Publisher's Synopsis
Over the past two decades, in the United States alone, an estimate twenty million people have joined cults. Today, three to five thousand cults are working to recruit new members. At any point in time, two–and–a–half to three million Americans are active cult members. Often a cult is disguised as a legitimate business or organization: a restaurant, self–help group, psychotherapy clinic, or leadership training program could be a front for a cult. Anyone––no matter what age or income level––could be susceptible to the covert and seductive nature of a cult.The country′s leading authority on cults, Margaret Thaler Singer, calls on her nearly fifty years of expertise to write the definitive book on cults. Written with author and former cult member Janja Lalich, Singer′s first book is a shocking expose that reveals what cults are and how they work. Cults in Our Midst offers vital information on how to help people escape cult entrapments and recover from the experience.Cults in Our Midst is filled with practical strategies and suggestions for understanding the cult phenomenon and helping cult members break free.
