Nonfiction at Night: "Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism"

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Discussion, Literacy

Age Group:

Adults
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Register and join us in person or on Zoom to discuss real reads and true stories.

This month's title

"Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism" by Amanda Montell

Book description

Through juicy storytelling and cutting original research, Montell exposes the verbal elements that make a wide spectrum of communities 'cultish', revealing how they affect followers of groups as notorious as Heaven’s Gate, but also how they pervade our modern start-ups, Peloton leaderboards, and Instagram feeds. Incisive and darkly funny, this enrapturing take on the curious social science of power and belief will make you hear the fanatical language of 'cultish' everywhere.

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