River Donaghey grew up in a cult. Or at least that’s what some people called it. His parents called it a “personal-growth seminar group.” Its leader called it “one big happy family.” But there was a dark side to the world River grew up in. One he never heard about as a kid. In the 1970s and 80s, a self-help company called Lifespring took America by storm. Hundreds of thousands of people walked out of Lifespring as true believers, convinced that the seminars had the power to change the world. ...
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The Dawn of Crime - The Crutchy Push with Guest Tansy Bradshaw
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The idea of being chased by a gang of thugs down a dark alleyway is one thing, but discovering that the entire gang is on crutches, with legs missing on several of them is even more terrifying. The Crutchy Push was a Melbourne fang who terrorised the city at the turn of the 20’th century, and proved themselves a force to be reckoned with. Guest Tansy Bradshaw is a historian and librarian who is researching the Crutchy Push. The Dawn of Crime book series can be found at: https://www.lulu.com/search/?contributor=Roy+Maloy&adult_audience_rating=00
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The idea of being chased by a gang of thugs down a dark alleyway is one thing, but discovering that the entire gang is on crutches, with legs missing on several of them is even more terrifying. The Crutchy Push was a Melbourne fang who terrorised the city at the turn of the 20’th century, and proved themselves a force to be reckoned with. Guest Tansy Bradshaw is a historian and librarian who is researching the Crutchy Push. The Dawn of Crime book series can be found at: https://www.lulu.com/search/?contributor=Roy+Maloy&adult_audience_rating=00
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