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Cruise, now 50, became a scientologist in 1986 and the biggest. Scientology, hollywood, and the prison of belief by wright, lawrence isbn. Directed by alex gibney and produced by hbo, it is based on lawrence wrights book going clear. Scientology, hollywood, and the prison of belief he could easily invent an elaborate, plausible universe. In going clear, lawrence wright uses vast research and reporting to make. Sep 20, 2015 going clear certainly provided me a clearer understanding of scientology and while the book leans on revealing the negative side of the organization and its leaders, wright deftly manages to maintain a degree of honesty and integrity with his writing that makes going clear a serious and important work of literature. Ones personal beliefs can often spark heated debates and this book has certainly been an example of that, stirring up much conversation and media attention from critics, fans, church members, and more.
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The book, published this week, includes jermaines explanation of what drove him to devise the scenario. After seeing it online, a publisher contacted me and asked if i would flesh it out so they could release it as a full book. Courtesy of vintage books this story comes from going clear by. Some of going clears most entertaining passages relate to the churchs fanatical.
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