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Behind the Exclusive Brethren
''Behind the Exclusive Brethren: Politics Persuasion and Persecution'' is a non-fiction book by journalist and author Michael Bachelard about the group Exclusive Brethren, focusing on the sect in Australia. It was published in 2008 by Scribe Publications Pty Ltd. Bachelard first became interested in the organisation while a journalist for ''The Age'', after finding out that prior to the 2007 Australian federal election the Exclusive Brethren organisation in Australia had close access to John Howard. He spent two years researching the group, focusing on its history, influence in Australia, and ties to the Liberal Party of Australia and to Howard. The book gives a historical background of the group's origins 200 years ago in Ireland under John Nelson Darby. Since 2002, Bruce Hales served as the international leader and "Elect Vessel" of the organisation, which has 15,000 members in Australia and 43,000 total globally. The author describes the beliefs and practices and doctrine of the organisation, including some of its more controversial methodology including excommunication of former members from their family still within the group. Daniel Hales, brother of the organisation's worldwide leader Bruce Hales, described the book as part of a trend of what he said were lies told about his group by critics and disaffected former members.
The book was a best-seller in Australia, and in November 2008 it hit number 8 on a list of top ten best-selling books in the country in political and social science books according to data from Nielsen BookScan. The book received positive reception in books reviews and media coverage. ''The Sunday Age'' called it a "sober" and "well-argued" expose.〔 ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', called the book an "exhaustive study of the Exclusive Brethren in Australia".〔 ''GayNZ.com'' characterised ''Behind the Exclusive Brethren'' as a "comprehensive reference work on the sect".〔 ''Media/Culture Reviews'' noted, "The expose is written in a calm, clear style and the chapters relating to the broken families are deeply moving and respectful."〔
==Author==
At the time of the book's publication, Bachelard was a journalist for ''The Age'' newspaper. He began investigating the organisation in his capacity as a newspaper journalist.〔 Bachelard's first book ''The Great Land Grab'' discussed the ''Wik'' and ''Mabo'' cases, and was first published in 1997.〔 Bachelard became an investigative journalist with ''The Age'' in 2006, and wrote about conditions in the workplace.〔 In April 2008, he became a senior reporter for ''The Sunday Age''.〔 Bachelard received Melbourne Press Club Quill Award for Best News Report in 2008, for his reporting on WorkChoices.〔 After discovering that prior to the 2007 election the Exclusive Brethren organisation in Australia had close access to John Howard, Bachelard became interested in writing a book about the group.〔 He researched the organisation's history, and focused on the version of the group in Australia; analysing its ties to the Liberal Party of Australia and to Howard.〔 He spent over two years researching the organisation.〔
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