Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life
By: Amber Scorah
3.81
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A riveting memoir of losing faith and finding freedom while a covert missionary in one of the world…
Want to Read $ 7.99"There is no human so bold as the preacher. Or so blind. For they do all of the talking, and none of the asking."-Amber Scorah, Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life
"There is no human so bold as the preacher. Or so blind. For they do all of the talking, and none of the asking."-Amber Scorah, Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life
"There is no human so bold as the preacher. Or so blind. For they do all of the talking, and none of the asking."-Amber Scorah, Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life
"I have called a truce with the unknown, and I am learning to live with the disquiet. I do not attempt to pray to a god who will not answer."-Amber Scorah, Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life
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1. Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape
By: Lisa Pulitzer , Jenna Miscavige Hill
3.77
Format: 402 pages, Hardcover
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2. Leaving the Saints: How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith
By: Martha N. Beck
3.55
Format: 199 pages, Paperback
As "Mormon royalty" within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Martha Beck was raised … read more
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4. The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice
By: Rebecca Musser , M. Bridget Cook
3.97
Format: 434 pages, Hardcover
Rebecca Musser grew up in fear, concealing her family's polygamous lifestyle from the "dangerous" o… read more
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5. Seductive Poison: A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple
By: Deborah Layton
4.05
Format: None pages, Paperback
Told by a former high-level member of the Peoples Temple and Jonestown survivor, Seductive Poisonis… read more
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6. In the Days of Rain: A Daughter, a Father, a Cult
By: Rebecca Stott
3.20
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A father-daughter story that tells of the the author's experience growing up in the Exclusive Breth… read more
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7. Wayward: A Memoir of Spiritual Warfare and Sexual Purity
By: Alice Greczyn
4.41
Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition
When Alice Greczyn’s parents felt called by God to exchange worldly employment for heavenly provisi… read more
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8. The Wives: A Memoir
By: Simone Gorrindo
3.79
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A captivating memoir that tells the story of one woman’s experience of joining a community of army … read more
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9. Outgrowing God: A Beginner’s Guide to Atheism
By: Richard Dawkins
4.05
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Should we believe in God? In this new book, written for a new generation, the brilliant science wri… read more
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"These beliefs contradict each other, so they can’t be all right"-Richard Dawkins, Outgrowing God: A Beginner’s Guide to Atheism
"If I’d been born in ancient Greece, I’d worship Zeus and Aphrodite"-Richard Dawkins, Outgrowing God: A Beginner’s Guide to Atheism
"But failure to disprove something is not a good reason to believe it."-Richard Dawkins, Outgrowing God: A Beginner’s Guide to Atheism
"There are so many different faiths. How do you know the holy book you have been brought up with is the true one? And if all the others are wrong, what makes you think your holy book isn’t wrong too?"-Richard Dawkins, Outgrowing God: A Beginner’s Guide to Atheism
10. Uncultured: A Memoir
By: Daniella Mestyanek Young
4.08
Format: 339 pages, Hardcover
In the vein of Educated and The Glass Castle, Daniella Mestyanek Young's Uncultured is more than a … read more
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"Daniella,"-Daniella Mestyanek Young, Uncultured: A Memoir
"The body keeps the score."-Daniella Mestyanek Young, Uncultured: A Memoir
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"...the only real friend I had, and would ever have, was myself."-Daniella Mestyanek Young, Uncultured: A Memoir
11. The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church
By: Sarah McCammon
4.21
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
The first definitive book that names the massive social movement of people leaving the white evange… read more
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12. The Reluctant Apostate: Leaving Jehovah's Witnesses Comes at a Price
By: Lloyd Evans
4.01
Format: 755 pages, Kindle Edition
Jehovah's Witnesses, well known for their enthusiastic evangelism, are a global religious movement … read more
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13. Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life
By: Amber Scorah
3.81
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
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"There is no human so bold as the preacher. Or so blind. For they do all of the talking, and none of the asking."-Amber Scorah, Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life
"I have called a truce with the unknown, and I am learning to live with the disquiet. I do not attempt to pray to a god who will not answer."-Amber Scorah, Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life
14. Shunned: How I Lost My Religion and Found Myself
By: Linda A. Curtis
3.91
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
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15. The Last Days: A Memoir of Faith, Desire and Freedom
By: Ali Millar
4.16
Format: 388 pages, Hardcover
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16. Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope
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4.16
Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition
As featured on the BBC documentary, 'The Most Hated Family in America' it was an upbringing in many… read more
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17. Survival Takes a Wild Imagination: Poems
By: Fariha Róisín
3.77
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
In the powerful follow up to her critically acclaimed debut collection, poet and activist Fariha Ró… read more
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"The natural world meets me where humans cannot."-Fariha Róisín, Survival Takes a Wild Imagination: Poems
"Herodotus knew to tell a story, you had to respect it first."-Fariha Róisín, Survival Takes a Wild Imagination: Poems
"Nothing rings truer than blazing through the bright white streak of eucalyptus fire we decided to call life."-Fariha Róisín, Survival Takes a Wild Imagination: Poems
18. A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy
By: Tia Levings
4.48
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
“Today it hit me when he hit me, blood shaking in my brain. Maybe there wasn’t a savior coming. May… read more
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19. Kissing Girls on Shabbat: A Memoir
By: Sara Glass
4.38
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
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20. If Love Could Kill: The Myths and Truths of Women Who Commit Violence
By: Anna Motz
3.84
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21. 'Knock Knock' Who's There?: The Truth About Jehovah's Witnesses
By: Anthony James
3.84
Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition
This is the story of a young man who was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, seemingly destined to spend… read more
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