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Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Contributor(s): Wright, Lawrence (Author)

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ISBN: 0307745309     ISBN-13: 9780307745309
Publisher: Vintage
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Scientology
- Religion | Christianity - History
- Social Science | Sociology Of Religion
Dewey: 299.936
LCCN: 2013362316
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.3" W x 8" L (0.95 lbs) 560 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Awards: National Book Awards, Finalist, Nonfiction, 2013
Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 12/15/2013 pg. 40
 
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Publisher Description:
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
A GoodReads Reader's Choice

 
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