Cults, Mind Control, and Spiritual Abuse (128 books)

All books related to cults and mind control as understood by secular science. (Please no books about how XYZ religion is a cult because they don't believe in the right version of Jesus). Includes books about persuasion tactics, social psychology, abuse in a religious context, and exit stories by former members.

The definition of "cult" is not limited to religious context. It can include secular high-demand groups such as political groups, totalitarian governments, commercial organizations, and "large group awareness training."

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101	Secret Weapons: How Two Sisters Were Brainwashed to Kill for Their Country by Cheryl Hersha 4.26 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
101	The Night Church by Whitley Strieber (Goodreads Author) 3.16 avg rating — 304 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
101	Lovingly Abused by Heather Grace Heath 4.17 avg rating — 217 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
104	The Enslaved Queen: A Memoir About Electricity and Mind Control by Wendy Hoffman 4.49 avg rating — 51 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
105	The Pattern of the Double-Bind in Mormonism by Marion Stricker 4.43 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
105	White Witch in a Black Robe: A True Story About Criminal Mind Control by Wendy Hoffman 4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
107	Suddenly Strangers by Brad L. Morin 4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
107	Why Johnny Can't Come Home by Noreen N. Gosch 3.91 avg rating — 77 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
109	Predators, Prey, and Other Kinfolk: Growing Up in Polygamy by Dorothy Allred Solomon 3.43 avg rating — 396 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
109	Operation Mind Control by Walter H. Bowart 4.17 avg rating — 103 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
111	Woman Redeemed by Diana Kline really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
111	Programmed to Kill: The Politics of Serial Murder by David McGowan 3.93 avg rating — 926 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
113	The Mormon Cult: A Former Missionary Reveals the Secrets of Mormon Mind Control by Jack B. Worthy (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 69 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
114	Leaving the Fold: Candid Conversations With Inactive Mormons by James W. Ure 3.67 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
114	Cannibalism, Blood Drinking & High-Adept Satanism by Kerth Barker 4.09 avg rating — 128 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
116	Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of 'Brainwashing' in China by Robert Jay Lifton 4.14 avg rating — 311 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
116	The Nine (Sinister Forces: A Grimoire of American Political Witchcraft, #1) by Peter Levenda (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 559 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
118	Combatting Cult Mind Control: The #1 Best-selling Guide to Protection, Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cults by Steven Hassan (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 1,552 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
118	The Manson Secret (Sinister Forces: A Grimoire of American Political Witchcraft, #3) by Peter Levenda (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 275 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
120	A Warm Gun (Sinister Forces: A Grimoire of American Political Witchcraft, #2) by Peter Levenda (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 219 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
121	Cults That Kill: Probing the Underworld of Occult Crime by Larry Kahaner (Goodreads Author) 3.25 avg rating — 124 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
122	The Witch-Hunt Narrative: Politics, Psychology, and the Sexual Abuse of Children by Ross E. Cheit 4.32 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
123	Mass Control: Engineering Human Consciousness by Jim Keith 4.05 avg rating — 105 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
124	Taken: Inside the Alien-Human Abduction Agenda by Karla Turner 4.09 avg rating — 171 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
125	Mind Control, World Control: The Encyclopedia of Mind Control by Jim Keith 3.82 avg rating — 99 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
126	MILABS: Military Mind Control and Alien Abduction by Helmut Lammer 3.31 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
127	Into The Fringe: A True Story of Alien Abduction by Karla Turner 3.89 avg rating — 234 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
128	New Satanists by Gini Graham Scott (Goodreads Author) 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars