed Prophet of the FLDS Church, takes you deep inside the secretive polygamist Mormon fundamentalist cult run by her family and how she escaped it....
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One of the best reads about the FLDS yet!
- By Pamela Plimpton on 12-06-17
By: Rachel Jeffs
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The Witness Wore Red
- The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice
- By: Rebecca Musser, M. Bridget Cook
- Narrated by: Rebecca Musser
- Length: 14 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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The revealing and inspiring memoir of a woman forced into polygamous marriage in FLDS Church and her brave struggle to protect others from the same fate. Rebecca Musser grew up in fear, concealing her family's polygamous lifestyle from the "dangerous" outside world....
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Compelling and emotional read
- By Briley on 10-08-13
By: Rebecca Musser, and others
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Tears of the Silenced
- An Amish True Crime Memoir of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Brutal Betrayal, and Ultimate Survival
- By: Misty Griffin
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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When Misty was six years old, her family started to live and dress like the Amish. Misty and her sister were kept as slaves on a mountain ranch where they were subjected to almost complete isolation, sexual abuse, and extreme physical violence....
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Author is definitely dedicated
- By Felisa Kay Chaloupek. on 09-15-20
By: Misty Griffin
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Prophet's Prey
- My Seven-Year Investigation into Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints
- By: Sam Brower, Jon Krakauer
- Narrated by: Jonah Cummings
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Despite considerable press coverage and a lengthy trial, the full story of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints has remained largely untold....
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Incredible Story of the FLDS
- By Steve on 11-11-11
By: Sam Brower, and others
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Cultish
- The Language of Fanaticism
- By: Amanda Montell
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language as the ultimate form of power....
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Get this book ASAP
- By chris boutte on 06-17-21
By: Amanda Montell
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Manhattan Cult Story
- My Unbelievable True Story of Sex, Crimes, Chaos, and Survival
- By: Spencer Schneider
- Narrated by: Austin Rising
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Right under the noses of neighbors, clients, spouses, children, and friends, a secret society, simply called School—a cult of snared Manhattan professionals—has been led by the charismatic, sociopathic, and dangerous leader Sharon Gans for decades....
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Breaking Free
- How I Escaped Polygamy, the FLDS Cult, and My Father, Warren Jeffs
- By: Rachel Jeffs
- Narrated by: Rachel Jeffs
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The daughter of Warren Jeffs, the self-proclaimed Prophet of the FLDS Church, takes you deep inside the secretive polygamist Mormon fundamentalist cult run by her family and how she escaped it....
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One of the best reads about the FLDS yet!
- By Pamela Plimpton on 12-06-17
By: Rachel Jeffs
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The Witness Wore Red
- The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice
- By: Rebecca Musser, M. Bridget Cook
- Narrated by: Rebecca Musser
- Length: 14 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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The revealing and inspiring memoir of a woman forced into polygamous marriage in FLDS Church and her brave struggle to protect others from the same fate. Rebecca Musser grew up in fear, concealing her family's polygamous lifestyle from the "dangerous" outside world....
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Compelling and emotional read
- By Briley on 10-08-13
By: Rebecca Musser, and others
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Tears of the Silenced
- An Amish True Crime Memoir of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Brutal Betrayal, and Ultimate Survival
- By: Misty Griffin
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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When Misty was six years old, her family started to live and dress like the Amish. Misty and her sister were kept as slaves on a mountain ranch where they were subjected to almost complete isolation, sexual abuse, and extreme physical violence....
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Author is definitely dedicated
- By Felisa Kay Chaloupek. on 09-15-20
By: Misty Griffin
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Prophet's Prey
- My Seven-Year Investigation into Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints
- By: Sam Brower, Jon Krakauer
- Narrated by: Jonah Cummings
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Despite considerable press coverage and a lengthy trial, the full story of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints has remained largely untold....
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Incredible Story of the FLDS
- By Steve on 11-11-11
By: Sam Brower, and others
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Road to Jonestown
- Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
- By: Jeff Guinn
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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In the 1950s a young Indianapolis minister named Jim Jones preached a curious blend of the Gospel and Marxism....
