A Thousand Lives
The Untold Story of Jonestown
$54.84
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
13 November 2012
Summary
“A gripping account of how decent people can be taken in by a charismatic and crazed tyrant.”
In 1954, a preacher named Jim Jones opened a church in Indianapolis called Peoples Temple Full Gospel Church. He was a charismatic preacher with idealistic beliefs, and he quickly filled his pews with an audience eager to hear his sermons on social justice. As Jones’s behavior became erratic and his message more ominous, his followers leaned on each other to recapture the sense of equality th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781416596400 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1416596402 |
| Author: | Julia Scheeres |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 13 November 2012 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 211mm x 140mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
“The first solid history of the Temple…less a warning about the dangers of religosity than a clear headed chronology.” – San Francisco magazine
“How do you tell a new story about Jim Jones and his followers, when everyone knows how it ends? …Julia Scheeres’ riveting A” Thousand Lives” gives us reason to look again. “ –“Miami He”rald
About The Author
Julia Scheeres
Julia Scheeres is the author of New York Times bestselling memoir Jesus Land. She lives in Berkeley, California with her husband and two daughters.
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