Ruthless : Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me

from knightlight777

A kind of tell all book regarding the relationship of Ron Miscavige with his son David Miscavage who heads up the Church of Scientology. The author takes us through life with his son from the early years up through his ascent to the head of Scientology and how he changes his attitude toward not o...

from bribre01

A quick, slightly interesting read, but I've heard most of these stories either in media coverage of this book or from others who've left the organization. I wasn't bothered by his defense of Scientology philosophy because that's a normal part of the process when an individual leaves a religion. ...

from akblanchard

In this memoir, Ron Miscavige, father of Scientology leader David Miscavige, recounts his many years within the organization and his eventual escape. Ron and his first wife Loretta became interested in Scientology because they thought its spiritual practices might help their son David overcome hi...

from marshapetry

Good narrator, OK book. The history part was very interesting - the author was part of Scientology in the early years of its growth, back in the 60s, 70s and 80s, and it was really interesting to learn how it worked back then. The not so interesting part of the book was the author's claim (over a...

from bobbieharv

Since I seem to specialize in memoirs and Scientology, I got this book on my Kindle as soon as it came out. Going Clear, by Lawrence Wright, was one of my five-star books that year, and I also saw the movie. Ruthless is quite different, of course, as it's a memoir by the father, of all things, of...