Cults Nonfiction

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    • 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
    • Release date: 09-27-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 409 ratings
    • 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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    • A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control
    • By: Steven Hassan
    • Narrated by: Steven Hassan
    • Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 10-15-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 979 ratings
    • 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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    • My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs
    • By: Elissa Wall, Lisa Pulitzer
    • Narrated by: Renée Raudman
    • Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins
    • Release date: 05-28-08
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,238 ratings
    • Elissa Wall, the star witness against polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs, gave captivating testimony of how Jeffs forced her to marry her first cousin at age fourteen....

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    • 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
    • Release date: 09-27-11
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,400 ratings
    • 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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    • Inside the Cult of Bhagwan and Its Failed American Utopia
    • By: Russell King
    • Narrated by: Russell King
    • Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 03-08-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 45 ratings
    • A tale of breathtaking ambition, flamboyant personalities, palace intrigue, and casualties strewn along the path to enlightenment, Rajneeshpuram is a fresh examination of the Rajneesh story....

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    • The Language of Fanaticism
    • By: Amanda Montell
    • Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon
    • Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 06-15-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,740 ratings
    • 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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    • By: K. L. Slater
    • Narrated by: Clare Corbett
    • Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 11-30-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,147 ratings
    • Two people fighting for their lives. Two people with secrets to hide. Who will you believe? A completely compelling and twisty thriller from number 1 bestselling author K.L. Slater. Fans of Lisa Jewell and Freida McFadden will be hooked by Husband and Wife....

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    • Inside Cecilia Steyn's Reign of Terror
    • By: Jana Marx
    • Narrated by: Nicole Engelbrecht
    • Length: 9 hrs
    • Release date: 01-21-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 108 ratings
    • Eleven murders over a period of four years sent shockwaves through the Krugersdorp community and made headlines nationwide. Eventually these murders were connected to Cecilia Steyn and her cult, Electus per Deus (chosen by God)....

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    • By: Daniel Young, Sarah Young, Kate Young
    • Narrated by: Holly Holt
    • Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 05-29-18
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 26 ratings
    • Among consenting adults, family should be a matter of choice and the configuration thereof should be the choice of the family members. There are between 50,000 and 100,000 families in the U.S. living in polygamy today. Recently, these numbers began to climb rapidly as certain Christian, Islamic, and secular groups seek ways to live according to their convictions....

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    • The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM
    • By: Sarah Berman
    • Narrated by: Ewa Wolniczek
    • Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 04-20-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 352 ratings
    • 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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    • Attachment in Cults and Totalitarian Systems
    • By: Alexandra Stein
    • Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
    • Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 10-27-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 60 ratings
    • Written by a cult survivor and renowned expert on cults and totalitarianism, Terror, Love and Brainwashing explains how almost anyone, given the right set of circumstances, can be radically manipulated to engage in otherwise incomprehensible and often dangerous acts....

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    • Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
    • By: David Goggins
    • Narrated by: David Goggins, Adam Skolnick
    • Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 11-28-18
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 202,013 ratings
    • For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare--poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself....

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    • My Story of Charles Manson, Life Inside His Cult, and the Darkness That Ended the Sixties
    • By: Dianne Lake, Deborah Herman
    • Narrated by: Dianne Lake
    • Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 10-24-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,346 ratings
    • In this poignant and disturbing memoir of lost innocence, coercion, survival, and healing, Dianne Lake chronicles her years with Charles Manson....

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    • The Hidden World of Mormon Polygamy
    • By: Sanjiv Bhattacharya
    • Narrated by: Sanjiv Bhattacharya
    • Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 07-19-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 162 ratings
    • We’ve seen the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the news, the underage brides in pioneer dresses on a Texas ranch. But the FLDS is just one of many groups....

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    • The Death of Lucas Leonard and How One Church Became a Cult
    • By: Susan Ashline
    • Narrated by: Hillary Huber
    • Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 12-31-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 40 ratings
    • Teenager Lucas Leonard made shocking admissions in front of the altar - he'd practiced witchcraft, conspired to murder his parents, and committed unspeakable crimes. The confessions earned him a brutal beating by a gang of angry church members, including his parents and sister....

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    • Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults, and Beliefs
    • By: Steven Hassan
    • Narrated by: Steven Hassan
    • Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 03-02-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 25 ratings
    • In the post-9/11 world, people are more susceptible than ever to charismatic figures who offer simple, black v. white, us v. them, good v. evil, formulaic solutions....

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    • How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy Around the World
    • By: Gideon Rachman
    • Narrated by: John Hopkins, Gideon Rachman
    • Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 04-19-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 67 ratings
    • The author of Easternization, an award-winning journalist, offers an intimate look at the rise of strongman leaders around the globe, charting the most urgent political story of our era.

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    • Growing Up in a Cult, Getting Out, and Starting Over
    • By: Karla McLaren, Janja Lalich
    • Narrated by: Kelly Burke
    • Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
    • Release date: 06-07-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
    • 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....

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    • Escape from Polygamy
    • By: Susan Ray Schmidt
    • Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
    • Length: 22 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 11-27-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 290 ratings
    • In this gripping and eloquent book, Susan Ray Schmidt tells the story of growing up on the inside of a rogue Mormon cult and of her ultimate escape with her children from an oppressive and violent life....

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