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Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely

June 14, 2017 by Caitlin_D 2 Comments

Following Escape Camp 14 with Ruthless was a fairly easy transition. The work camps of North Korea have eerie similarities with the SeaOrg work conditions within Scientology. Miscavige makes the association, lumping in Nazi Germany, himself. Ron Miscavige, father of cult leader David Miscagive, left the Church of Scientology in 2012 after 40 decades involvement including 27 years in the SeaOrg. He brought his family, including teenage son David, into the fold and devoted his life to the “church” included traveling to England for classes. At sixteen David left […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: ron miscavige, ruthless, scientology

Caitlin_D's CBR9 Review No:67 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: ron miscavige, ruthless, scientology ·
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Unless you’re obsessed with Scientology (like I am), read ‘Troublemaker’ instead.

February 15, 2017 by narfna 2 Comments

NB: I received a finished copy of this book as part of a marketing campaign, but that has not affected the content of my review. This book was disappointing and pretty poorly written, but not worthless. There are far better books about Scientology out there, so don’t make this your first stop. But there are a few interesting glimmers here I haven’t read in any other Scientology books, so if the subject matter is something that really gets you going, you may want to check Ruthless out […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction, Religion Tagged With: #memoir, cults, ghostwritten, narfna, Non-Fiction, Religion, ron miscavige, ruthless, scientology, scientology my son david miscavige and me, tell all

narfna's CBR9 Review No:15 · Genres: Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: #memoir, cults, ghostwritten, narfna, Non-Fiction, Religion, ron miscavige, ruthless, scientology, scientology my son david miscavige and me, tell all ·
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