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Shutter Island Shutter Island (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 4.14 — 240,735 ratings — published 2003
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,161,381 ratings — published 1932
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,792,045 ratings — published 1949
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Reflex (Jumper, #2) Reflex (Jumper, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.99 — 7,527 ratings — published 2004
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Boot Camp Boot Camp (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.89 — 6,134 ratings — published 2006
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,498,688 ratings — published 2011
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The Stepford Wives The Stepford Wives (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.89 — 62,176 ratings — published 1972
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The Patron Saint of Butterflies The Patron Saint of Butterflies (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.87 — 2,009 ratings — published 2008
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Specials (Uglies, #3) Specials (Uglies, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.74 — 207,118 ratings — published 2006
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Pretties (Uglies, #2) Pretties (Uglies, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.82 — 283,818 ratings — published 2005
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Someone Named Eva Someone Named Eva (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 4.16 — 10,288 ratings — published 2007
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,985,397 ratings — published 2018
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The Girls The Girls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.51 — 252,583 ratings — published 2016
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,890,157 ratings — published 2010
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The Program (The Program, #1) The Program (The Program, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 4.04 — 62,381 ratings — published 2013
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Fake Mustache Fake Mustache (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.84 — 4,060 ratings — published 2012
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,833,051 ratings — published 1945
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The Door to December The Door to December (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.97 — 39,644 ratings — published 1985
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Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1) Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.77 — 119,737 ratings — published 2011
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.90 — 26,673 ratings — published 1955
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Uglies (Uglies, #1) Uglies (Uglies, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.84 — 716,706 ratings — published 2005
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The Manchurian Candidate The Manchurian Candidate (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 4.08 — 25,254 ratings — published 1959
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Candor Candor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.62 — 6,254 ratings — published 2009
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Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults, and Beliefs Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults, and Beliefs (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 4.21 — 352 ratings — published
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Camp Damascus Camp Damascus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.85 — 31,160 ratings — published 2023
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Gamble Everything (Gamble Everything #1-7) Gamble Everything (Gamble Everything #1-7)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.67 — 832 ratings — published 2013
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Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,469 ratings — published 1962
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Bound to the Alpha Bound to the Alpha (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.46 — 693 ratings — published 2015
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End of Watch (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #3) End of Watch (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 4.10 — 165,124 ratings — published 2016
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A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 4.00 — 794,528 ratings — published 1962
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Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.78 — 42,743 ratings — published 2013
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Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of 'Brainwashing' in China Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of 'Brainwashing' in China (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 4.15 — 338 ratings — published 1963
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Brainwash: The Secret History of Mind Control Brainwash: The Secret History of Mind Control (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.92 — 470 ratings — published 2006
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Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.60 — 643 ratings — published 2004
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The Manipulated Mind: Brainwashing, Conditioning and Indoctrination The Manipulated Mind: Brainwashing, Conditioning and Indoctrination (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 4.05 — 111 ratings — published 2000
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Mother, Mother Mother, Mother (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,219 ratings — published
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Ranger Games: A Story of Soldiers, Family and an Inexplicable Crime Ranger Games: A Story of Soldiers, Family and an Inexplicable Crime (Audio CD)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.63 — 1,259 ratings — published 2017
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NARUTO―ナルト― シカマル秘伝 闇の黙に浮ぶ雲 [Shikamaru Hiden: Yami no Shijima ni Ukabu Kumo] NARUTO―ナルト― シカマル秘伝 闇の黙に浮ぶ雲 [Shikamaru Hiden: Yami no Shijima ni Ukabu Kumo] (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,314 ratings — published 2015
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 4.46 — 105,861 ratings — published 2009
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Bloodline (Wings in the Night #13) Bloodline (Wings in the Night #13)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,143 ratings — published 2009
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,573,413 ratings — published 1985
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The Promised World The Promised World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.26 — 1,068 ratings — published 2009
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Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot (Captain Underpants, #12) Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot (Captain Underpants, #12)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 4.33 — 5,431 ratings — published 2015
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The Big Lie The Big Lie (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.59 — 1,100 ratings — published 2015
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The Treatment (The Program, #2) The Treatment (The Program, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.99 — 27,226 ratings — published 2014
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Possession (Possession, #1) Possession (Possession, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.58 — 9,540 ratings — published 2011
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Deep Six (Dirk Pitt, #7) Deep Six (Dirk Pitt, #7)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.92 — 18,529 ratings — published
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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,315,491 ratings — published 1962
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Insurgent (Divergent, #2) Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,659,334 ratings — published 2012
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The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1) The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as brainwashing)
avg rating 4.20 — 180,259 ratings — published 2007
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Maxwell Maltz
“The important thing for you to remember is that it does not matter in the least how you got the idea or where it came from. You may never have met a professional hypnotist. You may never have been formally hypnotized. But if you have accepted an idea - from yourself, your teachers, your parents, friends, advertisements, from any other source - and further, if you are firmly convinced that idea is true, it has the same power over you as the hypnotist's words have over the hypnotized subject.”
― Maxwell Maltz, Psycho-Cybernetics: Updated and Expanded

Koushun Takami
“This country needs the Program. And no, not as some military experiment - that's a fabrication, of course. Come on, why do you think we broadcast video of the winners on the local news? Sure, seeing that, a person might feel sorry for the child, and maybe they're thinking about how the poor kid probably didn't even want to play the game. But the chid was left with no choice but to fight the others. It serves to remind everyone that in the end they can't trust anyone. And soon, nobody's even thinking about banding together and staging a revolution. The Republic of Greater East Asia, and its ideals, will live on forever. And for the sake of such a lofty goal, everyone needs to die equally. I've taught my own children as much. My oldest - she's in second grade now - she's always saying how she'd give her life for the Republic.”
― Koushun Takami, Battle Royale: Remastered by Koushun Takami (8-May-2014) Paperback

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