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

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0307745309 ISBN13: 9780307745309 Release Date: November 2013 Publisher: Vintage Length: 560 Pages Weight: 1.17 lbs. Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.0" NATIONAL BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST - From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower comes "an utterly necessary story" (The Wall Street Journal) that pulls back the curtain on the church of Scientology: one of the most secretive organizations at work today. - The Basis for the HBO Documentary.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