- Paperback: 248 pages
- Publisher: Stonehouse Press (May 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0971704961
- ISBN-13: 978-0971704961
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 16.9 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 313 g
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,354,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In this frighteningly timely novel, Adler attempts to show how easily people can be drawn into a cult, brainwashed by a charismatic leader, and programmed to do almost anything including committing suicide. Barney Harrigan'a young wife has left him for the Glories, a mysterious group approved by the IRS as a religion. In desperation, he turns to a former lover, a human rights activist with political connections, and to a deprogrammer who was once a Glories member. Barney uses his four-year-old son as a pawn, but his plan to bargain for his wife goes tragically awry in a deadly struggle with Jeremiah, the cult's leader. Adler (War of the Roses) has published 22 novels, two of which have been filmed, and enthusiastically promotes the electronic publishing of his works. This book won't win many new readers in any format, however. It's a thinly disguised polemic on the dangers of cults, with flat characters, awful dialog, and a wishy-washy heroine who vacillates about her principles. Not recommended. Roland Person, Southern Illinois Univ. Lib., Carbondale
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Warren Adler is the acclaimed author of 25 novels, published in 30 languages. Two of his books, "The War of the Roses" and "Random Hearts" were made into major motion pictures. He lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and New York City. A successful entrepreneur discovers that his young and impressionable wife has been lured by her fanatical sister into the Glory Cult, a ruthless and powerful group in Oregon run by a charismatic "guru." Determined to free her from the cult's grasp, he teams up with a pair of tough, cunning deprogrammers and plans to kidnap his wife from the cult. However, they soon find themselves in a deadly cat and mouse game with the David Koresh-like leader of the Glories. Their rescue attempt triggers a surprising and horrific climax. This is must reading for those who seek to understand the real meaning of September 11th. Readers will be on edge throughout this page-turner of a novel, and will learn how the power of sinister forces using mind control techniques can turn innocent people into weapons of destruction. Cult will evoke in you a fear, a dread¿ The psychological perspective, the intricacies of brainwashing are all set with an authentic tune, chillingly real¿ an absolutely terrific tale. · Nikesh Murali, Reviews Weekly
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