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SIGNÉ Going Clear : Scientology... par Lawrence Wright, 2013, 1ère édition

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Signed By
Lawrence Wright
Signed
Yes
Ex Libris
No
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Title
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, & the Prison
Original Language
English
Inscribed
No
Intended Audience
Adults, Young Adults
Modified Item
Yes
Edition
First Edition
Vintage
No
Special Attributes
1st Edition, Dust Jacket, 1st Printing
Personalized
No
Features
Dust Jacket
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Subjects
Religion & Beliefs
ISBN
9780307700667

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307700666
ISBN-13
9780307700667
eBay Product ID (ePID)
150686143

Product Key Features

Book Title
Going Clear : Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Scientology, Christianity / History, Sociology of Religion
Publication Year
2013
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, Social Science
Author
Lawrence Wright
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
27.6 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2012-532009
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Praise for Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief, by Lawrence Wright "Powerful . . . essential reading." --Michael Kinsley, the front page of The New York Times Book Review "Who''d have thought a history of a religion would offer so many guilty pleasures? Lawrence Wright''s enthralling account of Scientology''s rise brims with celebrity scandal. To anyone who gets a sugar rush from Hollywood gossip, the chapters on Tom Cruise and John Travolta will feel like eating a case of Ding Dongs." --Evan Wright, The Los Angeles Times "An utterly necessary story . . . A feat of reporting. The story of Scientology is the great white whale of investigative journalism about religion."--Paul Elie, The Wall Street Journal "Wright''s account of the church''s history and struggles is helpful, admirably fair-minded and, at times, absorbing . . . The book''s most intriguing aspect, though is not its treatment of Scientology, in particular, but its raising general questions about the nature of faith and reason and the role of religion in American life." --Troy Jollimore, Chicago Tribune "A wild ride of a page-turner, as enthralling as a paperback thriller . . .I could go on and on, listing Hubbard''s tall tales, paranoid delusions and eccentricities, as well as Miscavige''s brutalities and tidbits from the famously wacky and decidedly unscientific Scientologist cosmology."--Laura Miller, Salon.com "Insightful, gripping, and ultimately tragic . . . The initial biographical section [about L. Ron Hubbard] could stand as an engrossing book in itself. . . .The second section, "Hollywood," provides the answer to one of the great mysteries of the modern world: What''s the deal with Tom Cruise and Scientology?"--Buzzy Jackson, The Boston Globe "A hotly compelling read. It''s a minutiae-packed book full of wild stories." --Janet Maslin, The New York Times "Lawrence Wright brings a clear-eyed investigative fearlessness to Scientology--its history, theology, its hierarchy--and the result is . . . evidence that truth can be stranger even than science fiction."--Lisa Miller, The Washington Post "A gripping, exhaustive, remarkably evenhanded investigation of the religion everyone loves to hate."--Lawrence Levi, Newsday "It''s incredible. It is an incredible, fascinating read. It is like a pirate novel, but there are celebrities in it. I admired [Wright''s] chutzpah, he''s like Don Quixote."-- The Hairpin "Revealing and disturbing . . . A series of devastating revelations that will come as news even to hardened Scientology buffs who follow the Church''s every twist and turn."-- The Daily Beast "Devastating . . . A patient, wholly compelling investigation into a paranoid "religion" and the faithful held in its sweaty grip."-- Kirkus Reviews "Not only a titillating expose on the reported "you''re kidding me" aspects of the religion, but a powerful examination of belief itself."-- Entertainment Weekly "A fascinating look behind the curtain of an organization whose ambition and influence are often at odds with its secretive ways. . . . For those aware of Scientology through its celebrity adherents (Tom Cruise and John Travolta are the best known) rather than its works, the sheer scope of the church''s influence and activities will be jaw-dropping." --Keir Graff, Booklist "An eye-opening short biography of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard and a long-form journalism presentation of the creature Hubbard birthed: a self-help system complete with bizarre cosmology, celebrity sex appeal, lawyers, consistent allegation of physical abuse, and expensive answers for spiritual consumers."-- Publishers Weekly, Praise for Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief, by Lawrence Wright                "Powerful . . . essential reading." -Michael Kinsley, the front page of The New York Times Book Review "Who'd have thought a history of a religion would offer so many guilty pleasures?   