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Very Interesting to Learn About the Events
- By Celeste on 04-13-18
By: Jeff Guinn
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The Cult of Trump
- A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control
- By: Steven Hassan
- Narrated by: Steven Hassan
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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One of America’s leading experts in cults and mind control provides an eye-opening analysis of Trump and the indoctrination tactics he uses to build a fanatical devotion in his supporters....
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Tools to deprogram
- By N. Squier on 01-11-20
By: Steven Hassan
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Hollywood Park
- A Memoir
- By: Mikel Jollett
- Narrated by: Mikel Jollett
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Hollywood Park is a remarkable memoir of a tumultuous life. Mikel Jollett was born into one of the country’s most infamous cults and subjected to a childhood filled with poverty, addiction, and emotional abuse....
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An honest and heartbreakingly beautiful memoir
- By Jeannete Coronel on 05-28-20
By: Mikel Jollett
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Cults Inside Out: How People Get In and Can Get Out
- By: Rick Alan Ross
- Narrated by: Daniel Adam Day
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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You’ve seen them in movies and on TV, but cults are more prevalent than you think - and they’re armed with strategies that can brainwash and persuade even the most unlikely of candidates....
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Informative and interesting read!
- By Amazon Customer on 07-15-21
By: Rick Alan Ross
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Escape
- By: Carolyn Jessop, Laura Palmer
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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When she was 18 years old, Carolyn Jessop was coerced into an arranged marriage with a total stranger, a man 32 years her senior....
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Questions answered - candid and informative.
- By Kim on 12-17-11
By: Carolyn Jessop, and others
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Sex Cult Nun
- Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult
- By: Faith Jones
- Narrated by: Jaime Lamchick
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Educated meets The Vow in this story of liberation and self-empowerment - an inspiring and stranger-than-fiction memoir of growing up in and breaking free from the Children of God, an oppressive, extremist religious cult....
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An absolute page-turner
- By Lara on 12-03-21
By: Faith Jones
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Still Learning
- A Memoir
- By: India Oxenberg
- Narrated by: India Oxenberg
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Still Learning is India Oxenberg’s intimate, first-person account of how she was lured into and, seven years later, escaped from the NXIVM cult, DOS....
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The best book on Nxivm so far
- By rebekah s. on 11-04-20
By: India Oxenberg
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Scarred
- The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult That Bound My Life
- By: Sarah Edmondson, Kristine Gasbarre
- Narrated by: Sarah Edmondson
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The shocking and subversive memoir of a 12-year-NXIVM-member-turned-whistleblower, and her inspiring true story of abuse, escape, and redemption....
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Riveting!
- By Ellen on 10-23-19
By: Sarah Edmondson, and others
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Don't Call It a Cult
- The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM
- By: Sarah Berman
- Narrated by: Ewa Wolniczek
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Investigative journalist Sarah Berman explores the shocking practices of NXIVM, a cult run by Keith Raniere and his enablers. Berman uncovers how dozens of women seeking creative coaching and networking opportunities instead were blackmailed, literally branded, near-starved, and enslaved....
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Detailed (best for those already interested)
- By JR on 05-02-21
By: Sarah Berman
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Hostage to the Devil
- The Possession and Exorcism of Five Contemporary Americans
- By: Malachi Martin
- Narrated by: Castor Corvus
- Length: 20 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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 A chilling and highly convincing account of possession and exorcism in modern America, hailed by NBC Radio as "one of the most stirring books on the contemporary scene"....
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Could have done without pornographic details
- By Youth in Asia on 05-27-20
By: Malachi Martin
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Waco
- A Survivor's Story
- By: David Thibodeau, Leon Whiteson, Aviva Layton
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the siege at Waco, an updated reissue of the critically acclaimed A Place Called Waco by Branch Davidian survivor David Thibodeau....
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An sides perspective
- By Fred on 02-12-18
By: David Thibodeau, and others
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Raven
- The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People
- By: Tim Reiterman
- Narrated by: Mitch Horowitz
- Length: 29 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Tim Reiterman's Raven provides the seminal history of the Rev. Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and the murderous ordeal at Jonestown in 1978....
