
Lawrence Wright ISBN 0385393040
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This book by Lawrence Wright came up once on Joe Rogan in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Joe Rogan. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
"Based on more than two hundred personal interviews with both current and former Scientologists--both famous and less well known--and years of archival research, Lawrence Wright uses his extraordinary investigative skills to uncover for us the inner workings of the Church of Scientology: its origins in the imagination of science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard; its struggles to find acceptance as a legitimate (and legally acknowledged) religion; its vast, secret campaign to infiltrate the U.S.
“if you read uh Lawrence writes going clear it's a very fascinating book that sort of details the whole history of El Ron herard creating it”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Michelle Dowd: Author, yoga teacher, and survival-trained survivor born into 'the Field,' a high-control group her grandfather founded in 1931; wrote the memoir Forager. Michelle Dowd recounts being born into the cult-like Field, escaping at 17, and rebuilding a life from scratch.
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