The road to Jonestown
by Jeff Guinn · first published 2017
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In the 1950s, a young Indianapolis minister named Jim Jones preached a blend of the gospel and Marxism. His congregation was racially integrated, and he was active in the civil rights movement. Jones moved his church, Peoples Temple, to California and soon was a prominent Bay Area leader. Jeff Guinn examines Jones's life, from his affairs, drug use, and fraudulent faith healing to the decision to move almost a thousand of his followers to the jungles of Guyana. New details emerge of the events leading to the day in November, 1978, when more than nine hundred people died after being ordered to
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Not solely an autobiography but one I enjoyed reading the most recently was The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple by Jeff Guinn. Starts off with a deep dive into the Jones family and goes down the chilling path from there.
on “Ask HN: What is the best autobiography you have read?” ↗…people, both of which are essential to enhance your perception and protect yourself against fraud and manipulation. Cialdini, Robert (2006) Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Guinn, Jeff (2017) Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple Ekman, Paul (2007) Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life Kahneman, Daniel (2011) Thinking, Fast and Slow Mitnick,…
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