Losing Reality: On Cults, Cultism, and the Mindset of Political and Religious Zealotry
By: Robert Jay Lifton
3.74
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A definitive account of the psychology of zealotry, from a National Book Award winner and a leading…
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1. Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
By: Bart D. Ehrman
3.93
Format: 266 pages, Paperback
For almost 1,500 years, the New Testament manuscripts were copied by hand––and mistakes and intenti… read more
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- nonfiction
- religion
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2. Cults in Our Midst: The Continuing Fight Against Their Hidden Menace
By: Robert Jay Lifton , Margaret Thaler Singer
3.99
Format: 386 pages, Paperback
Cults today are bigger than ever, with broad ramifications for national and international terrorism… read more
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- cult classics
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3. Ecce Homo
By: Friedrich Nietzsche , Michael Tanner , R.J. Hollingdale
3.00
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
In late 1888, only weeks before his final collapse into madness, Nietzsche (1844-1900) set out to c… read more
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4. Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5)
By: Elmore Leonard
4.00
Format: 240 pages, ebook
Elmore Leonard, best-selling author of 37 novels including Get Shorty and the recent Pagan Babies, … read more
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"I want you to understand,"-Elmore Leonard, Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5)
"I thought I explained it to you. Boyd and I dug coal together."-Elmore Leonard, Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5)
"Boyd looked at him now like he was trying to decide something in his mind. “You’d shoot me, you get the chance?"-Elmore Leonard, Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5)
5. The Face Of Battle: A Study Of Agincourt, Waterloo And The Somme
By: John Keegan
3.73
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
The Face of Battleis military history from the battlefield: a look at the direct experience of indi… read more
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6. The Anatomy of Fascism
By: Robert O. Paxton
2.69
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
What is fascism? Many authors have proposed definitions, but most fail to move beyond the abstract.… read more
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7. Combatting Cult Mind Control: The #1 Best-selling Guide to Protection, Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cults
By: Steven Hassan , Margaret Thaler Singer
4.01
Format: 275 pages, Paperback
A former cult member, now a counselor helping those affected by destructive cults, Hassan exposes t… 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. The Fortunes of Africa: A 5,000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor
By: Martin Meredith
3.86
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Africa has been coveted for its riches ever since the era of the Pharaohs. In past centuries, it wa… read more
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10. Letter to a Christian Nation
By: Sam Harris
4.00
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
In response to The End of Faith, Sam Harris received thousands of letters from Christians excoriati… read more
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"There had been ample warning that a storm “of biblical proportions"-Sam Harris, Letter to a Christian Nation
"These data are unequivocal: we are building a civilization of ignorance."-Sam Harris, Letter to a Christian Nation
"Faith is like a pickpocket who loans a person his own money on generous terms."-Sam Harris, Letter to a Christian Nation
"Faith is like a pockpocket who loans a person his own money on generous terms."-Sam Harris, Letter to a Christian Nation
11. The War on the West
By: Douglas Murray
4.28
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
An Instant New York Times Bestseller! China has concentration camps now. Why do Westerners claim… read more
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"To delegitimize the West, it appears to be necessary first to demonize the people who still make up the racial majority in the West. It is necessary to demonize white people."-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
"Race is now an issue in all Western countries in a way it has not been for decades. In the place of color blindness, we have been pushed into racial ultra-awareness. A deeply warped picture has now b…"-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
"Like all societies in history, all Western nations have racism in their histories. But that is not the only history of our countries. Racism is not the sole lens through which our societies can be un…"-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
"Historical criticism and rethinking are never a bad idea. However, the hunt for visible, tangible problems shouldn't become a hunt for invisible, intangible problems. Especially not if they are carri…"-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
12. Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
By: Jonathan Kennedy
3.94
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An account of how the major transformations in history—from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth o… read more
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- history
"Pathogens thrive on inequality and injustice."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"Across the whole of the Americas, the introduction of infectious diseases from Europe resulted in a 90 percent fall in the population, from about 60.5 million in 1500 to 6 million a century later."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"There is one universally incorrect choice: do nothing. This didn't work when humans thought that plagues were a punishment sent by angry gods. Nor does a laissez-faire approach help stop disease when…"-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
13. Take Back Your Life: Recovering From Cults & Abusive Relationships
By: Janja Lalich
4.35
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Cult victims and those who have suffered abusive relationships often suffer from fear, confusion, l… read more
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- cult classics
14. Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet
By: Hannah Ritchie
4.29
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
‘Truly essential’ MARGARET ATWOOD Feeling anxious, powerless or confused about the future of our p… read more
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15. Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
By: Abigail Shrier
4.06
Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition
In virtually every way that can be measured, Gen Z's mental health is worse than that of previous g… read more
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"Children’s and adolescents’ sense of self is still developing. They cannot correct the interpretations or recommendations of a therapist."-Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
"When I agreed with my therapist, I told her so. When I didn’t, we talked about that. And when I felt I needed to move on, I did. Which is to say: I was an adult in therapy. I had swum life’s choppy w…"-Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
16. The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity
By: Douglas Murray
4.21
Format: 293 pages, Hardcover
Douglas Murray examines the twenty-first century's most divisive issues: sexuality, gender, technol… read more
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17. It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People
By: Ramani Durvasula
4.58
Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition
A transformative guide to protecting and healing yourself from the narcissism you can’t see, from p… read more
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"You may have had the belief that to forgive is divine but have come to learn that to discern may be transcendent."-Ramani Durvasula, It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People
"Radical acceptance of the injustice is part of this process-it not fair, I cannot change it; I can, however, chart a different and authentic course forward and learn from this. Be kind to yourself, t…"-Ramani Durvasula, It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People
"I am tired of people calling those of us who get stuck in these cycles "codependent" or "addicted" to the narcissistic relationship. It's not that. If you have any empathy, have normal cognitive func…"-Ramani Durvasula, It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People
18. Bland Fanatics: Liberals, the West, and the Afterlives of Empire
By: Pankaj Mishra
3.87
Format: 218 pages, Hardcover
A wide-ranging, controversial collection of critical essays on the political mania plaguing the Wes… read more
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"Homo oeconomicus, der alle anderen menschlichen Werte und Interessen durch Kosten-Nutzen-Rechnungen zu ersetzen versucht, wütet auf dem gesamten Erdball: in den persönlichen Beziehungen ebenso wie am…"-Pankaj Mishra, Bland Fanatics: Liberals, the West, and the Afterlives of Empire
19. How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference
By: Adam Rutherford
3.90
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Race is not a biological reality. Racism thrives on our not knowing this. Racist pseudoscience … read more
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"When you have only ever experienced privilege, equality feels like oppression."-Adam Rutherford, How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference
"Race is a social construct. This does not mean that it is invalid or unimportant."-Adam Rutherford, How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference
"For humans, there are no purebloods, only mongrels enriched by the blood of multitudes."-Adam Rutherford, How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference
"Scientific racism’ or ‘race science’ are both misnomers. These are pseudoscientific domains."-Adam Rutherford, How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference
20. Losing Reality: On Cults, Cultism, and the Mindset of Political and Religious Zealotry
By: Robert Jay Lifton
3.74
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A definitive account of the psychology of zealotry, from a National Book Award winner and a leading… read more
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