Scientology

A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed
$33.00
Author Jon Attack had citied the classic, The Scandal of Scientology, as one reason he had to write this 398-page opus of a book. A Piece of Blue Sky was published in 1990, but despite its age, it is a very revealing, albeit exhaustively jumbled, handbook on the inner workings of Scientology.

Mr. Atack had acquired quite an archive of information at his disposal to present this information to the public. Atack himself had been in Scientology when he was 19 years old. The book starts with him and his beginnings through Scientology, up until his drifting away from the cult in 1984.

He continues by giving you a history of - and a very meticulous one at that - L. Ron Hubbard's beginnings, including the start of Dianetics. We journey along to Hubbard's beginning from birth and childhood, which is very difficult to follow as it becomes clear that Hubbard was a pathological liar. Where his "imagination" begins and the truth ends is truly pondering to follow. We continue to get taken through Scientology itself, and what kind of movement it was and still is.

We can take a gander that Hubbard was not all he had portrayed himself to be. As a science-fiction pulp writer, he was clearly imaginative. He was also very savvy and appeared to create Scientology to make money and to be worshiped.

There is so much information in this book that I needed to take breaks in between. My only complaint would be that it was difficult to follow on occasion as it was sometimes jumbled, but for the most part it was a very informative read. Many of these things have been written in earlier books, but its cohesiveness makes it a needed handbook to guide you through the maze of Scientology.

It is necessary to mention that Scientology had also tried to stop this book from being published. They tried to argue that the book could not be published as it would discourage people from buying the original texts and that it was subject to copyright violation. Scientology did not win this fight however, and it was published with full quotations and all.

Amazon.com had de-listed this book for a bit in 1999, but due to public outcry, had then reversed the decision. I ask you, why, if Scientology is such a pure religion, do they try to ban anything that is written about them? What do they have to hide? Reading books such as this makes it very apparent why.

��� Diane Trautweiler. 9/7/2009.

Scientology
$35.00
I am not a proponent or an opponent of Scientology; I simply wanted to learn about its history from a relatively unbiased viewpoint. This book provided that (to the extent that anything can be unbiased). I would say it was 50/50 for and against Scientology with a lot of neutral "this is just how it is" analysis. I found it to be captivating, well organized and a very enthralling read.

I think too often book reviews are riddled with our own emotional responses to religions like Scientology, and they lack objective analysis of the book itself. Opinions of the religion aside, this is the best foundational and historical studies of Scientology I've ever read and respected.

Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought (English)
$15.00
Dharma and Tao mean the study of knowledge as well.
The basics of how to know and what's most important are put right up front here by a gentleman who seems to bring eastern philosophy to the west in a way I can easily understand.
This shined a light on useful data for me to USE in my life.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT as does JOHN TRAVOLTA....from whom I got this referral.

What Is Scientology?
$22.95
First off this book is great. It outlines everything one would have a question about when talking of Scientology. So many people say Scientology is a cult that talks about Xenu and aliens being blown up in volcanoes, but the people who talk this trash are not or have never been a Scientologist. I have been in Scientology for close to 3 years now and there is nothing shifty going on at all. I have spent next to no money as well, so there goes the theory that all the church wants is your money. Maybe instead of talking negatively about Scientology you should go see for yourself with an open mind, you might get rid your current views. Enough about that though. This is a great book and the prices on here are a bargain. This is a large book close to 900 pages and is beautifully colored. There is the world now where you may be experiencing a lot of trouble or sadness or a lot of negative things, then there is the world of Clear, with no worries and a much better perception and look on life. Scientology is the bridge between the two worlds, and this book explains that to you.