| Authors: |
Wright, Lawrence, 1947-
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| Material type: |
Book |
| Subject: |
Scientology
Scientology -- Doctrines.
Hubbard, L. Ron(La Fayette Ron),1911-1986.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. |
| Description: |
xiii, 430 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780307700667 (trade) 0307700666 (trade) |
| Notes: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-418) and index. |
| Contents: |
Pt. I. Scientology. The convert -- Source -- Going overboard -- pt. II. Hollywood. The faith factory -- Dropping the body -- In service to the stars -- The future is ours -- Bohemian rhapsody -- TC and COB -- pt. III. The prison of belief. The investigation -- Tommy -- Epilogue. |
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| Summary: |
"Based on more than two hundred personal interviews with both current and former Scientologists--both famous and less well known--and years of archival research, Lawrence Wright uses his extraordinary investigative skills to uncover for us the inner workings of the Church of Scientology: its origins in the imagination of science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard; its struggles to find acceptance as a legitimate (and legally acknowledged) religion; its vast, secret campaign to infiltrate the U.S. government; its vindictive treatment of critics; its phenomenal wealth; and its dramatic efforts to grow and prevail after the death of Hubbard"--From publisher description. |