Shunned: How I Lost My Religion and Found Myself
By: Linda A. Curtis
3.91
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Linda Curtis was raised as a Jehovah's Witness and is an unquestioning true believer who has knocke…
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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
Jenna Miscavige was raised to obey. As niece of the Church of Scientology's leader David Miscavige,… read more
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"Scientology always has been a game of power and control. L. Ron Hubbard was the ultimate con man, and it's hard to figure out how much of Scientology was an experiment in brainwashing and controlling…"-Lisa Pulitzer, Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape
2. Runaway Amish Girl: The Great Escape
By: Emma Gingerich
3.89
Format: 182 pages, Paperback
Growing up Amish and leaving the fold, Emma Gingerich left her Amish community in Eagleville, Misso… read more
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3. Church of Lies
By: Flora Jessop , None , Paul T. Brown
4.04
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the Preface: "My name is Flora Jessop. I've been called apostate, vigilante, and crazy bitch, … read more
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4. Inside the Mind of BTK: The True Story Behind the Thirty-Year Hunt for the Notorious Wichita Serial Killer
By: None , Johnny Dodd
4.25
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A dramatic and compelling true-crime psychological thrillerThis incredible story shows how John Dou… read more
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5. Shattered
By: Kathryn Casey
3.45
Format: 105 pages, Paperback
"Kathryn Casey is one of the best true crime writers today." --Ann Rule With true crime classics li… read more
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6. His Favorite Wife: Trapped in Polygamy
By: Susan Ray Schmidt
4.43
Format: 303 pages,
His Favorite Wifeis the heart-stopping, inspirational narrative of a courageous, fifteen-year-old g… read more
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7. The Polygamist's Daughter
By: Leslie Wilson , Anna LeBaron
4.24
Format: None pages, Paperback
"My father had more than fifty children." So begins the haunting memoir of Anna LeBaron, daughter o… read more
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8. Terror, Love and Brainwashing: Attachment in Cults and Totalitarian Systems
By: None
4.27
Format: 127 pages, Hardcover
Written by a cult survivor and renowned expert on cults and totalitarianism, Terror, Love and Brain… read more
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9. Tears of the Silenced: A True Crime and an American Tragedy; Severe Child Abuse and Leaving the Amish
By: Misty Griffin
3.93
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
When I was six years old my family started to live and dress like the Amish, it was the beginning o… read more
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10. Daughter of Gloriavale: My life in a Religious Cult
By: None
3.99
Format: 244 pages,
In this personal account, Lilia Tarawa exposes the shocking secrets of the cult, with its rigid rul… read more
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11. The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman
By: Margot Mifflin
2.57
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In 1851 Olive Oatman was a thirteen-year old pioneer traveling west toward Zion, with her Mormon fa… read more
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12. Where Children Run
By: Karen Emilson
4.67
Format: 523 pages, Paperback
Twins David and Dennis Pischke's lives change forever when heir father dies, and a Polish immigrant… read more
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13. Prophet's Prey: My Seven-Year Investigation into Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints
By: Jon Krakauer , Sam Brower
4.01
Format: 532 pages,
From the private investigator who cracked open the case that led to the arrest of Warren Jeffs, the… read more
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14. We Play Games
By: Sarah A. Denzil
3.51
Format: 9 pages, Audible Audio
When the rules turn deadly, winning is everything. Only available from Audible, a gripping psych… read more
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15. Everybody's Best Friend: The True Story of a Marriage That Ended In Murder
By: Ken Englade
3.90
Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition
The shocking murder that exposed a devoted husband as a cold-hearted killer To Love, Honor-And Mur… read more
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16. 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… read more
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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
17. Shunned: How I Lost My Religion and Found Myself
By: Linda A. Curtis
3.91
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Linda Curtis was raised as a Jehovah's Witness and is an unquestioning true believer who has knocke… read more
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18. Playing Dead: A Memoir of Terror and Survival
By: Monique Faison Ross
4.02
Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition
This domestic abuse survivor's memoir shares an "engaging, powerful, and ultimately shocking story"… read more
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19. Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands
By: Dan Jones
4.15
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Dan Jones, best-selling chronicler of the Middle Ages, turns his attention to the history of the Cr… read more
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20. A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology
By: Mike Rinder
4.31
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
One of the highest-ranking defectors from Scientology exposes the secret inner workings of the powe… read more
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"The fear of psychiatry is one of the hardest ideas to shake when you escape from the mind-prison."-Mike Rinder, A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology
21. Flunk. Start.: Reclaiming My Decade Lost in Scientology
By: Sands Hall
3.54
Format: 401 pages, Kindle Edition
"With its keen attention to the language and tactics of the church, Hall’s memoir is unique among t… read more
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