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First Edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 286 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, photographs ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Young Genius -- The Smartest Man in the World -- "Is She Family?" -- John Galt Comes to Rochester -- Awaken -- Sleeping Arrangements -- "A Well Taught Crook" -- Ashram Blues -- Vanguard -- The Turning of Prefect -- The Ultimate Luciferian -- "Eat Your Pride" -- Helter Skelter -- The Boogeyman -- "I Was Brainwashed" -- "Mr. Raniere's Legal Torquemada" -- Trials -- The Revenge Playbook -- Terms of Engagement -- "The Cult Side" -- The Erin Brockovich of NXIVM -- The Human Piñata -- Prisoner No. 57005-177 -- Collateral Damage -- Brand Awareness -- The Fall of NXIVM. |
| Summary |
"Many have heard of NXIVM and its creator, Keith Raniere, the unassuming Albany man now prosecuted for ensnaring tens of thousands of people in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and elsewhere to do his bidding and pay millions of dollars to participate in his self-improvement methodology. But where did Keith Raniere begin? Enter single mother Toni Natalie, Keith's Patient Zero, the first one indoctrinated into Raniere's methodology and the first one to escape. The Program begins with the origin story of NXVIM, follows its rise to international prominence, and takes the reader into the downfall of Raniere through Toni's eyes. During this time she bore witness to the evolution of his methods, including his use of sex, blackmail, and employment of psychological tools such as neuro-linguistic programming to control and punish those who would not heed his wishes. She uniquely details the fortunes lost and the lives left in disarray that she witnessed contemporaneously, including members of DOS, a group of women coerced into sexual acts under the guise of a 'women's empowerment' inner circle, whom Raniere exercised extreme control over both directly and through his lieutenants. Far from being a victim's story, Toni's is a nuanced narrative of a multidimensional woman saving herself, and then working tirelessly to help other women do the same, set against the backdrop of the world of the so-called 'Hollywood Sex Cult' NXIVM and is enigmatic cult leader, Keith Raniere." -- Page [2] of cover. |
| Subject |
Raniere, Keith, 1960-
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Natalie, Toni.
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NXIVM (Firm)
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Cult members.
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Ex-cultists -- United States -- Biography.
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Cults.
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True crime stories.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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| Added Name(S) |
Hardin, Chet, author.
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| Added Title |
Inside the mind of Keith Raniere and the rise and fall of NXIVM |
| ISBN |
9781538701065 |
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