- Louise Samways
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Author, "Dangerous Persuaders"
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Melbourne ,Australia psychologist and best-selling author.Dangerous Persuaders
"Dangerous Persuaders" is a book published by Penguin Books in 1994.
Dr. Samways included a section on
Landmark Education in her book on personal development courses and cults, "Dangerous Persuaders". She made no claim to have observed Landmark programs first-hand; she stated that her book :"evolved ... from thousands of personal stories told to me over many years by my patients and people attending my seminars and lectures. I have mentioned the names of groups and courses only where I have heard similar and consistent stories from many separate sources." Louise Samways, "Dangerous Persuaders: An expose of gurus, personal development courses and cults, and how they operate", Penguin: 1994; currently out-of-print ISBN 0-14-023553-1]
She went on further to list particular areas of concern :"The courses I worry about particularly are those attempting dramatic change in short periods of time, such as
Landmark Education , EST, Forum,Money & You andHoffman Process , for they are misusing the psychological techniques allied to hypnosis in order to make the behavioural changes.Books/Publications
* "Your Mindbody Energy" Viking O'Neil/ Penguin
1992 . Full text available at [http://www.louisesamways.com.au/mindbodyenergy.html author's web site] .
* "Dangerous Persuaders: An expose of gurus, personal development courses and cults, and how they operate", Penguin: 1994; currently out-of-print ISBN 0-14-023553-1. Full text available at [http://www.louisesamways.com.au/dangerouspersuaders.html author's web site] , updated 2006.
* "The 12 Secrets of Health and Happiness",Penguin Books 1997 , ISBN 0-14-026591-0. Full text available at [http://www.louisesamways.com.au/12secrets.html author's web site] .
* "The Chemical Connection",Penguin Books ,1990 . Full text available at [http://www.louisesamways.com.au/chemicalconnection.html author's web site] .
* "The Non-Toxic House",McCulloch/Green Press 1991 . Full text available at [http://www.louisesamways.com.au/nontoxichouse.html author's web site] .
* "United we stand, divided we fall",Kelpie Press ,1999 There also some articles on the [http://www.louisesamways.com.au/articles.html author's web site] , with full text available.
ee also
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Landmark Education References
External links
* [http://www.rickross.com/reference/general/general756.html Inside the cults of mind control] ,
Sunday Age ,Melbourne ,Australia , April 3,1994 ,Gary Tippet
* [http://www.icsahome.com/infoserv_bookreviews/bkrev_dangerouspersuaders.htm Review of "Dangerous Persuaders"] , Cults and Society,2001
* [http://www.rationalist.com.au/archive/51/p26-30.pdf#search=%22louise%20samways%22 The politics of ‘New Age’ cults] ,Vera Butler ,Australian Rationalist , No. 51
* [http://www.penguin.com.au/authors/author-author-profile.cfm?AuthorId=0000001602 Author Bio] , atPenguin Books ,Australia ,1998
* [http://www.louisesamways.com.au/ Louise Samway] 's personal web site
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