Commodore's Messenger: A Child Adrift in the Scientology Sea Organization
By: Janis Gillham Grady
4.11
Format: 486 pages, Kindle Edition
At age 12 Janis was thrust into a role that no one, not even L. Ron Hubbard himself, could have pre…
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1. Scientology: A to Xenu: An Insider's Guide to What Scientology is Really All About
By: None , Jon Atack , Chris Shelton
4.04
Format: 401 pages, Kindle Edition
What is Scientology really? Behind the glossy logos and sleek advertisements and South Park parodie… read more
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2. Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape
By: Lisa Pulitzer , Jenna Miscavige Hill
3.77
Format: 402 pages, Hardcover
Jenna Miscavige was raised to obey. As niece of the Church of Scientology's leader David Miscavige,… read more
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"Scientology always has been a game of power and control. L. Ron Hubbard was the ultimate con man, and it's hard to figure out how much of Scientology was an experiment in brainwashing and controlling…"-Lisa Pulitzer, Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape
3. Between a Rock and a Hard Place
By: Aron Ralston
3.84
Format: 354 pages, Paperback
A brilliantly written, funny, honest, inspiring, and downright astonishing report from the line whe… read more
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"Saying farewell is also a bold and powerful beginning."-Aron Ralston, Between a Rock and a Hard Place
"You'll never find your limits until you've gone too far."-Aron Ralston, Between a Rock and a Hard Place
"It's me. I chose this. I chose all of this — this rock has been waiting for me my entire life. I’ve been moving towards it my whole life."-Aron Ralston, Between a Rock and a Hard Place
"Indeed, it has affirmed my belief that our purpose as spiritual beings is to follow our bliss, seek our passions, and live our lives as inspirations to each other."-Aron Ralston, Between a Rock and a Hard Place
4. Fair Game: The Incredible Untold Story of Scientology in Australia
By: Steve Cannane
4.03
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
As astonishing as it is compelling -- Steve Cannane's extraordinary insight into Scientology in Aus… read more
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"Hubbard was not just gunning for contemporary mental health practitioners; he claimed that 75 million years ago, psychiatrists helped carry out genocide in the Galactic Confederacy."-Steve Cannane, Fair Game: The Incredible Untold Story of Scientology in Australia
5. 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
By: Jonathan Franklin , Jonathan Franklin
4.33
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
438 Days is the miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyo… read more
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"How many of us appreciate the joys of a simple tortilla?"-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
"Everything will work out... don't give up hope, remain calm."-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
"[...] what else motivated him to spend hour after hour with me, telling all the details of his story? I quote at length his answer. "I suffered so much and for so long. Maybe if people read this they…"-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
"There's a lot of talk these days about a thing called resilience. That's the in term at the moment," says Dr. John Leach, a survival psychologist. "You've got built-in resilience, so you can bounce b…"-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
6. Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
By: Lawrence Wright
3.31
Format: 267 pages, Hardcover
A clear-sighted revelation, a deep penetration into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-… read more
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7. Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
By: Rebecca Paley , Leah Remini
4.06
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The outspoken actress, talk show host, and reality television star offers up a no-holds-barred memo… read more
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"By their actions, they will show you who they are."-Rebecca Paley, Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
"Belief and faith are great, but very few people have been led astray by thinking for themselves."-Rebecca Paley, Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
"He wasn't attached to Scientology like I was. For him it was simply a tool to better your life. Then, if it wasn't doing that, it was time to leave the church."-Rebecca Paley, Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
"I hate when people say 'Enjoy it' when you're complaining or something. I am enjoying it. But I also enjoy complaining about it. It's one of my favorite pastimes."-Rebecca Paley, Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
8. Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion
By: Janet Reitman
3.66
Format: 341 pages, Hardcover
Scientology, created in 1954 by pulp science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, claims to be the world'… read more
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9. Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story Of L. Ron Hubbard
By: Russell Miller
3.84
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The founder and leader of the Church of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard was promoted for over 30 years … read more
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11. My Story
By: Chris Stewart , Elizabeth Smart
4.12
Format: None pages, Hardcover
For the first time, ten years after her abduction from her Salt Lake City bedroom, Elizabeth Smart … read more
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12. The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
By: David Grann
3.96
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A grand mystery reaching back centuries. A sensational disappearance that made headlines around the… read more
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13. Escape
By: Carolyn Jessop , Laura Palmer
5.00
Format: None pages,
The dramatic first-person account of life inside an ultra-fundamentalist American religious sect, a… read more
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14. Blown for Good: Behind the Iron Curtain of Scientology
By: Marc Headley , None
3.76
Format: None pages,
The International Base of Scientology. The sprawling 500 acre property located deep in the Californ… read more
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15. Ruthless: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me
By: Ron Miscavige , Dan Koon
3.71
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
The only book to examine the origins of Scientology's current leader, RUTHLESS tells the revealing … read more
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16. The Church of Fear: Inside the Weird World of Scientology
By: John Sweeney
4.42
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
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17. The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper
By: Tony Ortega
3.75
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
the story of the life of author Paulette Cooper, the most famous victim of the Church of Scientolog… read more
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18. Scarred
By: Sarah Edmondson
3.94
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
"'Master, would you brand me? It would be an honor.' From the second I climb onto the table, acutel… read more
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19. A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology
By: Mike Rinder
4.31
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
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"The fear of psychiatry is one of the hardest ideas to shake when you escape from the mind-prison."-Mike Rinder, A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology
20. Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health
By: L. Ron Hubbard
2.47
Format: 702 pages, Paperback
The #1 New York Times bestseller With over 22,000,000 copies sold in 50 languages, and used in more… read more
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21. Going Dark: The Secret Social Lives of Extremists
By: Julia Ebner
3.86
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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22. Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult
By: Faith Jones
3.87
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Named a Best Book of 2021 by Newsweek and a Most Anticipated by People , TIME , USA Today , Real Si… read more
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23. The Dark Veil (Star Trek: Picard #2)
By: James Swallow
4.11
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
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24. The Expert Witness: My Life at the Top of Scientology
By: Jesse Prince
4.31
Format: 435 pages, Kindle Edition
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25. The Bad Cadet: Growing Up in the Church of Scientology's Sea Organization
By: Katherine Spallino
4.34
Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition
At age six, Katherine Spallino is separated from her parents and sent to train for her future in th… read more
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26. Commodore's Messenger: A Child Adrift in the Scientology Sea Organization
By: Janis Gillham Grady
4.11
Format: 486 pages, Kindle Edition
At age 12 Janis was thrust into a role that no one, not even L. Ron Hubbard himself, could have pre… read more
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27. Confessions of an Ex-Scientologist Pothead: Born in. Sparked up. Got out.
By: Liz Gale
4.30
Format: 143 pages, Kindle Edition
In Confessions of an Ex-Scientologist Pothead, Liz Gale delivers an enthralling account of growing … read more
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