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What do readers say about Under the Banner of Heaven?
religion based violence the power of religion tedious and poorly organized modern day murdersThis extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America's isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities, where some 40,000 people still practice polygamy. Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake ... More details on Under the Banner of Heaven
And it shall come to pass that I, the Lord God, will send one mighty and strong, holding the scepter of power in his hand, clothed with light for a covering, whose mouth shall utter words, eternal wor...
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What do readers say about The Girls?
grandiose descriptive prose coming of age novel disturbing, offensive and girtty murder and cultsTHE INSTANT BESTSELLER
An indelible portrait of girls, the women they become, and that moment in life when everything can go horribly wrong
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
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Cha ching, the slot machine in Connie’s garage went, like a cartoon, Peter’s features soaked in its rosy glow. He was eighteen, Connie’s older brother, and his forearms were the color of toast. His fr...
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What do readers say about Last Days?
more atmosphere than gore horror that scares you blair witch manner early graham mastertonLast Days (winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel of the Year) by Adam Nevill is a Blair Witch style novel in which a documentary film-maker undertakes the investigation of a dangerous cult-with creepy consequences
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And the woman could hear those old friends moving in the distant, and not so distant rooms of her home. Old friends she tried to forget for longer than she had the strength to remember. Until she unde...
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What do readers say about The Road to Jonestown?
well researched and interesting very straight forward manner long and detailed book well written nonfiction2018 Edgar Award Finalist-Best Fact Crime
"A thoroughly readable, thoroughly chilling account of a brilliant con man and his all-too vulnerable prey" (The Boston Globe)-the definitive story of preacher Jim Jones, who was responsible for the Jonestown... More details on The Road to Jonestown
The way Lynetta Putnam Jones chose to remember it, she began life in privileged circumstances, was married only once to a handicapped veteran of World War I, was terribly mistreated by him and his cru...
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What do readers say about Going Clear?
fascinating and scary book measured and readable tone whether it was fair very informative but dryThe Basis for the HBO Documentary. A National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist.
Scientology presents itself as a scientific approach to spiritual enlightenment, but its practices have long been shrouded in mystery. Now Law... More details on Going Clear
London, Ontario, is a middling manufacturing town halfway between Toronto and Detroit, once known for its cigars and breweries. In a tribute to its famous namesake, London has its own Covent Garden, P...
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What do readers say about Educated?
descriptive and complex disturbing and truly heart-wrenching clear and engaging sad and frightening#1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER
One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambr... More details on Educated
My strongest memory is not a memory. It’s something I imagined, then came to remember as if it had happened. The memory was formed when I was five, just before I turned six, from a story my father tol...
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What do readers say about Helter Skelter?
true crime novels a charismatic madman like a novel very long bookAn era has ended with the death of Charles Manson on November 19, 2017. The crimes that made him infamous and his name a household word happened in 1969, or 48 years ago. Most people alive today do not know much about this, but those who do remember ... More details on Helter Skelter
It was hot that night, but not as hot as the night before, when the temperature hadn’t dropped below 92 degrees. The three-day heat wave had begun to break a couple of hours before, about 10 P.M. on F...
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What do readers say about Cultish?
language and cults informal and fascinating trends in society the language many cultsThe 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.
What makes "cults" so intriguin... More details on Cultish
Tasha Samar was thirteen years old the first time she heard the bewitching buzz of their voices. It was their turban-to-toe white ensembles and meditation malas that first caught her eye, but it was h...
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What do readers say about Last Days?
hard hitting style hard-boiled detective tale a critique of religions gory and gruesomeThe deceptively simple prose keeps the book brisk and even gripping as its puzzles grow more craggy and complex. This is Evenson's singular, Poe-like gift: He writes with intelligence and a steady hand, even when his characters decide to lop their ow... More details on Last Days
The second time was worse than the first, both because he already knew how it would feel and because of how much thicker an elbow is than a wrist. Still, he managed it, left-handed, despite Borchert's...
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What do readers say about Little Heaven?
western horror novel slow and drawn out bloated and largely unfulfilling black and white illustrationsA "gripping and terrifying story…and one not to be missed" (Robert McCammon) from the acclaimed author of The Troop and The Deep!
A trio of mismatched mercenaries-Micah Shughrue, Minerva Atwater, and Ebenzer Elkins, colloquially known as "the English... More details on Little Heaven
The little aphid did, though at a register too high for any human ear to perceive. It toiled in the root system of a cactus plant growing on the edge of the New Mexico desert. An insect so small that ...
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