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"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...
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"The only book to examine the origins of Scientology's current leader, RUTHLESS tells the revealing story of David Miscavige's childhood and his path to the head seat of the Church of Scientology told through the eyes of his father. Ron Miscavige's personal, heartfelt story is a riveting insider's look at life within the world of Scientology,"--Amazon.com.
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From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Dianetics, with over 22 million copies sold
What is the "meaning of life?" So many of us spend most of our lives searching for the answer to this age-old question. Well, what if you have had the answers all along and all you ever needed were the tools to access them?
In this groundbreaking book, Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought, you will embark on a remarkable journey, mastering the tools...
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An eye-opening, no-holds-barred memoir about life in the Church of Scientology, now with a new afterword by the author—the outspoken actress and star of the A&E docuseries Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath
Leah Remini has never been the type to hold her tongue. That willingness to speak her mind, stand her ground, and rattle the occasional cage has enabled...
Leah Remini has never been the type to hold her tongue. That willingness to speak her mind, stand her ground, and rattle the occasional cage has enabled...
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The niece of controversial Scientology leader David Miscavige presents a tell-all memoir about her life in the Church of Scientology. The author was raised as a Scientologist but left the controversial religion in 2005. In this memoir, she shares her true story of life inside the upper ranks of the sect, details her experiences as a member Sea Org, the church's highest ministry, speaks of her "disconnection" from family outside of the organization,...
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Mike Rinder's parents began taking him to their local Scientology center when he was five years old. After high school, he signed a billion-year contract and was admitted into Scientology's elite inner circle, the Sea Organization. Brought to founder L. Ron Hubbard's yacht and promised training in Hubbard's most advanced techniques, Mike was instead put to work swabbing the decks. Still, Rinder bought into the doctrine that his personal comfort was...
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For years, Michelle LeClair, former President of Scientology's international humanitarian organization, tried to reconcile her sexual orientation with the anti-gay ideology of the church. Michelle finally ends her horrific marriage, finds the love of her life, a woman, and ultimately leaves the Church. But the split comes at a terrible price. Her once pristine reputation is publicly dragged through the mud, the police raid her home, her ex-husband...
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"... [A] look inside the controversial religion from Academy Award-winner Alex Gibney. The film profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, exploring the psychological impact of blind faith, how the church attracts new followers and keeps hold of its A-list celebrity devotees."--Container.
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Desde tiempos inmemoriales, el Hombre ha buscado liberar el alma del cuerpo y así lograr la inmortalidad. Con el telón de fondo de este drama épico, L. Ronald Hubbard muestra cómo Scientology, inspirándose y creciendo a partir de las aspiraciones y logros de 10,000 años de pensadores, representa para el hombre un triunfo histórico que se había estado buscando durante mucho tiempo. Pues con sus descubrimientos y tecnología viene la culminación...
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Cuando todavía era un joven asistiendo a la universidad, el señor Hubbard instó a los miembros de la facultad a que aplicaran los principios de la física al campo de la mente. Era un enfoque completamente nuevo. Y al ver que nadie aceptó el desafío, emprendió la tarea él mismo. Al poner de manifiesto una abundante cantidad de respuestas sobre los seres humanos y su potencial, en verdad resolvió el acertijo que había representado la mente...
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Scientology simply means 'wisdom, study of.' But it could also be said to mean this: the application of the methodologies of science to the problems of the mind. And that is what it is and that, very truthfully, is what has happened. -L. Ron Hubbard
When still a young man attending university, L. Ron Hubbard observed that those working in the humanities had no training in the exact sciences. Believing that the precision of the scientific method might...
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Designado por L. Ronald Hubbard como el Libro Uno de Scientology. Tras haber unificado y sistematizado completamente los temas de Dianética y Scientology, llegó el perfeccionamiento de sus fundamentos. Publicado originalmente como un resumen de Scientology para su uso en traducciones a lenguas distintas del inglés, este libro es de valor incalculable tanto para el estudiante nuevo de la mente, el espíritu y la vida, como para el avanzado. Equipado...
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Designado por L. Ronald Hubbard como el Libro Uno de Scientology. Tras haber unificado y sistematizado completamente los temas de Dianética y Scientology, llegó el perfeccionamiento de sus fundamentos. Publicado originalmente como un resumen de Scientology para su uso en traducciones a lenguas distintas del inglés, este libro es de valor incalculable tanto para el nuevo estudiante de la mente, el espíritu y la vida, como para el avanzado. Equipado...
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