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    Cultish Audiobook By Amanda Montell cover art
    • Cultish

    • The Language of Fanaticism
    • By: Amanda Montell
    • Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon
    • Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,550
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,352
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,333

    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....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Get this book ASAP

    • By chris boutte on 06-17-21
    Cultish

    By: Amanda Montell

    Manhattan Cult Story Audiobook By Spencer Schneider cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      0 out of 5 stars 0
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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....

    Manhattan Cult Story

    By: Spencer Schneider

    Breaking Free Audiobook By Rachel Jeffs cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,427
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,260
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 1,253

    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....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • One of the best reads about the FLDS yet!

    • By Pamela Plimpton on 12-06-17
    Breaking Free

    By: Rachel Jeffs

    The Witness Wore Red Audiobook By Rebecca Musser, M. Bridget Cook cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,318
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,198
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,196

    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....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Compelling and emotional read

    • By Briley on 10-08-13
    The Witness Wore Red

    By: Rebecca Musser, and others

    Tears of the Silenced Audiobook By Misty Griffin cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 1,156
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 1,038
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 1,034

    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....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Author is definitely dedicated

    • By Felisa Kay Chaloupek. on 09-15-20
    Tears of the Silenced

    By: Misty Griffin

    Prophet's Prey Audiobook By Sam Brower, Jon Krakauer cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,238
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,078
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,080

    Despite considerable press coverage and a lengthy trial, the full story of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints has remained largely untold....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Incredible Story of the FLDS

    • By Steve on 11-11-11
    Prophet's Prey

    By: Sam Brower, and others

    Cultish Audiobook By Amanda Montell cover art
    • Cultish

    • The Language of Fanaticism
    • By: Amanda Montell
    • Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon
    • Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,550
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,352
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,333

    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....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Get this book ASAP

    • By chris boutte on 06-17-21
    Cultish

    By: Amanda Montell

    Manhattan Cult Story Audiobook By Spencer Schneider cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      0 out of 5 stars 0
    • Performance
      0 out of 5 stars 0
    • Story
      0 out of 5 stars 0

    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....

    Manhattan Cult Story

    By: Spencer Schneider

    Breaking Free Audiobook By Rachel Jeffs cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,427
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,260
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 1,253

    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....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • One of the best reads about the FLDS yet!

    • By Pamela Plimpton on 12-06-17
    Breaking Free

    By: Rachel Jeffs

    The Witness Wore Red Audiobook By Rebecca Musser, M. Bridget Cook cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,318
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,198
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,196

    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....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Compelling and emotional read

    • By Briley on 10-08-13
    The Witness Wore Red

    By: Rebecca Musser, and others

    Tears of the Silenced Audiobook By Misty Griffin cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 1,156
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 1,038
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 1,034

    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....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Author is definitely dedicated

    • By Felisa Kay Chaloupek. on 09-15-20
    Tears of the Silenced

    By: Misty Griffin

    Prophet's Prey Audiobook By Sam Brower, Jon Krakauer cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,238
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,078
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,080

    Despite considerable press coverage and a lengthy trial, the full story of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints has remained largely untold....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Incredible Story of the FLDS

    • By Steve on 11-11-11
    Prophet's Prey

    By: Sam Brower, and others

    Road to Jonestown Audiobook By Jeff Guinn cover art
    • Road to Jonestown

    • Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
    • By: Jeff Guinn
    • Narrated by: George Newbern
    • Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,247
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,926
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,914

    In the 1950s a young Indianapolis minister named Jim Jones preached a curious blend of the Gospel and Marxism....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Very Interesting to Learn About the Events

    • By Celeste on 04-13-18
    Road to Jonestown

    By: Jeff Guinn

    The Cult of Trump Audiobook By Steven Hassan cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 769
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 657
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 644

    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....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Tools to deprogram

    • By N. Squier on 01-11-20
    The Cult of Trump

    By: Steven Hassan

    Hollywood Park Audiobook By Mikel Jollett cover art
    • Hollywood Park

    • A Memoir
    • By: Mikel Jollett
    • Narrated by: Mikel Jollett
    • Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 1,614
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 1,432
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 1,422

    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....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • An honest and heartbreakingly beautiful memoir

    • By Jeannete Coronel on 05-28-20
    Hollywood Park

    By: Mikel Jollett

    Cults Inside Out: How People Get In and Can Get Out Audiobook By Rick Alan Ross cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 30
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 24
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 24

    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....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Informative and interesting read!

    • By Amazon Customer on 07-15-21
    Cults Inside Out: How People Get In and Can Get Out

    By: Rick Alan Ross

    Escape Audiobook By Carolyn Jessop, Laura Palmer cover art
    • Escape

    • By: Carolyn Jessop, Laura Palmer
    • Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
    • Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,584
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,143
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,142

    When she was 18 years old, Carolyn Jessop was coerced into an arranged marriage with a total stranger, a man 32 years her senior....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • Questions answered - candid and informative.

    • By Kim on 12-17-11
    Escape

    By: Carolyn Jessop, and others

    Sex Cult Nun Audiobook By Faith Jones cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 189
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 157
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 157

    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....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • An absolute page-turner

    • By Lara on 12-03-21
    Sex Cult Nun

    By: Faith Jones

    Still Learning Audiobook By India Oxenberg cover art
    • Still Learning

    • A Memoir
    • By: India Oxenberg
    • Narrated by: India Oxenberg
    • Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 516
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 448
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 446

    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....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • The best book on Nxivm so far

    • By rebekah s. on 11-04-20
    Still Learning

    By: India Oxenberg

    Scarred Audiobook By Sarah Edmondson, Kristine Gasbarre cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 658
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 575
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 575

    The shocking and subversive memoir of a 12-year-NXIVM-member-turned-whistleblower, and her inspiring true story of abuse, escape, and redemption....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Riveting!

