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Going clear : Scientology, Hollywood, and the prison of belief Cover Image

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Going clear : Scientology, Hollywood, and the prison of belief

Wright, Lawrence 1947- (Author).

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 investigative skills to uncover 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780307700667 (hbk.)
ISBN: 0307700666 (hbk.)
Physical Description: print
xiii, 430 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-418) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	PART ONE: Scientology -- The convert -- Source -- Going overboard
Awards Note:	National Book Awards finalist (Nonfiction), 2013 National Book Critics Circle Award finalist (Nonfiction), 2013