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Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
by Lawrence Wright
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A clear-sighted revelation, a deep penetration into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the The Looming Tower, the now-classic study of al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attack. Based on more than two hundred personal interviews with... (read more)

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The Church of Scientology: A History of a New Religion
The Church of Scientology: A History of a New Religion
by Hugh B. Urban
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"Hugh Urban has written an engaging book that tells the story of Scientology more thoroughly and in a more balanced way than any other treatment of the topic thus far. Were that not enough, this is also a book with much to say about the central question... (read more)

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A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Jonestown
A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Jonestown
by Julia Scheeres
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In 1954, a past or named Jim Jones opened a church in Indianapolis called Peoples Temple Full Gospel Church. He was a charismatic preacher with idealistic beliefs, and he quickly filled his pews with an audience eager to hear his sermons on social... (read more)

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Comprehending Cults: The Sociology of New Religious Movements
Comprehending Cults: The Sociology of New Religious Movements
by Lorne Dawson
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Long the focus of controversy, cults,--what sociologists prefer to call new religious movements--have been studied by scholars for years. Yet little of this information has made its way into public awareness. Comprehending Cults is a comprehensive and... (read more)

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A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown
A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown
by Julia Scheeres
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“I love socialism, and I’m willing to die to bring it about, but if I did, I’d take a thousand with me.”  —Jim Jones, September 6, 1975 In 1954, a pastor named Jim Jones opened a church in Indianapolis called... (read more)

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Mystics and Messiahs: Cults and New Religions in American History
Mystics and Messiahs: Cults and New Religions in American History
by Philip Jenkins
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In Mystics and Messiahs--the first full account of cults and anti-cult scares in American history--Philip Jenkins shows that, contrary to popular belief, cults were by no means an invention of the 1960s. In fact, most of the frightening images and... (read more)

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Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche
Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche
by Haruki Murakami
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From Haruki Murakami, internationally acclaimed author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Norwegian Wood, a work of literary journalism that is as fascinating as it is necessary, as provocative as it is profound. In March of 1995, agents of a Japanese... (read more)

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Seductive Poison: A Johnstown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple
Seductive Poison: A Johnstown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple
by Deborah Layton
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From Waco to Heaven's Gate, the past decade has seen its share of cult tragedies. But none has been quite so dramatic or compelling as the Jonestown massacre of 1978, in which the Reverend Jim Jones and 913 of his disciples perished. Deborah Layton had... (read more)

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Seductive Poison: A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the People's Temple
Seductive Poison: A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the People's Temple
by Deborah Layton
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Told by a former high-level member of the Peoples Temple and Jonestown survivor, Seductive Poison is the "truly unforgettable" (Kirkus Review) story of how one woman was seduced by one of the most notorious cults in recent memory and how she... (read more)

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In the Shadow of the Moons: My Life in the Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Family
In the Shadow of the Moons: My Life in the Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Family
by Nansook Hong
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Intelligent Design
Intelligent Design
by Rael
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Cults (Contemporary Issues Companion)
Cults (Contemporary Issues Companion)
by Jill Karson
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Exploring Unification Theology
Exploring Unification Theology
by M. Darrol Bryant
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Autobiography the History Bapak R M Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo
Autobiography the History Bapak R M Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo
by Bap Sumohadiwidjojo
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