Lawrence Wright's enthralling account of Scientology's rise brims with celebrity scandal. To anyone who gets a sugar rush from Hollywood gossip, the chapters on Tom Cruise and John Travolta will feel like eating a case of Ding Dongs."       -Evan Wright, The Los Angeles Times "An utterly necessary story . . . A feat of reporting. The story of Scientology is the great white whale of investigative journalism about religion."-Paul Elie, The Wall Street Journal "Wright's account of the church's history and struggles is helpful, admirably fair-minded and, at times, absorbing . . . The book's most intriguing aspect, though is not its treatment of Scientology, in particular,  but its raising general questions about the nature of faith and reason and the role of religion in American life."        -Troy Jollimore, Chicago Tribune  "A wild ride of a page-turner, as enthralling as a paperback thriller . . .I could go on and on, listing Hubbard's tall tales, paranoid delusions and eccentricities, as well as Miscavige's brutalities and tidbits from the famously wacky and decidedly unscientific Scientologist cosmology."-Laura Miller, Salon.com "Insightful, gripping, and ultimately tragic . . . The initial biographical section [about L. Ron Hubbard] could stand as an engrossing book in itself. . . .The second section, "Hollywood," provides the answer to one of the great mysteries of the modern world:  What's the deal with Tom Cruise and Scientology?"-Buzzy Jackson, The Boston Globe  "A hotly compelling read. It's a minutiae-packed book full of wild stories."       -Janet Maslin, The New York Times                                                                                       
Dewey Decimal
299/.936
Synopsis
National Book Award Finalist A clear-sighted revelation, a deep penetration into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower, the now-classic study of al-Qaeda's 9/11 attack. Based on more than two hundred personal interviews with current and former Scientologists--both famous and less well known--and years of archival research, Lawrence Wright uses his extraordinary investigative ability to uncover for us the inner workings of the Church of Scientology. 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 science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, whose restless, expansive mind invented a new religion. And his successor, David Miscavige--tough and driven, with the unenviable task of preserving the church after the death of Hubbard. We learn about Scientology's complicated cosmology and special language. We see the ways in which the church pursues celebrities, such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta, and how such stars are used to advance the church's goals. And we meet the young idealists who have joined the Sea Org, the church's clergy, signing up with a billion-year contract. In Going Clear, Wright examines what fundamentally makes a religion a religion, and whether Scientology is, in fact, deserving of this constitutional protection. Employing all his exceptional journalistic skills of observation, understanding, and shaping a story into a compelling narrative, Lawrence Wright has given us an evenhanded yet keenly incisive book that reveals the very essence of what makes Scientology the institution it is.
LC Classification Number
BP605.S2W75 2013

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  • A great book

    Going Clear is a masterpiece of journalism, which thoroughly exposes the cult that is Scientology. Hubbard comes across as a pathetic money grubbing hack author, who borrowed every idea he could find to turn it into a pseudo religion. His successor, Miscavige, really amped it up, going after wealthy donors, forcing employees to work 120 weeks, etc. Going Clear exposes all this and more.

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  • Scientology

    this is a good follow up to all the articles that were in the Florida newspapers in the last years, not even 1/2 way through the book, it has many facts and insights into the background and personality traits of the founder Mr Hubbard , his family, marriages , extremely well written...history of how this particular religion started

    Achat vérifié : OuiÉtat : OccasionVendu par : goodwillsoutherncalifornia12

  • Top Shelf Treatise on Scientology

    LW does a stellar job of highlighting former "Church" members experiences when they left the world of Scientology. His use of established (disputed by no one other than Scientology) facts and linearity made it so interesting that I read it in two days. Back it up with the HBO special with same title as book and one can get quite the internal mechanics of how the church works.

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  • Great

    Nice book in great condition

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  • Good book to read!

    It was a nice reading, Very informative, affordable!

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