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Title Don't call it a cult : the shocking story of Keith Raniere and the women of NXIVM / Sarah Berman.
Author Berman, Sarah, author.
Publication Info. Lebanon, New Hampshire : Steerforth Press, [2021]
©2021
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 Hiawassee  364.153 BER    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  364.153 BER    Checked Out
 South Creek  364.153 BER    Check Shelves
Description xiv, 321 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Contents Prologue: "The most ethical man" -- Theory of everything -- Some very powerful human beings -- A place of survival -- Epilogue: Vanguard on trial -- Appendix: Letter on trial.
Summary Explores the shocking practices of NXIVM, a cult run by Keith Raniere and many enablers, detailing its rise as a personal development company, its ability to evade prosecution for decades, and the investigation that finally revealed its dark secrets to the world.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-305) and index.
Summary Sex trafficking. Forced labor. Gaslighting. Berman explores the shocking practices of NXIVM, a cult run by Keith Raniere and many enablers. She details its rise as a personal development company, its ability to evade prosecution for decades, and the investigation that finally revealed its dark secrets to the world.-- adapted from back cover
Subject NXIVM (Firm)
Raniere, Keith, 1960-
Human trafficking.
Organized crime.
Self-help groups -- Corrupt practices -- New York (State) -- Albany.
Cults -- New York (State) -- Albany.
Cult members.
Genre True crime stories.
True crime stories. (OCoLC)fst01919985
Added Title Do not call it a cult
ISBN 9781586422752 (paperback) : $17.00
1586422758 (paperback)