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What a very thoroughly written book!
- By Traci P. on 04-22-17
By: Tim Reiterman
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Slonim Woods 9
- A Memoir
- By: Daniel Barban Levin
- Narrated by: Jay Myers
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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An “extraordinary” (Nylon) firsthand account of the creation of a modern cult and the costs paid by its young victims: a group of college roommates....
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Harrowing
- By Joshua on 09-19-21
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Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies
- The Straight Scoop on Freemasons, The Illuminati, Skull and Bones, Black Helicopters, The New World Order, and Many, Many More
- By: Arthur Goldwag
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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An indispensable guide, Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies connects the dots and sets the record straight on a host of greedy gurus and murderous messiahs, crepuscular cabals, and suspicious coincidences....
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Many interesting fact - BUT
- By Dr. on 12-30-11
By: Arthur Goldwag
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Better to Have Gone
- Love, Death, and the Quest for Utopia in Auroville
- By: Akash Kapur
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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A story about love and faith, Better to Have Gone probes the underexplored yet universal idea of utopia and portrays in vivid detail the daily life of one such community....
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Narcissists go hungry in India
- By ET on 07-26-21
By: Akash Kapur
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Urban Apologetics
- Restoring Black Dignity with the Gospel
- By: Eric Mason
- Narrated by: Isaiah Young
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Urban Apologetics examines the legitimate issues that Black communities have with Western Christianity and shows how the gospel of Jesus Christ—rather than popular, socioreligious alternatives—restores our identity....
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One of the Best Apologetic books around
- By LJS86 on 04-10-21
By: Eric Mason
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Blown for Good
- Behind the Iron Curtain of Scientology
- By: Marc Headley
- Narrated by: Marc Headley
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Marc Headley provides an insider's view of life as a member of Scientology's "Sea Organization". Marc worked at Scientology's secret desert compound, which houses all Scientology management, for 15 years....
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Easily the Best Scientology Book Out There
- By Brandon M. Salazar on 08-16-18
By: Marc Headley
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The Community
- A Memoir
- By: N. Jamiyla Chisholm
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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An arresting and emotional memoir about a family’s indoctrination into a religious cult, a daughter coming to terms with a parent’s devastating choices, and the trials ahead in post-9/11 New York....
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Misleading description
- By Avid Reader on 06-14-22
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Evil Archaeology
- Demons, Possessions, and Sinister Relics
- By: Heather Lynn PhD
- Narrated by: Amy Landon
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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An investigation into the historical and archaeological evidence of demons, curses, and possession, featuring some of the most gruesome artifacts and sites ever discovered....
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In the end, reaches a bit too wide.
- By CNR on 09-13-19
By: Heather Lynn PhD
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Strange Rites
- New Religions for a Godless World
- By: Tara Isabella Burton
- Narrated by: Patricia Santomasso
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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A sparklingly strange odyssey through the kaleidoscope of America's new spirituality: the cults, practices, high priests, and prophets of our supposedly post-religion age....
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Insightful
- By Jared Pomeroy on 12-28-20
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Broken Faith
- Inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, One of America's Most Dangerous Cults
- By: Mitch Weiss, Holbrook Mohr
- Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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An explosive investigation into Word of Faith Fellowship, a secretive evangelical cult whose charismatic female leader is a master of manipulation....
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A must read!
- By laura toney on 03-22-20
By: Mitch Weiss, and others
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Inside Scientology
- The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion
- By: Janet Reitman
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Scientology, created in 1954 by a prolific sci-fi writer named L. Ron Hubbard, claims to be the world's fastest-growing religion....
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Tom Cruise, L. Ron Hubbard, and Xenu
- By David on 04-18-14
By: Janet Reitman
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Cults
- Inside the World's Most Notorious Groups and Understanding the People Who Joined Them
- By: Max Cutler
- Narrated by: Pete Simonelli, Raquel Beattie, Erin Ruth Walker, and others
- Length: 14 hrs
- Unabridged
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Mystery. Manipulation. Murder. Cults are associated with all of these. But what really goes on inside them? More specifically, what goes on inside the minds of cult leaders and the people who join them? This is essential listening for any true-crime fan....
