I love non-fiction and I spend plenty of time reading it, especially biographies, but it's pretty rare for a work of non-fiction to crack my favorite books list. "Favorites" to me are books I absolutely loved, highly recommend to anyone who will listen, and read over again, and Going Clear has achieved two out of three and is well on its way to repeat readings in the coming years.

Rather notoriously, this book is partially to blame for the Paul Haggis break from the Church of Scientology, as well as a very controversial HBO documentary. It is as much a biography of L. Ron Hubbard as it is an exploration of the Church of Scientology, and Hubbard bios not endorsed by the Church are few and far between, making this a really essential book. It is so thoroughly researched and elegantly written and it will make you marvel at the sheer accomplishment of putting together a book this demanding.

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