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Product Identifiers
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-101250096936
ISBN-139781250096937
eBay Product ID (ePID)219214088
Product Key Features
Book TitleRuthless : Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicScientology, Personal Memoirs
Publication Year2016
IllustratorYes
GenreReligion, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorDan Koon, Ron Miscavige
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2016-008772
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Compulsively readable...Feels as if it was written more in sorrow than in anger." -- LA Weekly "Books attacking Scientology are nothing new. But Ruthless... hits particularly close to home -- the author's son David Miscavige has led the church since L. Ron Hubbard died in 1986." -- The New York Times Book Review, "Inside the List" "Recounts the Miscavige family's experience in [Scientology], which in Ron's view, 'has become a cult, pure and simple.' Since 1986 the church's leader has been his son, David." -- The Boston Globe "Excoriating memoir" -- Publishers Weekly "A sad and painful but bravely told story." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Excoriating memoir" -- Publisher's Weekly "A sad and painful but bravely told story." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Compulsively readable...Feels as if it was written more in sorrow than in anger." -- LA Weekly "Books attacking Scientology are nothing new. But Ruthless... hits particularly close to home -- the author's son David Miscavige has led the church since L. Ron Hubbard died in 1986." -- The New York Times Book Review, "Inside the List" "Recounts the Miscavige family's experience in [Scientology], which in Ron's view, 'has become a cult, pure and simple.' Since 1986 the church's leader has been his son, David." -- The Boston Globe "Excoriating memoir" -- Publisher's Weekly "A sad and painful but bravely told story." -- Kirkus Reviews
Dewey Decimal299/.936092 B
Edition DescriptionUnabridged edition
Synopsis*Now a #1 New York Times bestseller* "Compulsively readable..." -- LA Weekly "Excoriating memoir" -- Publisher's Weekly "A sad and painful but bravely told story." -- Kirkus Reviews The only book to examine the origins of Scientology's current leader, RUTHLESS tells the revealing story of David Miscavige's childhood and his path to the head seat of the Church of Scientology told through the eyes of his father. Ron Miscavige's personal, heartfelt story is a riveting insider's look at life within the world of Scientology. Not for sale outside the U.S.
LC Classification NumberBP605.S2M565 2016
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- 15. Jun. 2016
Interesting fathers take on how his son became evil
Ruthless is by most accounts a good read. It chronicles some of the key events in Ron Miscaviges life entering Scientology along with his family several decades ago. Ruthless also details the ultimate impact on his son David who rose to take control of a multimillion dollar tax free enterprise. While I would caution readers not familiar with the ins and outs of the controversial organization to bone up on Scientology a bit first, the book does outline the disappointment a parent can feel when a child goes rogue. Structurally Ruthless tends to jump around over the space of several decades making it at times a bit of a bear to stay on track. It manages to remain engaging in the matter of fact delivery of some horrible actions witnessed first hand as well as related to Ron by trusted associations. I do give the book high marks in that it is from personal recollections, although it does sometimes run at odds with documented facts and events, so again the caution remains. Ultimately though it does offer some interesting narrative on how a once oddball religionéself help scam has become a full on cult entity which more closely resembles life under a dictatorship in a foreign land than as a church professing to have the answers to lifes questions as created by a pulp fiction writer in the 1950`s.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 16. Sep. 2018
Brave
The people that had to escape are amazingly brave people, determined to live a normal life!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 11. Dez. 2019
Scientology
If you want to find out first hand about this cult, this is an interesting read.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 10. Sep. 2023
Ruthless Title fits
Takes quite a lot for a loving father to write this.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 14. Jul. 2016
Ruthless!
When you piss off this cult, you are in trouble! Good book!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 07. Nov. 2016
A very simply story, extremely credible.
Excellent story and easy to read. I recommend it.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
