Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief

by Wright, Lawrence
ISBN: 9780307745309
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The Basis for the HBO Documentary. A National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist.

Scientology presents itself as a scientific approach to spiritual enlightenment, but its practices have long been shrouded in mystery. Now Lawrence Wright--armed with his investigative talents, years of archival research, and more than two hundred personal interviews with current and former Scientologists--uncovers the inner workings of the church. We meet founder L. Ron Hubbard, the highly imaginative but mentally troubled science-fiction writer, and his tough, driven successor, David Miscavige. We go inside their specialized cosmology and language. We learn about the church's legal attacks on the IRS, its vindictive treatment of critics, and its phenomenal wealth. We see the church court celebrities such as Tom Cruise while consigning its clergy to hard labor under billion-year contracts. Through it all, Wright asks what fundamentally comprises a religion, and if Scientology in fact merits this Constitutionally-protected label. Brilliantly researched, compellingly written, Going Clear pulls back the curtain on one of the most secretive organizations at work today.

A New York Times Notable Book
A Best Book of the Year: The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, New York magazine, Slate, Chicago Tribune, Huffington Post, Newsday, Entertainment Weekly, People, The Week, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Wright, Lawrence
  • ISBN: 9780307745309
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.00 x 1.10
  • Number Of Pages: 538
  • Publication Year: 2013

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  • The Cult of Scientology

    Xander S. - 1 year 1 month ago

    Going Clear by Lawrence Wright is a most informative, well researched non-fiction book about the cult of Scientology and how it not only brainwashes its victims into giving up everything they own or are, but the sham and hypocrisy of the leader(s) who are dogmatic, megalomaniac, power-hungry corrupt dictators. The story is told through numerous individuals who left the cult and were 'hunted' down and, in some cases, their lives destroyed by blackmail and false accusations. This is a book you can't put down once you pick it up. It's riveting, frightening, and all around incredible. Better than fiction.

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  • Wild Ride

    Ashley M. - 5 years 11 months ago

    I HIGHLY recommend this book if you enjoy learning about cults. The things that have happened/still happen within this organization are mind blowing.