Cults in Our Midst
Subtitle: The Hidden Menace in our Everyday Lives
By: Margaret Thaler Singer with Janja Lalich ; foreword by Robert Jay Lifton.
Contributors: Lalich, Janja.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Jossey-Bass behavioral science series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers
Published: 1995
Place of publication: San Francisco, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 381
Subjects: Cults -- Psychology.; Brainwashing.; Cults -- United States -- Psychology.; Brainwashing -- United States.
Description: 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.

This compelling book debunks commonly held myths and answers perplexing questions about cults. Cults in our Midst is filled with practical strategies and suggestions for understanding the cult phenomenon and helping the cult members break free.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-370) and index.