{"product_id":"9781775542032","title":"Cult Trip","description":"Author: Richter, Anke\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781775542032\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 235mm x 155mm x 28mm\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA leading journalist's intense, riveting and personal investigation into the worlds and minds of cults\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAt a new age festival in Byron Bay, journalist Anke Richter is finding her spiritual awakening when she meets a woman - a survivor of the Auckland cult Centrepoint - who will change the course of her life and career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the next ten years, Anke pursues a labyrinthine investigation into how and why cults attract, entrap and destroy otherwise ordinary people, asking what the line is between tribe and cult, participant and perpetrator, seduction and sexual abuse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the emotional and criminal carnage of Auckland's Centrepoint to an anti-cult conference in Manchester, the infamous Osho's ashram in India, the tantric Agama Yoga school in remote Thailand, and culminating in a visit to Gloriavale on the West Coast of the South Island, Anke uncovers a disturbing pattern of violence and suffering. \u003cem\u003eCult Trip\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful exploration of what really goes on inside the groups we call cults, and how to reckon with their aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Wild stuff. Anke Richter is one of my favourite writers, blurring the line between participant and reporter' David Farrier, journalist behind \u003cem\u003eDark Tourist \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eTickled\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Thorough and compassionate ... \u003cem\u003eCult Trip\u003c\/em\u003e is a brittle, sensitive book' Steve Braunias\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Bringing together information from around the globe, Anke Richter pinpoints the internal struggles of those coming out of cults, and the debilitating harm that lingers afterwards' Rachel Bernstein, cult specialist and educator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42582100705438,"sku":"HPC-9781775542032","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/products\/9781775542032.jpg?v=1683779261","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781775542032","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}