A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed

A Piece of Blue Sky
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Copyright and Miscellanea
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About the Author......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgments......Page 9
Preface......Page 11
What is Scientology?......Page 13
PART ONE: INSIDE SCIENTOLOGY 1974-1983......Page 19
CHAPTER ONE My Beginnings......Page 20
CHAPTER TWO Saint Hill......Page 30
CHAPTER THREE On to OT......Page 37
CHAPTER FOUR The Seeds of Dissent......Page 47
PART TWO: BEFORE DIANETICS 1911-1949......Page 54
CHAPTER ONE Hubbard's Beginnings......Page 55
CHAPTER TWO Hubbard in the East......Page 63
CHAPTER THREE Hubbard the Explorer......Page 72
CHAPTER FOUR Hubbard as Hero......Page 83
CHAPTER FIVE His Miraculous Recovery......Page 96
PART THREE: THE BRIDGE TO TOTAL FREEDOM 1949-1966......Page 117
CHAPTER ONE Building the Bridge......Page 118
CHAPTER TWO The Dianetic Foundations......Page 128
CHAPTER THREE Wichita......Page 136
CHAPTER FOUR Knowing How To Know......Page 144
CHAPTER FIVE The Religion Angle......Page 154
CHAPTER SIX The Lord of the Manor......Page 165
CHAPTER SEVEN The World's First Real Clear......Page 173
PART FOUR: THE SEA ORGANIZATION 1966-1976......Page 183
CHAPTER ONE Scientology at Sea......Page 184
CHAPTER TWO Heavy Ethics......Page 193
CHAPTER THREE The Empire Strikes Back......Page 204
CHAPTER FOUR The Death of Susan Meister......Page 221
CHAPTER FIVE Hubbard's Travels......Page 227
CHAPTER SIX The Flag Land Base......Page 235
PART FIVE: THE GUARDIAN'S OFFICE 1974-1980......Page 242
CHAPTER ONE The Guardian Unguarded......Page 243
CHAPTER TWO Infiltration......Page 253
CHAPTER THREE Operation Meisner......Page 264
PART SIX: THE COMMODORE'S MESSENGERS 1977-1982......Page 271
CHAPTER ONE Making Movies......Page 272
CHAPTER TWO The Rise of the Messengers......Page 283
CHAPTER THREE The Young Rulers......Page 294
CHAPTER FOUR The Clearwater Hearings......Page 304
CHAPTER FIVE The Religious Technology Center and the International Finance Police......Page 315
PART SEVEN: THE INDEPENDENTS 1982-1984......Page 321
CHAPTER ONE The Mission Holders' Conference......Page 322
CHAPTER TWO The Scientology War......Page 329
CHAPTER THREE Splintering......Page 337
CHAPTER FOUR Stamp Out The Squirrels!......Page 345
PART EIGHT: JUDGMENTS......Page 355
CHAPTER ONE Scientology At Law......Page 356
CHAPTER TWO The Child Custody Case......Page 364
CHAPTER THREE Signing the Pledge......Page 372
CHAPTER FOUR Dropping the Body......Page 380
CHAPTER FIVE After Hubbard......Page 385
PART NINE: SUMMING UP......Page 393
CHAPTER ONE The Founder......Page 394
CHAPTER TWO The Scientologist......Page 405
CHAPTER THREE Fair Game, Ethics and the Scriptures......Page 417
EPILOGUE......Page 424
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 427
ABBREVIATIONS......Page 431
WEB LINKS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS......Page 435
The UK injunction......Page 436
New Era Publications International v. Carol Publishing Group January 30, 1990......Page 437
New Era Publications International v. Carol Publishing Group Argued April 2, 1990; decided May 24, 1990......Page 453
MARGARET ISHOBEL HODKIN v.JONATHAN CAVEN-ATACK......Page 467
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