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Get ready to delve into the fascinating world of Scientology with this hardcover book "Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion" by Janet Reitman. This book explores the history and beliefs of this religion, as well as the controversies surrounding it. With 464 pages filled with detailed information on Scientology's practices and impact, this book is a must-have for anyone interested in religion, history, and cults. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company in 2011, this book is in English and weighs 23.7 oz with a length of 9in, width of 6in, and height of 1.3in. Don't miss out on this informative and intriguing read!

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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 at disaster sites such as Haiti and the World Trade Center. But Scientology is also a notably closed faith, harassing journalists and others through litigation and intimidation, even infiltrating the highest levels of the government to further its goals. Its attacks on psychiatry and its requirement that believers pay as much as tens and even hundreds of thousands of dollars for salvation have drawn scrutiny and skepticism. And ex-members use the Internet to share stories of harassment and abuse. Now Janet Reitman offers the first full journalistic history of the Church of Scientology, in an evenhanded account that at last establishes the astonishing truth about the controversial religion. She traces Scientology's development from the birth of Dianetics to today, following its metamorphosis from a pseudoscientific self-help group to a worldwide spiritual corporation with profound control over its followers and even ex-followers. Based on five years of research, unprecedented access to Church officials, confidential documents, and extensive interviews with current and former Scientologists, this is the defining book about a little-known world.

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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0618883029
ISBN-13
9780618883028
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92939602

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Book Title
Inside Scientology : the Story of America's Most Secretive Religion
Author
Janet Reitman
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Scientology, History, Cults
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Religion
Number of Pages
464 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
23.7 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Bp605.S2r45 2011
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2010-049837
Dewey Decimal
299/.936
Dewey Edition
22

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by burns171Mar 05, 2017
Well researched history of Scientology
Scientology remains one of the world's more secretive entities, and writing a history of it is a journalistic challenge. Janet Reitman has risen to the occasion, with the best one-volume history. If you've become interested in the movement due to the "debunking" efforts of Lawrence Wright or Leah Remini, this is the book to give you the overall background and story. Its fair to say that Reitman is not a fan of Scientology, but she gives as close to an "objective" picture as you are going to get in the literature.
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by ethicaleighApr 09, 2018
Frighteningly Informative!
After reading this book, I truly cannot understand how so many people can willingly subject themselves to "alternative thinking" such as Scientology. This book is a true eye-opener!
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