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Catherine House
by Elisabeth Thomas • 2020
At a gothic secluded school, survival means losing yourself before the house takes you.
3.11
29k+
Catherine House Summary
Catherine House 91%
At a gothic secluded school, survival means losing yourself before the house takes you.
by Elisabeth Thomas 2020
3.11
29k+ ratings
Inspection
by Josh Malerman • 2019
Raised in isolation, twenty-four boys have never heard the word girl. Then one appears.
3.48
9k+
Inspection Summary
Inspection 89%
Raised in isolation, twenty-four boys have never heard the word girl. Then one appears.
by Josh Malerman 2019
3.48
9k+ ratings
Terror, Love and Brainwashing
by Alexandra Stein • 2017
The need to belong, turned into a weapon: the psychology that explains totalist control.
4.00
520
Terror, Love and Brainwashing Summary
Terror, Love and Brainwashing 89%
The need to belong, turned into a weapon: the psychology that explains totalist control.
by Alexandra Stein 2017
4.00
520 ratings
Combatting Cult Mind Control
by Steven Hassan • 1988
Cults prey on the capable, not the weak. A former member's method for getting someone out.
4.42
2k+
Combatting Cult Mind Control Summary
Combatting Cult Mind Control 89%
Cults prey on the capable, not the weak. A former member's method for getting someone out.
by Steven Hassan 1988
4.42
2k+ ratings
Cults
by Marc Galanter • 1999
Distress into devotion: the social mechanics of cults, from Jonestown to Alcoholics Anonymous.
3.77
112
Cults Summary
Cults 89%
Distress into devotion: the social mechanics of cults, from Jonestown to Alcoholics Anonymous.
by Marc Galanter 1999
3.77
112 ratings
World Famous Cults and Fanatics
by Colin Wilson • 2004
The messiah playbook hasn’t changed in 2,000 years. Neither has the human hunger for one.
3.00
104
World Famous Cults and Fanatics Summary
World Famous Cults and Fanatics 89%
The messiah playbook hasn’t changed in 2,000 years. Neither has the human hunger for one.
by Colin Wilson 2004
3.00
104 ratings
A Piece of Blue Sky
by Jon Atack • 1990
L. Ron Hubbard was no war hero, no mystic, no genius. Those fabrications built a global church.
3.99
524
A Piece of Blue Sky Summary
A Piece of Blue Sky 88%
L. Ron Hubbard was no war hero, no mystic, no genius. Those fabrications built a global church.
by Jon Atack 1990
3.99
524 ratings
Sorcerer's Apprentice
by Amy Wallace • 2003
Drawn into Carlos Castaneda's magical inner circle, she found a cult masquerading as enlightenment.
3.95
556
Sorcerer's Apprentice Summary
Sorcerer's Apprentice 88%
Drawn into Carlos Castaneda's magical inner circle, she found a cult masquerading as enlightenment.
by Amy Wallace 2003
3.95
556 ratings
Cultish
by Amanda Montell • 2021
The secret grammar shared by Jim Jones, your spin instructor, and the QAnon guy next door.
3.80
121k+
Cultish Summary
Cultish 88%
The secret grammar shared by Jim Jones, your spin instructor, and the QAnon guy next door.
by Amanda Montell 2021
3.80
121k+ ratings
Freedom of Mind
by Steven Hassan • 2012
The non-coercive method for helping someone leave a cult: build trust, not walls.
4.20
328
Freedom of Mind Summary
Freedom of Mind 88%
The non-coercive method for helping someone leave a cult: build trust, not walls.
by Steven Hassan 2012
4.20
328 ratings
Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition
by John Taylor Gatto • 2002
An award-winning teacher walked away. His reason: the system is designed to crush independence.
4.14
12k+
Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition Summary
Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition 88%
An award-winning teacher walked away. His reason: the system is designed to crush independence.
by John Taylor Gatto 2002
4.14
12k+ ratings
School Culture Rewired
by Steve Gruenert • 2015
School's unwritten rules outweigh written policy. Here is how to measure and reshape them.
3.82
451
School Culture Rewired Summary
School Culture Rewired 88%
School's unwritten rules outweigh written policy. Here is how to measure and reshape them.
by Steve Gruenert 2015
3.82
451 ratings
Bunny
by Mona Awad • 2019
A grad student joins a clique whose sweet nicknames mask rituals that blur flesh and fantasy.
