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01999aam a2200277 i 4500 001 914D48C2383811EFBB58162234ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240702010121 008 240320t20242024cau e b 000 0deng d 010 $a 2023947755 020 $a 9781646046201 020 $a 164604620X 035 $a (OCoLC)1427379851 040 $a NYP $b eng $c NYP $d NYP $d IH5 $d B@L $d OCLCO $d SILO 100 1 $a Agsar, Wendy Joan Biddlecombe, $e author. 245 10 $a Cults: a true crime collection : $b the shocking true stories of Heaven's Gate, the Manson Family, Jim Jones, the Branch Davidians, and more deathly cases / $c Wendy Biddlecombe Agsar. 246 3 $a Cults : $b the shocking true stories of Heaven's Gate, the Manson Family, Jim Jones, the Branch Davidians, and more deathly cases 264 1 $a Berkeley, CA : $b Ulysses Press, $c [2024] 300 $a 232 pages ; $c 22 cm 500 $a Original title: Cults that kill �2018. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-231). 505 00 $t Conclusion. $t What is a cult? -- $t Charles Manson and the Manson family -- $t Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple of the Disciples of Christ -- $t Roch Th�eriault and his Ant Hill kids -- $t David Koresh and the Branch Davidians -- $t Order of the Solar Temple -- $t Aum Shinrikyo -- $t Rod Ferrell's Vampire Clan -- $t Heaven's Gate -- $t Silvia Meraz Moreno's Santa Muerte Cult -- $t Conclusion. 520 $a "What happens when true believers go too far? Thousands of religious, political and self-improvement cults are active around the world, and an estimated 2 to 5 million Americans have been involved in a cult at some point. Not all cults are destructive, but members' unwavering faith in an absolute leader and an intense devotion to a cause often lay the groundwork for criminal acts to take place--even murder and mass suicides."--Provided by publisher. 941 $a 1 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20240702012000.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=914D48C2383811EFBB58162234ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search