Readings: books

Read appropriate books about the specific or related group(s):

• Coping with Cult Involvement
  Description:  Coping with Cult Involvement: A Handbook for Families and Friends 
  By Livia Bardin, M.S.W.

• Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships
  By Janja Lalich, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology, California State University, Chico, and Madeleine Tobias, a former member of a new age cult and a psychotherapist. This book is an informative and useful introduction to the cult phenomenon.
  Take Back Your Life provides hands-on help for former members, their families, and professionals. It includes personal stories of healing and recovery, an analysis of cult leaders, an extensive list of resources, and sections on family issues.

• Cults in Our Midst: The Hidden Menace in Our Everyday Lives, by Margaret Singer

• Recovery from Cults: Help for Victims of Psychological and Spiritual Abuse, Edited by M.D. Langone
   

•  About the term "Cult."