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ISBN
9780385489836

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Publisher
Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0385489838
ISBN-13
9780385489836
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1087301

Product Key Features

Book Title
Seductive Poison : a Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the People's Temple
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1998
Topic
General, Cults
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Deborah Layton
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
23.6 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in

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Trade
LCCN
98-018009
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"A suspenseful tale of escape that reads like a satisfying thriller, Layton's account is the most important personal testimony to emerge from the Jonestown tragedy." --Chicago Tribune "A fascinating account of a debacle that continues to resonate." --Entertainment Weekly "Shattering." --The Boston Globe "Vividly written and powerfully told." --Librarby Journal "An emotionally articulate and gripping account." --The Nation, "A suspenseful tale of escape that reads like a satisfying thriller, Layton's account is the most important personal testimony to emerge from the Jonestown tragedy." --Chicago Tribune "A fascinating account of a debacle that continues to resonate." --Entertainment Weekly "Shattering." --The Boston Globe "Vividly written and powerfully told." --Librarby Journal "An emotionally articulate and gripping account." --The Nation From the Trade Paperback edition.
Dewey Decimal
289.9 b
Synopsis
Twenty years ago, on November 18, 1978 in Jonestown, a commune in the depths of the Guyanese jungle, 913 followers of the Reverend Jim Jones obeyed his orders to take their own lives, dutifully swallowing fruit-flavored punch laced with cyanide. It was the worst mass suicide in modern history. The Peoples Temple had started out years before as a respectable church involved in community service and civil rights activism. Jim Jones's followers grew in number, and the organization gained prominence in the San Francisco community, recognized by such high-profile figures as Mayor George Moscone and First Lady Rosalyn Carter. But by the time Jones and his followers had begun their emigration to the "promised land" in Guyana, the group had become increasingly militant and paranoid. Deborah Layton saw that something was seriously wrong the minute she arrived in Jonestown, and six months before the massacre, she escaped the guarded compound she had imagined would be paradise. Her warnings to the press and to the U.S. State Department of an impending disaster fell on disbelieving ears: Exactly four days after her testimony in Washington, D.C., Congressman Leo Ryan, three reporters, and over nine hundred Peoples Temple members, including Layton's mother and countless friends, were dead. Layton's return to the world outside of the Peoples Temple was slow and painful. Her brother remains in prison, the only person alive today held accountable for the tragedy. After years of shame and silence, she is finally telling her story. From Waco to Heaven's Gate, the past decade has seen its share of cult tragedies, but none quite so dramatic or compelling as Jonestown. In this very personal account, Layton opens up the shadowy world of cults that pervade our existence and shows how any race, culture, or class of individuals can fall victim to a cult's strange allure. Vividly written and powerfully told,Seductive Poisonis both an unflinching historical document and an enthralling story of intrigue, power, and murder.
LC Classification Number
PB605.P46L38 1998

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  • by lauerstellung
    18 Apr, 2019

    Jonestown: A Survivor's Story

    Deborah Layton's story is a harrowing account of commitment and purpose, which later turned to disillusionment and fear. She became an important and trusted insider in the secretive hierarchy of Jim Jones' People's Temple, and would carry out Jones' wishes, orders and missions with absolute obedience, until coming to the conclusion that Jones' motivation was not about love and brotherhood, but only about power and control, the enforcement of which became increasingly frightening and brutal. By the time Jones had moved his congregation to Guyana, instead of being a peaceful utopia, it more closely resembled a Communist prison camp, complete with loyalty drills, haranguing speeches, armed guards and punishment details. Her story of planning her escape and the successful completion of it warn ...

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