Escape: My Life Long War Against Cults (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780615848693)

From the back cover: The snake stuffed in attorney Paul Morantz s mailbox by acolytes of Synanon, a once-hailed drug rehabilitation center that had devolved into a paranoid, militaristic cult, was an early strike in what would become a 35-year war with nearly every major cult movement this country has ever known. Mr. Morantz has been involved under frequently bizarre circumstances--with such infamous sects as the Charles Manson family, Patty Hearst and the SLA, Jim Jones and the People s Temple, the Moonies and the strange world of Scientology. His efforts have helped many escape from lives of torment and contributed to a sea change in how courts deal with the little-understood issues of brainwashing and cults. Now, in this important and compelling book, Mr. Morantz offers a comprehensive account of the origins and activities of cults and how they prey on society s most vulnerable elements. It also recounts the very intimate tale of how these confrontations with threatening and often, violent forces cost him the woman he loved and nearly, life itself.

Author: Hal Lancaster, Paul Morantz
ISBN-10: 0615848699
ISBN-13: 9780615848693
Publisher: Cresta Publications
Language: English
Published: 09/26/2013
Pages: 330
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.69d

Review Citation(s):
Foreword 03/27/2014