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Welcome to Conversation #14 of Book Chat at North Shore Library. Join Adult Service Librarians, Barbara, Sam, and Alyssa as they discuss books about people who were involved in a cult.

1) The Girls by Emma Cline

2) The Marriage Pact by Michelle Richmond

3) Breaking Free by Rachel Jeffs

4) Cult X by Fuminori Nakamura

5) Mating in Captivity by Helen Zuman

6) Harmony by Carolyn Parkhurst

Also mentioned Bright-sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining America by Barbara Ehrenreich

Access these books:

1) countycat.mcfls.org/

2)meet.libbyapp.com/

3)www.hoopladigital.com/

Characteristics of a cult: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2009/may/27/cults-definition-religion

Warning signs: http://cultresearch.org/help/

Information and resources: https://culteducation.com/

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