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This is a bibliography of books critical of
Scientology and the
Church of Scientology , sorted by alphabetical order of titles.
Overview
Between 1954 and 2020, only four English-language scholarly monographs have been published about Scientology (Wallis 1977 [1976]; Whitehead 1987; Urban 2011; Westbrook 2019).
[1] Most other critical works have come in the form of
apostate
memoirs : books written by ex-members about their experiences within the
Church of Scientology (CoS).
[1] On several occasions, the licensee of the CoS has initiated copyright infringement lawsuits to restrain the publication of books critical of Scientology or its founder,
L. Ron Hubbard .
[1]
[2] Since 2008, the Internet has been able to provide a much safer ground for publishing material critical of the CoS, because traditional copyright law had little application there.
[1]
Books by title
Ali's Smile: Naked Scientology (1971) by
William S. Burroughs
Arrows in the Dark: A True Story of Intrigue and Espionage from the Church of Scientology's #1 Spy (2015) by Merrell Vannier
[3]
ISBN
9781508534075
Bare-faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard (1987) by
Russell Miller
[1]
Believe What You Like: What happened between the Scientologists and the National Association for Mental Health (1973) by
C. H. Rolph
Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape (2013) by
Jenna Miscavige Hill
[1]
ISBN
9780062248473
A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology (2022) by
Mike Rinder
ISBN
9781982185763
Blown for Good: Behind the Iron Curtain of Scientology (2009) by Marc Headley
[1]
The Church of Scientology: A History of a New Religion (2011) by
Hugh Urban
[1]
The Complex: An Insider Exposes the Covert World of the Church of Scientology (2008) by John Duignan (with Nicola Tallant)
[1]
Counterfeit Dreams: One Man's Journey into and Out of the World of Scientology (2010) by
Jefferson Hawkins
[4]
ISBN
9780615375649
Cults of Unreason (1973) by
Christopher Evans
OL
5438675M
Damaged Lives: the Legacy of Scientology (2012) by Margery Wakefield
A Doctor's Report on Dianetics (1951, 1987) by Joseph A. Winter
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science (1952, 1957) by
Martin Gardner
Fair Game: The Incredible Untold Story of Scientology in Australia (2016) by
Steve Cannane .
ISBN
9780733331329
[5]
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief (2013) by
Lawrence Wright
[1]
Have You Told All? Inside my Time with Narconon and Scientology (2013) by Lucas Catton
[1]
ISBN
0615768725
Hollywood Undercover: Revealing the Sordid Secrets of Tinseltown (2007) by
Ian Halperin
Hollywood, Interrupted: Insanity Chic in Babylon - The Case Against Celebrity (2004) by
Andrew Breitbart &
Mark Ebner
Inside Scientology: How I Joined Scientology and Became Superhuman (1972) by Robert Kaufman
Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion (2011) by Janet Reitman
[1]
I Survived! Overcoming Abuse, Scientology and Life in General (2019) by Margery Wakefield
L. Ron Hubbard, Messiah or Madman? (1987, 1995) by
Bent Corydon and
Ronald DeWolf
[1]
The Mind Benders (1971) by
Cyril Vosper
My Billion Year Contract: Memoir of a Former Scientologist (2009) by Nancy Many
[1]
ISBN
0578039222 ,
OL
25424752M
The New Believers (2001) by
David V. Barrett
A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics, and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed (1990) by Jon Atack
[1]
A Queer and Pleasant Danger: A Memoir (2012) by
Kate Bornstein
[1]
ISBN
9780807001653 ,
OL
25139468M
Religion Inc. The Church of Scientology (1986) by Stewart Lamont
ISBN
0245543341 ,
OL
2080316M
Renunciation and Reformulation: A Study of Conversion in an American Sect (1987) by Harriet Whitehead
[1]
ISBN
0801418496 ,
OL
2722663M
The Road to Total Freedom: A Sociological Analysis of Scientology (1976, 1977) by
Roy Wallis
[1]
The Road to Xenu: Life Inside Scientology (1991) by Margery Wakefield
Ruthless: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me (2016) by
Ron Miscavige (with Dan Koon)
[1]
The Scandal of Scientology (1971) by
Paulette Cooper
Scientology: Abuse At the Top (2010) by Amy Scobee
ISBN
9780692008010
[6]
[7]
Scientology: The Now Religion (1970) by George Malko.
OL
5444962M
Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography (2008) by
Andrew Morton
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology (2015) by
Leah Remini
The Unbreakable Miss Lovely : How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper (2015) by
Tony Ortega
ISBN
9781511639378
Understanding Scientology: The Demon Cult (2009) by
Margery Wakefield
Apologetic books
The following books fit within the framework of
apologetics .
Among the Scientologists: History, Theology, and Praxis (2019) by Donald A. Westbrook
[1]
ISBN
9780190664978
See also
References