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Barcode30293102286163
LocationClark County
Call No306.0973 Bord
TitleCults like us : why doomsday thinking drives America / Jane Borden.
AuthorBorden, Jane, author.
CollectionNF
Total Circ0
NumReserves0
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LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc StatusTemp Loc
Clark County30293102286163306.0973 Bord3/28/2025 AvailableClark County

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781668007808 (hardcover)
International Standard Book Number 1668007800 (hardcover)
Personal Name Borden, Jane, author.
Title Statement Cults like us : why doomsday thinking drives America / Jane Borden.
Edition Statement First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York : One Signal Publishers, Atria, 2025.
Physical Description x, 292 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-275) and index.
Summary, Etc. Since the Mayflower sidled up to Plymouth Rock, cult ideology has been ingrained in the DNA of the United States. In this eye-opening book, journalist Jane Borden argues that Puritan doomsday belief never went away; it went secular and became American culture. From our fascination with cowboys and superheroes to our allegiance to influencers and self-help, susceptibility to advertising, and undying devotion to the self-made man, Americans remain particularly vulnerable to a specific brand of cult-like thinking. With in-depth research and compelling insight, Borden uncovers the American history you didn't learn in school, including how we are still being brainwashed, making us a nation of easy marks for con artists and strong men. Along the way, she also revisits some of the most fascinating cults in this country -- including, the Mankind United and Love Has Won -- presenting them as integral parts of our national psyche rather than aberrations.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term National characteristics, American.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Cults United States.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Emotions Social aspects United States.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term United States Social life and customs.

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