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100 1  Berman, Sarah,|eauthor. 
245 10 Don't call It a cult :|bthe shocking story of Keith 
       Raniere and the women of NXIVM /|cSarah Berman. 
246 3  Do not call it a cult :|bthe shocking story of Keith 
       Raniere and the women of NXIVM 
246 3  Do not call It a cult 
264  1 Lebanon, New Hampshire :|bSteerforth Press,|c2021. 
300    xiv, 321 pages, 4 unnumbered plates :|billustrations, 
       black and white photographs ;|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
336    still image|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-305) and 
       index. 
505 00 |tPrologue: "The most ethical man" --|tTheory of 
       everything --|tSome very powerful human beings --|tA place
       of survival --|tEpilogue: Vanguard on trial. 
520    "They draw you in with the promise of empowerment, self-
       discovery, women helping women. They build close 
       connections between you and your comrades--and the more 
       secretive those are, the more exclusive you feel. Little 
       did you know, you just joined a cult. Sex Trafficking. 
       Self-help coaching. Forced Labour. Mentorship. Multi-level
       marketing. Gaslighting. Vice investigative journalist 
       Sarah Berman explores the shocking practices of NXIVM, a 
       cult run by Keith Raniere and his second-in-command 
       Smallville actor Allison Mack. Through the accounts of 
       central NXIVM figures, Berman uncovers how dozens of young
       women seeking creative coaching and networking 
       opportunities instead were blackmailed, literally branded,
       near-starved, and enslaved. Vancouver actor and NXIVM 
       recruiter Sarah Edmondson thought that she had signed up 
       for self-help coaching; instead, her peers in the group 
       held her down and filmed her as the the cult leader's 
       initials were carved into the flesh below her hip. Don't 
       Call It a Cult shows that these abuses looked very 
       different from the inside, where young women initially 
       received mentorship and protection. By accessing top 
       experts on high-control groups, as well as the accounts of
       Raniere's former acolytes, Berman unpacks the deep 
       spiritual experiences that the young women in NXIVM's 
       inner circle shared, and their strong resistance to 
       leaving even months after the FBI made its first arrests 
       in March 2018." --|cPublisher. 
600 10 Raniere, Keith,|d1960- 
610 20 NXIVM (Firm) 
650  0 Cults|zNew York (State)|zAlbany. 
650  0 Self-help groups|xCorrupt practices|zNew York (State)
       |zAlbany. 
650  0 Women|xCrimes against. 
650  0 Cult members. 
650  0 Human trafficking. 
655  7 True crime.|2lcgft