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Lawrence wright and alex gibney scraped the bottom of the barrel to assemble a cast of disgruntled exscientologists still bitter at having been expelled from the church, some as long as three decades ago, led by a wannabe guru that formed a small antiscientology hate group he now admits was a failure. Scientology, hollywood, and the prison of belief by. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. Going clear, lawrence wright s new study of the man and his followers, shows just how right he was. He and his wife are longtime residents of austin, texas. Going clear, lawrence wrights book on scientology the new.
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