02103cam a2200325 i 4500 2112508489 TxAuBib 20250520120000.0 250319s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2025043491 9781668007808 HRD 28.99 1668007800 HRD 28.99 TxAuBib rda Borden, Jane, author. Cults like us [BOOK] : why doomsday thinking drives America / Jane Borden. Why doomsday thinking drives America. First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition. New York : One Signal Publishers, Atria, 2025. x, 292 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-275) and index. "Since the Mayflower sidled up to Plymouth Rock, cult ideology has been ingrained in the DNA of the United States. In this book, journalist Jane Borden argues that Puritan doomsday belief never went away; it went secular and became American culture. From our fascination with cowboys and superheroes to our allegiance to influencers and self-help, susceptibility to advertising, and undying devotion to the self-made man, Americans remain particularly vulnerable to a specific brand of cult-like thinking. Borden uncovers the American history you didn’t learn in school, including how we are still being brainwashed, making us a nation of easy marks for con artists and strong men. Along the way, she also revisits some of the most fascinating cults in this country—including, the Mankind United and Love Has Won—presenting them as integral parts of our national psyche rather than aberrations.". 20250520. National characteristics, American. Emotions Social aspects United States. Cults United States. United States Social life and customs.