By: Max Cutler
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The Program
- Inside the Mind of Keith Raniere and the Rise and Fall of NXIVM
- By: Toni Natalie, Chet Hardin
- Narrated by: Toni Natalie
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Many have heard of NXIVM and its creator, Keith Raniere, the unassuming Albany man now prosecuted for ensnaring tens of thousands of people in the US, Mexico, Canada, and elsewhere to do his bidding and pay millions of dollars to participate in his self-improvement methodology....
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Important addation to the NXIVM story
- By Dennis Hinkamp on 10-20-19
By: Toni Natalie, and others
New releases
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Manhattan Cult Story
- My Unbelievable True Story of Sex, Crimes, Chaos, and Survival
- By: Spencer Schneider
- Narrated by: Austin Rising
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Right under the noses of neighbors, clients, spouses, children, and friends, a secret society, simply called School—a cult of snared Manhattan professionals—has been led by the charismatic, sociopathic, and dangerous leader Sharon Gans for decades. Spencer Schneider was recruited in the eighties, and he stayed for more than twenty-three years as his life disintegrated, his self-esteem eroded, and he lined the pockets of Gans and her cult. Â
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Do as I Say
- How Cults Control, Why We Join Them, and What They Teach Us About Bullying, Abuse and Coercion
- By: Sarah Steel
- Narrated by: Sarah Steel
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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At the heart of being human is the desire to belong. It can make us unspeakably vulnerable to the manipulations of others. Cult leaders prey on this desire, but so do many unscrupulous operators hiding in plain sight. Sarah Steel, the creator of the popular 'Let's Talk About Sects' podcast, has researched the cults you've heard of—and dozens you haven't. What strikes her most are not the differences between bizarre cult behaviour and 'normal' behaviour but the depressing similarities. Her work reveals that we are all susceptible to the power of cult dynamics.
By: Sarah Steel
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Escaping Utopia
- Growing Up in a Cult, Getting Out, and Starting Over
- By: Janja Lalich, Karla McLaren
- Narrated by: Kelly Burke
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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In Escaping Utopia: Growing Up in a Cult, Getting Out, and Starting Over, the authors craft Lalich’s original and groundbreaking research into an accessible and engaging book. The authors explore fundamental questions about human nature, human development, group dynamics, abuse and control, and triumphs of the human spirit.Â
By: Janja Lalich, and others
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The Community
- A Memoir
- By: N. Jamiyla Chisholm
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1978, when Jamiyla was two years old, her mother, Ummi, quit her job, converted to Islam with her husband, and moved into an exclusive Muslim society in Brooklyn. Once inside the Community, the family was separated by its powerful and charismatic leader, Dwight York, who was hiding behind the name Imam Isa. Instead of the devotional refuge they’d imagined, the Community was a nightmare of controlled abuse and unspeakable secrets. Forty years later, Jamiyla was ready to excavate and understand a past buried in bad dreams, disturbing memories, and inexplicable rage.Â
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Misleading description
- By Avid Reader on 06-14-22
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Cult, a Love Story
- Ten Years Inside a Canadian Cult and the Subsequent Long Road of Recovery
- By: Alexandra Amor
- Narrated by: Alexandra Amor
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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It's rarely obvious when a group is a cult. Most cults don't advertise themselves as such: They are groups of people who look and act just like you and me. Not dangerous. Not deranged. At least, not at first. In this award-winning memoir, Alexandra Amor shines a light on cults so that others might learn from her heartbreaking experience. Amor gracefully and sensitively explains how ordinary and intelligent people get seduced into joining cults, why they stay despite the emotional and psychological abuse, and what the long process of recovery looks like once someone leaves a cult.Â
By: Alexandra Amor
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Vixen
- From Mormon Convert to LDS Apostate
- By: Lindsay Helm
- Narrated by: Stacy Kassulke
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Do you ever wonder what decisions will shape your destiny? For Lindsay, one of those decisions was made at the young age of 13, when she converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints—known to the world as "the Mormon church". Over the course of a decade, Lindsay would take a journey into one of the most secretive and powerful religious organizations in the world, a journey that would cause her to lose her true self as she submitted to the doctrine of the Mormon church. Little did she know that two people would come into her life and take her on a new journey.
