{"product_id":"cult-following-the-extreme-sects-that-capture-our-imaginations-and-take-over-our-lives-by-j-w-ocker","title":"CULT FOLLOWING: THE EXTREME SECTS THAT CAPTURE OUR IMAGINATIONS-AND TAKE OVER OUR LIVES BY J.W. OCKER","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“A must-read for those with a taste for cult narratives.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCursed Objects\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe United States of Cryptids\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, an eye-popping compendium of the 30 most infamous, audacious, and dangerous cults in history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHave you ever wondered how ordinary people end up enmeshed in extreme cults? Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about history’s most notorious cults—and the psychology of the people who join them—is packed into this accessible, engaging volume. Walk in the footsteps of those who were lured into such sinister groups as:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBranch Davidians\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: This cult was waiting out the apocalypse when the FBI infamously raided their compound in Waco, Texas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLos Narcosatánicos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: This group of drug traffickers in 1980s Mexico committed human sacrifice and believed their leader had magic powers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBreatharianism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Breatharians believe that humans can live on air alone, and their founder claimed to have gone without food for seventeen years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNXIVM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: This twenty-first-century cult attracted Hollywood actresses and engaged in sex trafficking, forced labor, and racketeering under the guise of personal development seminars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHeaven’s Gate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: The Heaven’s Gate UFO cult ended in the suicide of thirty-nine members who believed they would ascent to a spaceship after death.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this fascinating collection, weird history expert J. W. Ocker sheds light on the terrifying attraction of cults, demonstrating the elasticity of belief, the desperateness of belonging, and the tragedy of trust.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHARDBACK BOOK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GamesandStuff.com","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":47204473045238,"sku":"9781683694120","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3303\/7465\/files\/91br6KSB-ML._SL1500.jpg?v=1759884539","url":"https:\/\/www.gamesandstuffonline.com\/products\/cult-following-the-extreme-sects-that-capture-our-imaginations-and-take-over-our-lives-by-j-w-ocker","provider":"Games and Stuff","version":"1.0","type":"link"}