    • By Ellen on 10-23-19
    Scarred

    By: Sarah Edmondson, and others

    Don't Call It a Cult Audiobook By Sarah Berman cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 209
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 166
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 164

    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....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • Detailed (best for those already interested)

    • By JR on 05-02-21
    Don't Call It a Cult

    By: Sarah Berman

    Hostage to the Devil Audiobook By Malachi Martin cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 140
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 117
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 117

     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"....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Could have done without pornographic details

    • By Youth in Asia on 05-27-20
    Hostage to the Devil

    By: Malachi Martin

    Waco Audiobook By David Thibodeau, Leon Whiteson, Aviva Layton cover art
    • Waco

    • A Survivor's Story
    • By: David Thibodeau, Leon Whiteson, Aviva Layton
    • Narrated by: Robert Fass
    • Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 854
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 742
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 738

    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....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • An sides perspective

    • By Fred on 02-12-18
    Waco

    By: David Thibodeau, and others

    Raven Audiobook By Tim Reiterman cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 531
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 478
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 473

    Tim Reiterman's Raven provides the seminal history of the Rev. Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and the murderous ordeal at Jonestown in 1978....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • What a very thoroughly written book!

    • By Traci P. on 04-22-17
    Raven

    By: Tim Reiterman

    Slonim Woods 9 Audiobook By Daniel Barban Levin cover art
    • Slonim Woods 9

    • A Memoir
    • By: Daniel Barban Levin
    • Narrated by: Jay Myers
    • Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 72
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 67
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 66

    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....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Harrowing

    • By Joshua on 09-19-21
    Slonim Woods 9

    By: Daniel Barban Levin

    Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies Audiobook By Arthur Goldwag cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      3.5 out of 5 stars 104
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 66
    • Story
      3.5 out of 5 stars 67

    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....

    • 2 out of 5 stars
    • Many interesting fact - BUT

    • By Dr. on 12-30-11
    Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies

    By: Arthur Goldwag

    Better to Have Gone Audiobook By Akash Kapur cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 50
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 41
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 41

    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....

    • 1 out of 5 stars
    • Narcissists go hungry in India

    • By ET on 07-26-21
    Better to Have Gone

    By: Akash Kapur

    Urban Apologetics Audiobook By Eric Mason cover art
    • Urban Apologetics

    • Restoring Black Dignity with the Gospel
    • By: Eric Mason
    • Narrated by: Isaiah Young
    • Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 136
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 109
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 107

    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....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • One of the Best Apologetic books around

    • By LJS86 on 04-10-21
    Urban Apologetics

    By: Eric Mason

    Blown for Good Audiobook By Marc Headley cover art
    • Blown for Good

    • Behind the Iron Curtain of Scientology
    • By: Marc Headley
    • Narrated by: Marc Headley
    • Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 448
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 412
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 408

    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....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Easily the Best Scientology Book Out There

    • By Brandon M. Salazar on 08-16-18
    Blown for Good

    By: Marc Headley

    The Community Audiobook By N. Jamiyla Chisholm cover art
    • The Community

    • A Memoir
    • By: N. Jamiyla Chisholm
    • Narrated by: Karen Chilton
    • Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 16
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 14
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 14

    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....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Misleading description

    • By Avid Reader on 06-14-22
    The Community

    By: N. Jamiyla Chisholm

    Evil Archaeology Audiobook By Heather Lynn PhD cover art
    • Evil Archaeology

    • Demons, Possessions, and Sinister Relics
    • By: Heather Lynn PhD
    • Narrated by: Amy Landon
    • Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 140
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 119
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 118

    An investigation into the historical and archaeological evidence of demons, curses, and possession, featuring some of the most gruesome artifacts and sites ever discovered....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • In the end, reaches a bit too wide.

    • By CNR on 09-13-19
    Evil Archaeology

    By: Heather Lynn PhD

    Strange Rites Audiobook By Tara Isabella Burton cover art
    • Strange Rites

    • New Religions for a Godless World
    • By: Tara Isabella Burton
    • Narrated by: Patricia Santomasso
    • Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 90
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 68
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 66

    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....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Insightful

    • By Jared Pomeroy on 12-28-20
    Strange Rites

    By: Tara Isabella Burton

    Broken Faith Audiobook By Mitch Weiss, Holbrook Mohr cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 339
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 298
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 298

    An explosive investigation into Word of Faith Fellowship, a secretive evangelical cult whose charismatic female leader is a master of manipulation....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • A must read!

    • By laura toney on 03-22-20
    Broken Faith

    By: Mitch Weiss, and others

    Inside Scientology Audiobook By Janet Reitman cover art
    • Inside Scientology

    • The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion
    • By: Janet Reitman
    • Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
    • Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 2,135
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 1,823
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 1,840

    Scientology, created in 1954 by a prolific sci-fi writer named L. Ron Hubbard, claims to be the world's fastest-growing religion....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Tom Cruise, L. Ron Hubbard, and Xenu

    • By David on 04-18-14
    Inside Scientology

    By: Janet Reitman

    Cults Audiobook By Max Cutler cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      0 out of 5 stars 0
    • Performance
      0 out of 5 stars 0
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