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100 Must-Read Books About Life in Cults and Oppressive Religious Sects - Page 3

As you may have realized from my last piece, I love to settle down with a piping hot cup of coffee, snuggle into some fuzzy blankets… and proceed to be stricken blind with white hot rage and righteous indignation. And, for me, nothing seems to accomplish that faster and more thoroughly than reading about the victims of cults, extremist religions, and strict fundamentalism.
The following list represents just a small portion of the religions (past and present) that have been identified as encouraging practices that are destructive psychologically, emotionally, and physically. These are the memoirs and stories about people who feel they were forced to escape oppressive religious sects. This list does not serve to condemn those people that feel fulfilled by their chosen spiritual paths.
Note: Bookriot misnumbered and there's actually 106 titles :)
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Closing the Gate (Deb Simpson)
Closing the Gate (Deb Simpson)
82
The Cult Next Door: A True Story of a Suburban Manhattan New Age Cult (Elizabeth R. Burchard and Judith L. Carlone)
The Cult Next Door: A True Story of a Suburban Manhattan New Age Cult (Elizabeth R. Burchard and Judith L. Carlone)
83
Holy Candy: Why I Joined a Cult and Married a Stranger (Yolande Brener)
Holy Candy: Why I Joined a Cult and Married a Stranger (Yolande Brener)
84
Undertow: My Escape From the Fundamentalism and Cult Control of the Way International (Charlene L. Edge)
Undertow: My Escape From the Fundamentalism and Cult Control of the Way International (Charlene L. Edge)
85
The Secret Lives of Saints: Child Brides and Lost Boys in a Polygamous Mormon Sect (Daphne Bramham)
The Secret Lives of Saints: Child Brides and Lost Boys in a Polygamous Mormon Sect (Daphne Bramham)
86
Triumph: Life After the Cult – a Survivor's Lessons (Carolyn Jessop and Laura Palmer)
Triumph: Life After the Cult – a Survivor's Lessons (Carolyn Jessop and Laura Palmer)
87
Beyond Belief: True Story of Faith, Denial and Betrayal (Margot Tesch)
Beyond Belief: True Story of Faith, Denial and Betrayal (Margot Tesch)
88
Escape Through the Window: A Cult Survivor's Story (Sarah Rose)
Escape Through the Window: A Cult Survivor's Story (Sarah Rose)
89
Locked In: My Imprisoned Years in a Destructive Cult (John Huddle)
Locked In: My Imprisoned Years in a Destructive Cult (John Huddle)
90
When They Were Mine: Memories of a Branch Davidian Wife and Mother (Shelia Martin and Catherine Wessinger)
When They Were Mine: Memories of a Branch Davidian Wife and Mother (Shelia Martin and Catherine Wessinger)
91
Abode of Love: Growing Up in a Messianic Cult (Kate Barlow)
Abode of Love: Growing Up in a Messianic Cult (Kate Barlow)
92
Nowhere Girl: Growing Up Different (Nita Clark)
Nowhere Girl: Growing Up Different (Nita Clark)
93
Keep Sweet: Children of Polygamy (Dr. Dave Perrin and Debbie Palmer)
Keep Sweet: Children of Polygamy (Dr. Dave Perrin and Debbie Palmer)
94
Little Brown Girl: A Memoir (Cassidy Elizabeth Arkin and Sandra J. Rogers-Hare)
Little Brown Girl: A Memoir (Cassidy Elizabeth Arkin and Sandra J. Rogers-Hare)
95
The Defector: After 20 Years in Scientology (Robert Dam)
The Defector: After 20 Years in Scientology (Robert Dam)
96
Matches in the Gas Tank: Trial by Fire in the Armstrong Cult (Carla Powers)
Matches in the Gas Tank: Trial by Fire in the Armstrong Cult (Carla Powers)
97
Destroying the World to Save It: Aum Shinrikyo, Apocalyptic Violence, and the New Global Terrorism (Robert Jay Lifton)
Destroying the World to Save It: Aum Shinrikyo, Apocalyptic Violence, and the New Global Terrorism (Robert Jay Lifton)
98
The Manson Girls (Michael James Duncan)
The Manson Girls (Michael James Duncan)
99
Wife No. 19: The Story of a Life in Bondage, Being a Complete Expose of Mormonism and Revealing Sorr (Ann Eliza Young)
Wife No. 19: The Story of a Life in Bondage, Being a Complete Expose of Mormonism and Revealing Sorr (Ann Eliza Young)
100
Waiting for the Apocalypse: A Memoir of Faith and Family (Veronica Chater)
Waiting for the Apocalypse: A Memoir of Faith and Family (Veronica Chater)
101
Out of the Cocoon: A Young Woman's Courageous Flight From the Grip of a Religious Cult (Brenda Lee)
Out of the Cocoon: A Young Woman's Courageous Flight From the Grip of a Religious Cult (Brenda Lee)
102
Not My Idea of Heaven (Lindsey Rosa)
Not My Idea of Heaven (Lindsey Rosa)
103
Betrayal of the Spirit: My Life Behind the Headlines of the Hare Krishna Movement (Nori J. Muster)
Betrayal of the Spirit: My Life Behind the Headlines of the Hare Krishna Movement (Nori J. Muster)
104
This Dark World: A Memoir of Salvation Found and Lost (Carolyn S. Briggs)
This Dark World: A Memoir of Salvation Found and Lost (Carolyn S. Briggs)
105
Escape: My Life Long War Against Cults (Paul Morant)
Escape: My Life Long War Against Cults (Paul Morant)
106
American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst (Jeffrey Toobin)
American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst (Jeffrey Toobin)
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