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Deprogrammer - by Rick Alan Ross & Mark Ebner (Hardcover)

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  • America's leading cult expert exposes how notorious cults including NXIVN, Branch Davidians, and Scientology use psychological tactics to capture the mind--and what it takes to break their hold What makes someone vulnerable to a cult mentality?
  • About the Author: Rick Alan Ross is the most widely known cult expert in the world today.
  • 352 Pages
  • Religion + Beliefs, Cults

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America's leading cult expert exposes how notorious cults including NXIVN, Branch Davidians, and Scientology use psychological tactics to capture the mind--and what it takes to break their hold

What makes someone vulnerable to a cult mentality? How do cult leaders evade prosecution? Is MAGA a cult? For forty years, cult intervention specialist Rick Alan Ross has been reversing the work of narcissists, sadists, and some of the world's most dangerous minds, one victim at a time. With nuance and chilling clarity, Ross recounts the human cost of indoctrination and the toll it took on his own life--from death threats and stalking to a lifetime of lawsuits.

With more than 500 cult interventions, Ross has witnessed some of the most shocking examples of psychological manipulation and abuse in recent history, including:

  • Serving as an onsite consultant for the Waco Branch Davidian standoff
  • Advising the FBI on David Koresh and his inner circle
  • Withstanding a 15-year, $5 million legal challenge from NXIVM "sex cult" founder Keith Raniere and later testifying at Raniere's criminal trial
  • Performing the first on-air cult deprogramming on 48 Hours for a 14-year-old survivor of Potter's House

In this blow-by-blow account, Ross exposes how the machinery of coercive persuasion methodically strips away critical thinking for even the brightest minds--and the effective methods he uses to break through programming and restore autonomy.

Both a true crime chronicle and a field guide to psychological manipulation, Deprogrammer offers an urgent, unflinching look at how ordinary people fall prey to cults, and how one man spent his life relentlessly and patiently towing them to safety.



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Rick Alan Ross is the most widely known cult expert in the world today. He has exposed notorious cult leaders such as Waco Davidian "messiah" David Koresh and NXIVM sex cult leader Keith Raniere. Ross's career spans more than forty years, and he has done hundreds of cult deprogramming interventions in the US and internationally to rescue victims. Scientology critic Tony Ortega once wrote, "Clients of deprogrammer Rick Ross call him a savior. Perhaps that's why people he's branded cult leaders want to crucify him."

Mark Ebner is an award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author who is known for his work exposing the cult of Scientology. His books include, Hollywood, Interrupted (Wiley & Sons), Off The Deep End (Harper Collins), and Poison Candy (BenBella).

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W)
Weight: 1.21 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 352
Genre: Religion + Beliefs
Sub-Genre: Cults
Publisher: Benbella Books
Format: Hardcover
Author: Rick Alan Ross & Mark Ebner
Language: English
Street Date: December 1, 2026
TCIN: 1010367338
UPC: 9781637749661
Item Number (DPCI): 247-14-2068
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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