Jon Atack: A Piece of Blue Sky

Contents:

Title page, end flaps, and note

Acknowledgments v

Preface, by Russell Miller vii

What Is Scientology? 1

PART 1: INSIDE SCIENTOLOGY 1974-1983

1. My Beginnings 9

2. Saint Hill 19

3. On to OT 26

4. The Seeds of Dissent 35

PART 2: BEFORE DIANETICS 1911-1949

1. Hubbard's Beginnings 45

2. Hubbard in the East 52

3. Hubbard the Explorer 60

4. Hubbard As Hero 70

5. His Miraculous Recovery 83

6. His Magickal Career 89

PART 3: THE BRIDGE TO TOTAL FREEDOM 1949-1966

1. Building the Bridge 105

2. The Dianetic Foundations 114

3. Wichita 121

4. Knowing How to Know 128

5. The Religion Angle 137

6. The Lord of the Manor 146

7. The World's First Real Clear 153

PART 4: THE SEA ORGANIZATION 1966-1976

1. Scientology at Sea 165

2. Heavy Ethics 172

3. The Empire Strikes Back 182

4. The Death of Susan Meister 197

5. Hubbard's Travels 202

6. The Flag Land Base 209

PART 5: THE GUARDIAN'S OFFICE 1974-1980

1. The Guardian Unguarded 217

2. Infiltration 226

3. Operation Meisner 236

PART 6: THE COMMODORE'S MESSENGERS 1977-1982

1. Making Movies 245

2. The Rise of the Messengers 255

3. The Young Rulers 264

4. The Clearwater Hearings 273

5. The Religious Technology Center and the International Finance Police 284

PART 7: THE INDEPENDENTS 1982-1984

1. The Mission Holders' Conference 293

2. The Scientology War 300

3. Splintering 308

4. Stamp Out the Squirrels! 316

PART 8: JUDGMENTS

1. Scientology at Law 327

2. The Child Custody Case 335

3. Signing the Pledge 344

4. Dropping the Body 351

5. After Hubbard 356

PART 9: SUMMING UP

1. The Founder 367

2. The Scientologist 378

3. Fair Game, Ethics and the Scriptures 390

Epilogue 397

Bibliography 399

Reference Summary 403

List of Abbreviations 417

Index 419

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