Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion, (Paperback)

from MarkBeronte

Scientology, created in 1954 by a prolific sci-fi writer named L. Ron Hubbard, claims to be the world's fastest growing religion, with millions of members around the world and huge financial holdings. Its celebrity believers keep its profile high, and its teams of "volunteer ministers" offer aid ...

from DieFledermaus

Reitman's look at the history of Scientology provides a good background and fills in the more sensationalized version of the story to make it, if possible, even more disturbing. Actually, the "Xenu the galactic overlord" part isn't even the craziest or worst thing described. Reitman tries to be b...

from HadriantheBlind

An impressively researched story - good journalism about a modern 'religion' and its secretive and destructive means. Also has good background on the cult's dirty history, about the mercurial personality of its leader, as well as the abuses and aggressive hounding of its members. Useful.

from bibleblaster

A brilliant investigation into a little-understood and culturally significant contemporary religion. If you want to understand all of the references in the latest Tom-Cruise-Katie-Holmes-divorce-stories to things like "the Sea Org," this book will fill you in. More importantly, if you want to see...

from yougotamber

The book was very enlightening and I'm glad I read it. It's one of those books where the truth might lie in a fuzzy cloud. I do believe Scientology is much like a cult and will steal all your money but was it responsible for the death of a member? Did it throw people overboard? How much of this i...