3.45
342k+
Bunny Summary
Bunny 88%
A grad student joins a clique whose sweet nicknames mask rituals that blur flesh and fantasy.
by Mona Awad 2019
3.45
342k+ ratings
Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies
by Arthur Goldwag • 2009
Secret societies, cults, and conspiracy theories run on the same psychology: a guide to the fringe.
3.33
826
Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies Summary
Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies 88%
Secret societies, cults, and conspiracy theories run on the same psychology: a guide to the fringe.
by Arthur Goldwag 2009
3.33
826 ratings
Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 4
by Syougo Kinugasa • 2016
One student turns a cruise ship test into a chess match where classmates are pawns.
4.28
3k+
Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 4 Summary
Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 4 88%
One student turns a cruise ship test into a chess match where classmates are pawns.
by Syougo Kinugasa 2016
4.28
3k+ ratings
The Guru Papers
by Joel Kramer • 1993
What the guru-disciple bond reveals about the authoritarian in everyone.
4.25
153
The Guru Papers Summary
The Guru Papers 88%
What the guru-disciple bond reveals about the authoritarian in everyone.
by Joel Kramer 1993
4.25
153 ratings
The Liar's Daughter
by Megan Cooley Peterson • 2019
Rescued from a cult, a teenager discovers her entire identity was built on a kidnapping.
3.89
6k+
The Liar's Daughter Summary
The Liar's Daughter 88%
Rescued from a cult, a teenager discovers her entire identity was built on a kidnapping.
by Megan Cooley Peterson 2019
3.89
6k+ ratings
Troublemakers
by Carla Shalaby • 2017
Disruptive kids aren't broken; the classroom is. Four case studies that rewire how you see behavior.
4.23
3k+
Troublemakers Summary
Troublemakers 88%
Disruptive kids aren't broken; the classroom is. Four case studies that rewire how you see behavior.
by Carla Shalaby 2017
4.23
3k+ ratings
When Prophecy Fails
by Leon Festinger • 1956
When a doomsday prophecy failed, belief didn't shatter. It grew stronger.
3.80
1k+
When Prophecy Fails Summary
When Prophecy Fails 88%
When a doomsday prophecy failed, belief didn't shatter. It grew stronger.
by Leon Festinger 1956
3.80
1k+ ratings
Shaping School Culture
by Terrence E. Deal • 2016
School culture is shaped by rituals, stories, and hidden rules. Learn to read and rewrite them.
3.83
138
Shaping School Culture Summary
Shaping School Culture 88%
School culture is shaped by rituals, stories, and hidden rules. Learn to read and rewrite them.
by Terrence E. Deal 2016
3.83
138 ratings
The Dead House
by Dawn Kurtagich • 2015
One body, two souls. When her sister vanishes, Kaitlyn is left alone with a whispering voice.
3.67
8k+
The Dead House Summary
The Dead House 88%
One body, two souls. When her sister vanishes, Kaitlyn is left alone with a whispering voice.
by Dawn Kurtagich 2015
3.67
8k+ ratings
Prophet's Prey
by Sam Brower • 2011
Seven years hunting a prophet who married 13-year-olds and exiled boys to keep the numbers right.
3.98
7k+
Prophet's Prey Summary
Prophet's Prey 88%
Seven years hunting a prophet who married 13-year-olds and exiled boys to keep the numbers right.
by Sam Brower 2011
3.98
7k+ ratings
Shadowland
by Peter Straub • 1980
Two schoolboys learn real magic at a remote estate, unaware the final trick requires their lives.
3.88
13k+
Shadowland Summary
Shadowland 87%
Two schoolboys learn real magic at a remote estate, unaware the final trick requires their lives.
by Peter Straub 1980
3.88
13k+ ratings
La Maison
by Yves Grevet • 2008
Méto survives the House by obeying. The freezing cell teaches him what obedience costs.
3.91
1k+
La Maison Summary
La Maison 87%
Méto survives the House by obeying. The freezing cell teaches him what obedience costs.
by Yves Grevet 2008
3.91
1k+ ratings
Take Back Your Life
by Janja Lalich • 1994
You left the cult. Its programming stayed. Here is how to dismantle what remains.
4.38
220
Take Back Your Life Summary
Take Back Your Life 87%
You left the cult. Its programming stayed. Here is how to dismantle what remains.
by Janja Lalich 1994
4.38
220 ratings
The Road to Jonestown
by Jeff Guinn • 2017
Over 900 people followed Jim Jones to the jungle. One day in 1978, they drank.
