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100 1  Natalie, Toni,|eauthor. 
245 14 The program :|binside the mind of Keith Raniere and the 
       rise and fall of NXIVM /|cToni Natalie with Chet Hardin. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bGrand Central Publishing,|c[2019] 
300    xiii, 286 pages :|billustrations (chiefly color) ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
336    still image|bsti|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references. 
520    An insider look into the world of the so-called "Hollywood
       Sex Cult" NXIVM chronicling the rise of enigmatic cult 
       leader, Keith Raniere, from its "Patient Zero," his former
       girlfriend and test subject for his coercive control 
       techniques. Many have heard of NXIVM and its creator, 
       Keith Raniere, the unassuming Albany man now prosecuted 
       for ensnaring tens of thousands of people in the US, 
       Mexico, Canada and elsewhere, to do his bidding and pay 
       millions of dollars to participate in his self-improvement
       methodology. But where did Keith Raniere begin? Enter Toni
       Natalie, Keith's Patient Zero, the first one indoctrinated
       into Raniere's methodology and the first one to escape. 
       THE PROGRAM begins with the origin story of NXIVM, follows
       its rise to international prominence, and takes the reader
       into the downfall of Raniere through Toni's eyes. During 
       this time she bore witness to the evolution of his 
       methodology, including his use of sex, blackmail, and 
       employment of psychological tools such as neuro-linguistic
       programming to control and punish those who would not heed
       his wishes. She uniquely details the fortunes lost and the
       lives left in disarray that she witnessed 
       contemporaneously, including members of DOS, a group of 
       women coerced into sexual acts under the guise of a 
       "women's empowerment" inner circle, whom Raniere exercised
       extreme control over directly and through his lieutenants.
       But far from being a victim's story, in the spirit of Erin
       Brockovich, Toni's is a nuanced narrative of a multi-
       dimensional woman saving herself, and then working 
       tirelessly to help other women do the same for themselves.
       Today, Toni is happy, reunited with her son, and 
       surrounded by friends and family--it is this perspective 
       that makes her such a unique storyteller. 
600 10 Raniere, Keith. 
600 10 Natalie, Toni. 
610 20 NXIVM (Firm) 
650  0 Self-help groups|xCorrupt practices|zNew York (State)
       |zAlbany. 
650  0 Cults|zNew York (State)|zAlbany. 
650  0 Cult members. 
650  0 Ex-cultists. 
655  7 True crime stories.|2lcgft 
655  7 Autobiographies.|2lcgft 
655  7 Biographies.|2lcgft 
700 1  Hardin, Chet,|eauthor.