Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief

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investigative journalism book nonfiction book

"Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief" is a nonfiction investigative book by Lawrence Wright that critically examines the history, practices, and influence of the Church of Scientology and its ties to the entertainment industry.

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Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief 3
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instanceOf investigative journalism book ⓘ
nonfiction book ⓘ
adaptationDirector Alex Gibney ⓘ
adaptationNetwork HBO ⓘ
adaptationType documentary film ⓘ
adaptedAs Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (film)
author Lawrence Wright ⓘ
awardReceived National Book Award for Nonfiction ⓘ
surface form: National Book Award for Nonfiction nomination

National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction (finalist) ⓘ
surface form: National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction nomination
basedOn reporting originally published in The New Yorker ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticalStance critical of Scientology ⓘ
deweyDecimalClassification 299.936 ⓘ
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genre investigative journalism ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ
isbn 978-0-307-70066-7 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
libraryOfCongressClassification BP605.S2 ⓘ
mediaType ebook ⓘ
print ⓘ
notableFor detailed history of Scientology ⓘ
examination of Scientology’s relationship with celebrities ⓘ
investigation of alleged abuses within Scientology ⓘ
notablePersonCovered David Miscavige ⓘ
John Travolta ⓘ
L. Ron Hubbard ⓘ
Tom Cruise ⓘ
pages approximately 430 ⓘ
placeOfPublication New York City ⓘ
publicationDate 2013 ⓘ
publisher Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ
settingDescribed Hollywood ⓘ
Scientology facilities ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
subject Scientology ⓘ
surface form: Church of Scientology

Hollywood ⓘ
Scientology ⓘ
cult controversies ⓘ
entertainment industry ⓘ
new religious movements ⓘ
religious organizations ⓘ
timePeriodCovered 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
topic abuse allegations in religious organizations ⓘ
celebrity influence in religion ⓘ
psychological control ⓘ
religious freedom debates ⓘ

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