The Wrong Way Home: Uncovering the Patterns of Cult Behavior in American Society

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Argues that cult behavior results from longings for security, explains how cults recruit and control new members, and discusses some actual case histories

Genres: PsychologyNonfictionCultsSociologyCult ClassicsCulturalAmerican

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