TY - BOOK AU - Wright,Lawrence TI - Going clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the prison of belief SN - 9780307700667 AV - BP605.S2 W75 2013 U1 - 299/.936 23 PY - 2013/// CY - New York PB - Alfred A. Knopf KW - Hubbard, L. Ron KW - Scientology KW - Doctrines KW - sears N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-418) and index; pt. 1. Scientology -- The convert -- Source -- Going overboard -- pt. 2. Hollywood -- The faith factory -- Dropping the body -- In service to the stars -- The future is ours -- Bohemian rhapsody -- TC and COB -- pt. 3. The prison of belief -- The investigation -- Tommy N2 - "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 extraordinary investigative skills to uncover for us the inner workings of the Church of Scientology: its origins in the imagination of science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard; its struggles to find acceptance as a legitimate (and legally acknowledged) religion; its vast, secret campaign to infiltrate the U.S. government; its vindictive treatment of critics; its phenomenal wealth; and its dramatic efforts to grow and prevail after the death of Hubbard."--From publisher description ER -