This is compulsory reading for anyone in the health professions to understand, counsel, and deprogram people unwittingly caught in a cult. Cult behaviour does not get enough attention in academic studies. Rick provides a thorough analysis of every facet of cult authoritarian controls suggesting that his book should be a university text book for psychology students beyond traditional social science studies. More cult movements are emerging due to uncertain times and human vulnerability. It has value for counterterrorism too. Every school and library should promote reading and discussion of the contents to prevent destruction of families through cult toxic indoctrination. You won't recognise the signs without reading this. This lends new meaning to be 'woke'.'I didn't know'is no longer an excuse. At university we lectured on 'the myth of the innocent bystander. Take action