Author: Jon Atack File Type: epub Lets sell these people a Piece of Blue Sky the new, unexpurgated, unabridged version of the classic history of L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology. Exposing Hubbards false claims to be a war hero, a nuclear physicist, an explorer and a protege of Eastern gurus, and showing the true malevolence of Scientology. invaluable for its history and insight into the character of its founder, L. Ron Hubbard. Lawrence Wright, Going Clear Scientology, Hollywood, & the Prison of Belief Atacks concise writing style and dry sense of humor make for enjoyable reading ... If you only have time to read one book about L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology, this landmark work is the one. It continues to stand out as the authoritative history ... which is why so much of Blue Sky is re-hashed in subsequent books Miles Ferguson Before there was the net, and before there was safety in numbers, there was Jon Atack. Arnaldo Lerma This is the best book I have read about Scientology. Jon Atack combines personal experience with meticulous research to courageously expose the lies and abuses at the heart of the Church of Scientology. Steve Cannane, ABC Lateline, Australia In more recent years other, newer books about Scientology have been released. A few of these have been especially good, but none reproduce the detail and narrative clarity of Atacks book. This revised version of A Piece of Blue Sky promises to reveal even more fully the intricate machinery of fantasy, hypocrisy, lies, manipulation and abuse that are at the heart of Scientology. Christian Szurko, DialogCentre UK Jon Atack is the definitive resource of all things Hubbard. ... Read this book for the factual, accurate details about Scientologys founder. Steven Hassan, author Freedom of Mind When I first read Jon Atacks amazing book A Piece of Blue Sky it was a series of revelations ... Jons book gave me considerable relief as to what was really going on behind the facade Michael Pattinson, ex-OT 8 This book is fascinating.... and fresh. Theres something interesting on every page. Ive read every expose and this one is on the top of my list. Paulette Cooper, author The Scandal of Scientology still the most reliable of the many books on the subject. Tony Ortega, former editor, Village Voice an unrivalled piece of superb scholarship ... All future scholarship on Scientology will build upon his contribution. Professor Stephen Kent **About the Author Jon Atack was a public Scientologist for nine years. He trained as a counsellor and did the secret OT levels, but left when he discovered the criminality which put eleven members, including the founders wife, in prison. He spent years interviewing former members, digging out records and unmasking the many false claims of its founder, Ron Hubbard, before publishing A Piece of Blue Sky. Jon is the author of many papers on the subject of Scientology, and has been acknowledged as the leading authority on this subject by academics the world over. Jon has counselled hundreds of former members and survived extensive harassment from Scientology. He has four children, and one grandchild and lives in the heart of England, where, as Voltaire advised, he cultivates his garden.

Author: Stančo, Ladislav File Type: pdf This book focuses on the fate of the Greek mythological themes, divine and heroic figures, far in the East, primarily in the area of ancient Gandhara and Bactria (today in Uzbekistan). In alphabetic order, it covers primary iconographic schemes, which the art of these areas borrowed from the Hellenistic Mediterranean. We can compare how individual typical depictions of Greek deities changed and accommodated the taste and ideas of the local populace over the centuries. Aside from this, many of the originally Greek mythological characters, including their typical attributes, became, as this book clearly shows, the basis for images of various local Iranian, Indian and other deities.