4.17
20k+
The Road to Jonestown Summary
The Road to Jonestown 87%
Over 900 people followed Jim Jones to the jungle. One day in 1978, they drank.
by Jeff Guinn 2017
4.17
20k+ ratings
La Leçon du mal
by Yusuke Kishi • 2022
At a Japanese high school, the star teacher locks the doors. His lesson plan: a massacre.
3.59
1k+
La Leçon du mal Summary
La Leçon du mal 87%
At a Japanese high school, the star teacher locks the doors. His lesson plan: a massacre.
by Yusuke Kishi 2022
3.59
1k+ ratings
Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism
by Robert Jay Lifton • 1963
How an ideology dismantles the self: eight psychological levers mapped from Maoist China.
4.16
333
Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism Summary
Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism 87%
How an ideology dismantles the self: eight psychological levers mapped from Maoist China.
by Robert Jay Lifton 1963
4.16
333 ratings
The Running Grave
by Robert Galbraith • 2023
A private eye infiltrates a rural cult where one wrong word could trap her forever.
4.59
113k+
The Running Grave Summary
The Running Grave 87%
A private eye infiltrates a rural cult where one wrong word could trap her forever.
by Robert Galbraith 2023
4.59
113k+ ratings
Weapons of Mass Instruction
by John Taylor Gatto • 2008
A state Teacher of the Year quit to expose what schools really teach: obedience, not intelligence.
4.23
4k+
Weapons of Mass Instruction Summary
Weapons of Mass Instruction 87%
A state Teacher of the Year quit to expose what schools really teach: obedience, not intelligence.
by John Taylor Gatto 2008
4.23
4k+ ratings
Madam
by Phoebe Wynne • 2021
A Classics teacher uncovers the sinister purpose of her elite Scottish boarding school.
3.23
8k+
Madam Summary
Madam 87%
A Classics teacher uncovers the sinister purpose of her elite Scottish boarding school.
by Phoebe Wynne 2021
3.23
8k+ ratings
What Have They Done to Liza McLean?
by Amy Doak • 2025
Her rebellious sister turned obedient overnight. The boarding school greenhouse knows why.
3.72
393
What Have They Done to Liza McLean? Summary
What Have They Done to Liza McLean? 87%
Her rebellious sister turned obedient overnight. The boarding school greenhouse knows why.
by Amy Doak 2025
3.72
393 ratings
A Lesson in Vengeance
by Victoria Lee • 2021
At Dalloway, a grieving Felicity is pulled into a charismatic new student's occult reenactments.
3.51
24k+
A Lesson in Vengeance Summary
A Lesson in Vengeance 87%
At Dalloway, a grieving Felicity is pulled into a charismatic new student's occult reenactments.
by Victoria Lee 2021
3.51
24k+ ratings
Killing Lily
by Jillian Gardner • 2025
A cult survivor must trust a true-crime podcaster to rescue her friend from a forced marriage.
4.14
274
Killing Lily Summary
Killing Lily 87%
A cult survivor must trust a true-crime podcaster to rescue her friend from a forced marriage.
by Jillian Gardner 2025
4.14
274 ratings
The Boy Who Could Change the World
by Aaron Swartz • 2015
Schools were built to kill your curiosity. A radical vision for learning differently.
4.21
477
The Boy Who Could Change the World Summary
The Boy Who Could Change the World 87%
Schools were built to kill your curiosity. A radical vision for learning differently.
by Aaron Swartz 2015
4.21
477 ratings
Opus
by Gareth Gore • 2024
Shell companies and coerced women built an empire. The blueprint belonged to a Catholic order.
4.17
2k+
Opus Summary
Opus 87%
Shell companies and coerced women built an empire. The blueprint belonged to a Catholic order.
by Gareth Gore 2024
4.17
2k+ ratings
Unfollow
by Megan Phelps-Roper • 2019
Westboro Baptist's third-generation poster girl logs onto Twitter and discovers the enemy is human.
4.15
19k+
Unfollow Summary
Unfollow 87%
Westboro Baptist's third-generation poster girl logs onto Twitter and discovers the enemy is human.
by Megan Phelps-Roper 2019
4.15
19k+ ratings
The Scammer
by Tiffany D. Jackson • 2025
At an HBCU, four freshmen's sisterhood becomes a cult under a roommate's charming brother.
