Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

Why do people join cults?

What IS a cult, and how do they get people to join? Amanda Montell interrogates her own experiences and the stories we have in popular culture today about “cults” in America to offer a glimpse into what helps drive recruitment to these groups. Montell finds that the language a group uses can be indicative of its intentions to force the members to conform, even to a dangerous or deadly degree. This book is accessible for all kinds of readers and offers insight without judgement.