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You’ll want a hard copy to highlight after this!
- By Cathryn M on 05-29-22
By: Lindsay Helm
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Manhattan Cult Story
- My Unbelievable True Story of Sex, Crimes, Chaos, and Survival
- By: Spencer Schneider
- Narrated by: Austin Rising
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Right under the noses of neighbors, clients, spouses, children, and friends, a secret society, simply called School—a cult of snared Manhattan professionals—has been led by the charismatic, sociopathic, and dangerous leader Sharon Gans for decades. Spencer Schneider was recruited in the eighties, and he stayed for more than twenty-three years as his life disintegrated, his self-esteem eroded, and he lined the pockets of Gans and her cult. Â
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Do as I Say
- How Cults Control, Why We Join Them, and What They Teach Us About Bullying, Abuse and Coercion
- By: Sarah Steel
- Narrated by: Sarah Steel
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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At the heart of being human is the desire to belong. It can make us unspeakably vulnerable to the manipulations of others. Cult leaders prey on this desire, but so do many unscrupulous operators hiding in plain sight. Sarah Steel, the creator of the popular 'Let's Talk About Sects' podcast, has researched the cults you've heard of—and dozens you haven't. What strikes her most are not the differences between bizarre cult behaviour and 'normal' behaviour but the depressing similarities. Her work reveals that we are all susceptible to the power of cult dynamics.
By: Sarah Steel
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Escaping Utopia
- Growing Up in a Cult, Getting Out, and Starting Over
- By: Janja Lalich, Karla McLaren
- Narrated by: Kelly Burke
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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In Escaping Utopia: Growing Up in a Cult, Getting Out, and Starting Over, the authors craft Lalich’s original and groundbreaking research into an accessible and engaging book. The authors explore fundamental questions about human nature, human development, group dynamics, abuse and control, and triumphs of the human spirit.Â
By: Janja Lalich, and others
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The Community
- A Memoir
- By: N. Jamiyla Chisholm
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1978, when Jamiyla was two years old, her mother, Ummi, quit her job, converted to Islam with her husband, and moved into an exclusive Muslim society in Brooklyn. Once inside the Community, the family was separated by its powerful and charismatic leader, Dwight York, who was hiding behind the name Imam Isa. Instead of the devotional refuge they’d imagined, the Community was a nightmare of controlled abuse and unspeakable secrets. Forty years later, Jamiyla was ready to excavate and understand a past buried in bad dreams, disturbing memories, and inexplicable rage.Â
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Misleading description
- By Avid Reader on 06-14-22
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Cult, a Love Story
- Ten Years Inside a Canadian Cult and the Subsequent Long Road of Recovery
- By: Alexandra Amor
- Narrated by: Alexandra Amor
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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It's rarely obvious when a group is a cult. Most cults don't advertise themselves as such: They are groups of people who look and act just like you and me. Not dangerous. Not deranged. At least, not at first. In this award-winning memoir, Alexandra Amor shines a light on cults so that others might learn from her heartbreaking experience. Amor gracefully and sensitively explains how ordinary and intelligent people get seduced into joining cults, why they stay despite the emotional and psychological abuse, and what the long process of recovery looks like once someone leaves a cult.Â
By: Alexandra Amor
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Vixen
- From Mormon Convert to LDS Apostate
- By: Lindsay Helm
- Narrated by: Stacy Kassulke
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Do you ever wonder what decisions will shape your destiny? For Lindsay, one of those decisions was made at the young age of 13, when she converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints—known to the world as "the Mormon church". Over the course of a decade, Lindsay would take a journey into one of the most secretive and powerful religious organizations in the world, a journey that would cause her to lose her true self as she submitted to the doctrine of the Mormon church. Little did she know that two people would come into her life and take her on a new journey.
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You’ll want a hard copy to highlight after this!
- By Cathryn M on 05-29-22
By: Lindsay Helm