3.91
17k+
The Scammer Summary
The Scammer 87%
At an HBCU, four freshmen's sisterhood becomes a cult under a roommate's charming brother.
by Tiffany D. Jackson 2025
3.91
17k+ ratings
Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1
by Syougo Kinugasa • 2015
His school pays for obedience, expels failure. He's a genius hiding as average. The class is broke.
4.11
5k+
Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1 Summary
Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1 87%
His school pays for obedience, expels failure. He's a genius hiding as average. The class is broke.
by Syougo Kinugasa 2015
4.11
5k+ ratings
The Library at Hellebore
by Cassandra Khaw • 2025
A magic school devours its students. Locked in the library, survivors learn only one leaves alive.
3.07
7k+
The Library at Hellebore Summary
The Library at Hellebore 87%
A magic school devours its students. Locked in the library, survivors learn only one leaves alive.
by Cassandra Khaw 2025
3.07
7k+ ratings
Sacrifice
by Paul Finch • 2013
A detective hunts a killer who stages ritual murders on every British feast day.
4.2
2k+
Sacrifice Summary
Sacrifice 87%
A detective hunts a killer who stages ritual murders on every British feast day.
by Paul Finch 2013
4.2
2k+ ratings
The Road to Ruined
by Elle Mitchell • 2024
After the cult and the ward, she craves blood, violence, and the brothers who ruined her.
4.24
2k+
The Road to Ruined Summary
The Road to Ruined 87%
After the cult and the ward, she craves blood, violence, and the brothers who ruined her.
by Elle Mitchell 2024
4.24
2k+ ratings
After We Were Stolen
by Brooke Beyfuss • 2022
Her doomsday cult in ashes, a young woman faces the world she was raised to fear.
3.92
9k+
After We Were Stolen Summary
After We Were Stolen 87%
Her doomsday cult in ashes, a young woman faces the world she was raised to fear.
by Brooke Beyfuss 2022
3.92
9k+ ratings
Transforming School Culture
by Anthony Muhammad • 2009
Your school's real problem isn't the curriculum. It's a clash between four belief systems.
4.08
673
Transforming School Culture Summary
Transforming School Culture 87%
Your school's real problem isn't the curriculum. It's a clash between four belief systems.
by Anthony Muhammad 2009
4.08
673 ratings
Abomination
by Robert Swindells • 1998
A bullied girl hides a worse secret: a child imprisoned in her parents' cellar.
3.75
2k+
Abomination Summary
Abomination 87%
A bullied girl hides a worse secret: a child imprisoned in her parents' cellar.
by Robert Swindells 1998
3.75
2k+ ratings
The Cult of Trump
by Steven Hassan • 2019
A four-part control system that locks in a president's followers and blinds them to how it works.
4.11
4k+
The Cult of Trump Summary
The Cult of Trump 87%
A four-part control system that locks in a president's followers and blinds them to how it works.
by Steven Hassan 2019
4.11
4k+ ratings
The Manipulated Mind
by Denise Winn • 2000
The psychological pressure that breaks prisoners of war also sells cars and elects presidents.
4.06
109
The Manipulated Mind Summary
The Manipulated Mind 87%
The psychological pressure that breaks prisoners of war also sells cars and elects presidents.
by Denise Winn 2000
4.06
109 ratings
One for Sorrow
by Zoe Sugg • 2020
After their school is accused of murder, a new student and her reluctant roommate hunt a killer.
3.70
11k+
One for Sorrow Summary
One for Sorrow 87%
After their school is accused of murder, a new student and her reluctant roommate hunt a killer.
by Zoe Sugg 2020
3.70
11k+ ratings
The Mirror House Girls
by Faith Gardner • 2025
Grieving and alone, she joins a communal house where therapy demands total devotion.
3.92
25k+
The Mirror House Girls Summary
The Mirror House Girls 87%
Grieving and alone, she joins a communal house where therapy demands total devotion.
by Faith Gardner 2025
3.92
25k+ ratings
The Prophet
by Celia Aaron • 2018
Her missing sister led her into the cult. The Prophet's son might keep her there forever.
4.25
2k+
The Prophet Summary
The Prophet 87%
Her missing sister led her into the cult. The Prophet's son might keep her there forever.
by Celia Aaron 2018
4.25
2k+ ratings
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