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100 1  Wright, Lawrence,|d1947- 
245 10 Going clear :|bScientology, Hollywood, and the prison of 
       belief /|cLawrence Wright. 
250    First Vintage books edition. 
264  1 New York :|bVintage Books,|c2013. 
300    xiv, 538 pages :|billustrations ;|c21 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 519-523) and 
       index. 
505 0  Scientology: The convert -- Source -- Going overboard. -- 
       Hollywood: The faith factory -- Dropping the body -- In 
       service to the stars -- The future is ours -- Bohemian 
       rhapsody -- TC and COB. -- The Prison of Belief: The 
       investigation -- Tommy. 
520    A clear-sighted revelation, a deep penetration into the 
       world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author 
       of the now-classic study of al-Qaeda's 9/11 attack, The 
       Looming Tower. 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 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. At
       the book's center, two men whom Wright brings vividly to 
       life, showing how they have made Scientology what it is 
       today: The darkly brilliant L. Ron Hubbard--whose restless,
       expansive mind invented a new religion tailor-made to 
       prosper in the spiritually troubled post-World War II era.
       And his successor, David Miscavige--tough and driven, with
       the inenviable task of preserving the church in the face 
       of ongoing scandals and continual legal assaults. We learn
       about Scientology's esoteric cosmology; about the auditing
       process that determines an inductee's state of being, 
       about the Bridge to Total Freedom, through which members 
       gain eternal life. We see the ways in which the church 
       pursues celebrities, such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta,
       and how such stars are exploited to advance the church's 
       goals. We meet young idealists who joined the Sea Org, the
       church's clergy, whose members often enter as children, 
       signing up with a billion-year contract and working with 
       little pay in poor conditions. We meet men and women 
       "disconnected" from friends and a family by the church's 
       policy of shunning critical voices. And we discover, 
       through many firsthand stories, the violence that has long
       permeated the inner sanctum of the church. In Going Clear,
       Wright examines what fundamentally makes a religion a 
       religion, and whether Scientology is, in fact, deserving 
       of the constitutional protections achieved in its victory 
       over the IRS. Employing all his exceptional journalistic 
       skills of observation, understanding and synthesis, and 
       his ability to shape a story into a compelling narrative, 
       Lawrence Wright has given us an evenhanded yet keenly 
       incisive book that goes far beyond an immediate exposé and
       uncovers the very essence of what makes Scientology the 
       institution it is. 
600 10 Hubbard, L. Ron|q(La Fayette Ron),|d1911-1986. 
600 17 Hubbard, L. Ron|q(La Fayette Ron),|d1911-1986.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00034463 
650  0 Scientology|xDoctrines. 
650  7 Religion.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01093763 
650  7 Scientology|xDoctrines.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01108952 
650  7 Scientology.|2sears 
651  0 Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)|xReligion. 
651  7 California|zLos Angeles|zHollywood.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst01312041 
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