{"product_id":"going-clear-lawrence-wright-9780307745309","title":"Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST - From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Looming Tower\u003c\/i\u003e comes \"an utterly necessary story\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) that pulls back the curtain on the church of Scientology: one of the most secretive organizations at work today. - The Basis for the HBO Documentary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScientology presents itself as a scientific approach to spiritual enlightenment, but its practices have long been shrouded in mystery. Now Lawrence Wright--armed with his investigative talents, years of archival research, and more than two hundred personal interviews with current and former Scientologists--uncovers the inner workings of the church. We meet founder L. Ron Hubbard, the highly imaginative but mentally troubled science-fiction writer, and his tough, driven successor, David Miscavige. We go inside their specialized cosmology and language. We learn about the church's legal attacks on the IRS, its vindictive treatment of critics, and its phenomenal wealth. We see the church court celebrities such as Tom Cruise while consigning its clergy to hard labor under billion-year contracts. Through it all, Wright asks what fundamentally comprises a religion, and if Scientology in fact merits this Constitutionally-protected label.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence Wright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307745309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307745309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Book Awards - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2013 pg. 40","brand":"Lawrence Wright","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079352840447,"sku":"9780307745309","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b2953b9-3f0e-4879-9798-84b593ae5a11.jpg?v=1685480647","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/going-clear-lawrence-wright-9780307745309","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}