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One of the highest-ranking defectors from Scientology exposes the
secret inner workings of the powerful organization in this
remarkable memoir that is "not only a cautionary tale but also an
inspiring story of resilience" (Leah Remini, New York Times
bestselling author). Mike Rinder's parents began taking him to
their local Scientology center when he was five years old. After
high school, he signed a billion-year contract and was admitted
into Scientology's elite inner circle, the Sea Organization.
Brought to founder L. Ron Hubbard's yacht and promised training in
Hubbard's most advanced techniques, Rinder was instead put to work
swabbing the decks. Still, Rinder bought into the doctrine that his
personal comfort was secondary to the higher purpose of Hubbard's
world-saving mission, swiftly rising through the ranks. In the
1980s, Rinder became Scientology's international spokesperson and
the head of its powerful Office of Special Affairs. He helped
negotiate Scientology's pivotal tax exemption from the IRS and
engaged with the organization's prominent celebrity members,
including Tom Cruise, Lisa Marie Presley, and John Travolta. Yet
Rinder couldn't shake a nagging feeling that something was
amiss--Hubbard's promises remained unfulfilled at his death, and
his successor, David Miscavige, was a ruthless and vindictive man
who did not hesitate to confine many top Scientologists, Mike among
them, to a makeshift prison known as the Hole. In 2007, at the age
of fifty-two, Rinder finally escaped Scientology. Overnight, he
became one of the organization's biggest public enemies. He was
followed, hacked, spied on, and tracked. But he refused to be
intimidated and today helps people break free of Scientology. "An
intensely personal, cathartic memoir of blind allegiance, betrayal,
and liberation" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), A Billion Years
reveals the dark, dystopian truth about Scientology as never
before.
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