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The Road to Jonestown

Jim Jones and Peoples Temple

by Jeff Guinn

Hardcover, 531 pages, Simon & Schuster, List Price: $28 |

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A portrait of the influential cult leader behind the Jonestown Massacre examines his personal life from his extramarital affairs and drug use to his fraudulent faith healing practices and his decision to move his followers to Guyana, sharing astonishing new details about the events leading to the 1978 tragedy. By the award-winning author of Go Down Together.

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Nearly 40 Years Later, Jonestown Offers A Lesson In Demagoguery

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In 1978, more than 900 followers of the Rev. Jim Jones committed mass suicide in Guyana. In his new book, The Road to Jonestown, journalist Jeff Guinn details how Jones captivated so many.

Nearly 40 Years Later, Jonestown Offers A Lesson In Demagoguery

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