Bibliography of books critical of Scientology explained

This is a bibliography of books critical of Scientology and the Church of Scientology, sorted by alphabetical order of titles.

Overview

See also: Scientology and law and Fair game (Scientology). 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]
• 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]
  • A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology (2022) by Mike Rinder Blown for Good: Behind the Iron Curtain of Scientology (2009) by Marc Headley^[1]
• (2011) by Hugh Urban^[1]
• (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 Cults of Unreason (1973) by Christopher Evans 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. ^[4]
• 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]
• 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
• (1972) by Robert Kaufman
• (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],
• 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],
• Religion Inc. The Church of Scientology (1986) by Stewart Lamont,
• Renunciation and Reformulation: A Study of Conversion in an American Sect (1987) by Harriet Whitehead^[1],
• 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
• (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 ^{[5] [6]}
• (1970) by George Malko.
• (2008) by Andrew Morton
• (2015) by Leah Remini
  • The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper (2015) by Tony Ortega Understanding Scientology: The Demon Cult (2009) by Margery Wakefield

See also

• Scientology controversies
• List of apologetic works

Notes and References

1. Cusack . Carole M. . Carole M. Cusack . 2020 . Apostate Memoirs and the Study of Scientology in the Twenty-First Century . Implicit Religion . Religious Studies Project . 23. 2. 1–7 . 10.1558/imre.19164 . 233568700 . 13 February 2022.
2. Gordon . W. J. . 1993 . A Property Right in Self-Expression: Equality and Individualism in the Natural Law of Intellectual Property . The Yale Law Journal. The Yale Law Journal Company, Inc. . 102 . 7 . 1535 . 10.2307/796826 . 796826 . 52237361 . 13 February 2022.
3. Web site: 'Arrows In The Dark' By Merrell Vannier Exposes Truth About Scientology . May 25, 2015 . Douglas . Cobb . Guardian Liberty Voice .
4. Review of Steve Cannane, Fair Game: The Incredible Untold Story of Scientology in Australia . Carole . Cusack . Nova Religio . 20 . 4 . 2017 . 106–108. 10.1525/nr.2017.20.4.106 .
5. [n:Author Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive]
6. Web site: The Top 25 People Crippling Scientology, No. 18: Amy Scobee . Tony . Ortega . Tony Ortega . August 22, 2011 . .