Cult Next Door

"I thank the authors for illuminating the subtleties of cult involvement along with the agonizing struggle to break the spell. An incredible story."
Frederick J. Berle, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
Author: "Cults and Abusive Religions"

"Insightful, thought-provoking and fascinating. Ms. Burchard and Mrs. Carlone help us to understand how an intelligent, well-read, and insightful individual could be manipulated into accepting the bizarre doctrine of a sociopath."
Bill Goldberg, M.S.W.
Board of Directors, Cult Information Service of NY & NJ

"An intriguing story . . . reveals how devious individuals can take advantage of good people in a vulnerable moment. Bottom line a book everyone should read!"
David R. Cole, Vice President
Leo J. Ryan Education Foundation for Cult Awareness

"Burchard and Carlone, in the revelatory The Cult Next Door, have rendered an invaluable service. All of us must be alerted to the consummate devastation which may be perpetrated by an enslaving, malevolent predator. Wake up America! Read this book!"
Evelyn Ortner
Executive Director, The Unity Group, Inc.
A non-profit advocacy group for battered women & their children

"A painstaking, sometimes painful, insightful, case study the surprising part of this tale is that, despite two decades of mind control, the author was able to be deprogrammed. The grit, patience, and determination displayed by Judith Carlone (the "deprogrammer") had me mixing metaphors describing her as an avatar of St. Michael."
Dayn DeRose, Psychology Dept., Drew University

"This story clearly reveals how currently popular spiritual principles can be manipulated by a power-hungry individual concealed behind a benevolent facade; how the lives of innocent people can be utterly destroyed entirely permissible within the bounds of our legal system. A testimony to true friendship and the resilience of the human spirit."
Judy Chapman, Editor and Founder, Garden State Woman Magazine

"The Cult Next Door is a testimony to human weakness and the ability of love to conquer evil."
Al Sullivan, Senior Staff Writer, The Hudson Reporter