Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Author: Lawrence Wright
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 extr….Read More
11 Books Similar to Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Tinkers
An old man lies dying. As time collapses into memory, he travels deep into his past where he is reunited with his father and relives the wonder and pain of… Continue Reading Posted in: Classic American Fiction, Classic Coming of Age Fiction, Dementia Patients, Fiction, Patients
The Possessed: Adventures With Russian Books and the People Who Read Them
No one who read Elif Batuman’s first article (in the journal n+1) will ever forget it. “Babel in California” told the true story of various human destinies intersecting at Stanford… Continue Reading Posted in: Appreciation, Bibliography, Books & Reading Literary Criticism, Russian & Former Soviet Union Literary Criticism
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
The outspoken actress, talk show host, and reality television star offers up a no-holds-barred memoir, including an eye-opening insider account of her tumultuous and heart-wrenching thirty-year-plus association with the Church… Continue Reading Posted in: Actors & Entertainers, Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts, Scientology
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Acclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political genius in this highly original work, as the one-term congressman and prairie lawyer rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals… Continue Reading Posted in: Bibliography, Biography, Friendship
The Uninvited Guests
One late spring evening in 1912, in the kitchens at Sterne, preparations begin for an elegant supper party in honor of Emerald Torrington's twentieth birthday. But only a few miles… Continue Reading Posted in: Dysfunctional Families, History, Manors
Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman
Audrey Hepburn is an icon like no other, yet the image many of us have of Audrey—dainty, immaculate—is anything but true to life. Here, for the first time, Sam Wasson… Continue Reading Posted in: Bibliography, Breakfast At Tiffany's (Motion Picture), Movie Reference, Movie Theory
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
Jon Krakauer’s literary reputation rests on insightful chronicles of lives conducted at the outer limits. He now shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of religious belief… Continue Reading Posted in: Bibliography, Electronic Books, Violence
Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape
Jenna Miscavige was raised to obey. As niece of the Church of Scientology's leader David Miscavige, she grew up at the center of this controversial organization. At 21, she made… Continue Reading Posted in: Church Of Scientology International, Ex Church Members
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.