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A gripping, meticulously documented descent into the architecture of a modern belief system and the terrifying lengths it goes to protect its secrets. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Going Clear.
- unsettling
- claustrophobic
- tense
- fascinating
- 01
Beyond Belief
Jenna Miscavige Hill
A gripping, claustrophobic memoir of growing up inside a secretive, high-control world and the terrifying courage it takes to break free.
- 02
Cults Inside Out
Rick Alan Ross
An authoritative, eye-opening deep dive into the mechanics of psychological control and the practical pathways to freedom.
- 03
Cults in Our Midst
Margaret Thaler Singer · 1995
A chilling, authoritative deep-dive into the mechanics of manipulation that will forever change how you view human vulnerability.
- 04
Comprehending Cults
Lorne L. Dawson
A rigorous, level-headed dismantling of the myths surrounding new religious movements and the people who join them.
- 05
Troublemaker
Leah Remini
A blunt, unapologetic memoir that pulls back the curtain on a secretive world and chronicles a fierce fight for personal freedom.
- 06
The evolution of God
Wright, Robert
A sweeping, intellectually rigorous journey through human history that seeks the hidden evolutionary logic behind our search for the divine.
- 07
Under the Banner of Heaven
Jon Krakauer · 2003
A chilling, meticulously researched descent into the terrifying extremes of absolute faith and the violence it can inspire.
- 08
The Righteous Mind
Jonathan Haidt
A paradigm-shifting journey into the human brain that completely changes how you view the people you disagree with.
- 09
The Psychopath Test
Jon Ronson
A darkly funny, slightly paranoid plunge into the blurry line between eccentricity and clinical madness.
- 10
The men who stare at goats
Jon Ronson · 2004
A deadpan, darkly hilarious descent into the surreal and unsettling world of military parapsychology.
- 11
God is not great
Christopher Hitchens
A blistering, erudite polemic that dismantles dogma with razor-sharp wit and unapologetic intellectual fire.
- 12
Dianetics - The Original Thesis
L. Ron Hubbard
An authoritative, jargon-heavy blueprint promising absolute mastery over the hidden flaws of the human mind.
