*The Man-Leopard Murders: History and Society in Colonial Nigeria* by David Pratten.
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Seductive Poison: A Jonestown Survivor’s Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple by Deborah Leyton
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“Scarred” by Sarah Edmondson
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Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult
Book by Faith Jones
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“Unfollow” by Megan Phelps-Roper, former member of the Westboro Baptist Church. She describes her upbringing and what led to her decision to leave. My impression is she’s making a sincere effort to be a kinder person.
“Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing” by Lauren Hough. Also raised in a cult and has left. Her queerness is an added layer of struggle with coping with the trauma of her upbringing.
“The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and the People’s Temple” by Jeff Guinn
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*Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism* by Amanda Montell
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Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle for a horror novel about cults.
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*Under the Banner of Heaven* by John Krakauer is a classic – true account about a murder in a fringe, polygamous LDS community.
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*The Man-Leopard Murders: History and Society in Colonial Nigeria* by David Pratten.
Seductive Poison: A Jonestown Survivor’s Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple by Deborah Leyton
“Scarred” by Sarah Edmondson
Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult
Book by Faith Jones
“Unfollow” by Megan Phelps-Roper, former member of the Westboro Baptist Church. She describes her upbringing and what led to her decision to leave. My impression is she’s making a sincere effort to be a kinder person.
“Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing” by Lauren Hough. Also raised in a cult and has left. Her queerness is an added layer of struggle with coping with the trauma of her upbringing.
“The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and the People’s Temple” by Jeff Guinn
*Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism* by Amanda Montell
Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle for a horror novel about cults.
*Under the Banner of Heaven* by John Krakauer is a classic – true account about a murder in a fringe, polygamous LDS community.