L. Ron Hubbard

What This Book Covers

1. Prologue
2. Chapter One - Born to Spin
3. Chapter Two - The Pulp Machine
4. Chapter Three - War Games
5. Chapter Four - The Science of the Soul
6. Chapter Five - Out of the Ashes, a Religion
7. Chapter Six - The Sea Org and the Galactic Emperor
8. Chapter Seven - Total Control
9. Chapter Eight - Operation Snow White
10. Chapter Nine - The Man Behind the Curtain
11. Chapter Ten - Auditing the World
12. Chapter Eleven - The Billion-Year Contract
13. Chapter Twelve - The Tech Must Survive
14. Chapter Thirteen - Death of the Source
15. Chapter Fourteen - The Corporation That Believes
16. Chapter Fifteen - The Lies That Built a Life
17. Chapter Sixteen - What Was He Really?

Excerpt

PROLOGUE L. RON HUBBARD claimed he healed the blind. He claimed he found the soul. He said he was a war hero, a nuclear physicist, a world explorer, and a reincarnated prophet. He told people he could cure their trauma. He said he could save the world. He believed he could live forever. He started out as a pulp fiction writer, pumping out westerns, space operas, jungle adventures, and pirate stories under dozens of names. He got paid by the word, and he wrote fast. It worked for a while. But eventually, it wasn’t enough. He didn’t just want readers. He wanted followers. He wanted disciples. He wanted to be worshipped. So, he made it happen. He turned self-help into scripture. He took a...