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Scarred : the true story of how I escaped NXIVM, the cult that bound my life / Sarah Edmondson ; with Kristine Gasbarre.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: San Francisco, California : Chronicle Prism, [2019]Copyright date: Description: 226 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1452184267
  • 9781452184265
  • 9781797202396
  • 1797202391
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 366 23
LOC classification:
  • HV547 .E36 2019
Contents:
The scar -- Prologue: The initiation -- The women -- Ethical value exchange (2005-2009). Base assumption ; Integration ; Inner deficiency ; Master teacher ; The lift -- The golden years (2009-2012). Persistency ; Effort strategies ; Flip ; Obedience -- Blowing it up (2013-2017). Shared values ; Rainbow child ; Illusion of hope ; Nondisclosure ; Breach form ; Freedom -- Healing.
Summary: "Follows actress Sarah Edmondson's account of her recruitment into the NXIVM cult, founded by Keith Raniere. It narrates in detail the 12 years she spent within the organization, during which [time] she enrolled over 2,000 members, chronicling her breaking point and her harrowing fight to get out, help others, and heal"--Publisher marketingSummary: Edmondson spent twelve years within the organization NXIVM, founded by Keith Rainiere. From 2005 to 2017 she enrolled over 2,000 members. Here she chronicles the abuses of power she witnessed, and details the role female friendships play in the cult. Eventually becoming a key witness in the federal case against its founders, Edmondson details her breaking point and her harrowing fight to get out, help others, and heal. -- Adapted from jacket.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Course reserves
Book on Reserve Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia Reserve Books (Short-term Checkouts) HV547.E36 2019 Available 31794003222198

ULS: New Religious Movements and Care ULS: June 2024

Book on Reserve Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg Reserve Books (Short-Term Checkouts) HV547 .E36 2019 Available 31826003537454

ULS: New Religious Movements and Care ULS: June 2024

The scar -- Prologue: The initiation -- The women -- Ethical value exchange (2005-2009). Base assumption ; Integration ; Inner deficiency ; Master teacher ; The lift -- The golden years (2009-2012). Persistency ; Effort strategies ; Flip ; Obedience -- Blowing it up (2013-2017). Shared values ; Rainbow child ; Illusion of hope ; Nondisclosure ; Breach form ; Freedom -- Healing.

"Follows actress Sarah Edmondson's account of her recruitment into the NXIVM cult, founded by Keith Raniere. It narrates in detail the 12 years she spent within the organization, during which [time] she enrolled over 2,000 members, chronicling her breaking point and her harrowing fight to get out, help others, and heal"--Publisher marketing

Edmondson spent twelve years within the organization NXIVM, founded by Keith Rainiere. From 2005 to 2017 she enrolled over 2,000 members. Here she chronicles the abuses of power she witnessed, and details the role female friendships play in the cult. Eventually becoming a key witness in the federal case against its founders, Edmondson details her breaking point and her harrowing fight to get out, help others, and heal. -- Adapted from jacket.

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