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To Be Confirmed Gallery: Untitled MR (2022, Gallery Books)

English language

Published May 11, 2022 by Gallery Books.

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978-1-9821-8578-7
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Brought to founder L. Ron Hubbard’s yacht and promised training in Scientology’s most advanced techniques, Mike 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 a world-saving mission, swiftly rising through the ranks. Yet he 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.

When Rinder finally escaped Scientology he became one of the organization’s biggest public enemies overnight. Today he helps people break free of Scientology and tells a harrowing but fulfilling story of personal resilience.

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From Commanding Officer to Bilge Cleaner and Back Again

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Mike Rinder grew up in Scientology and eventually rose to extremely high positions in the church hierarchy. He tells his own story and interweaves Scientology history and background into a gripping tale of the total power and control held by one man, David Miscavige, and how even executives could be sent off to clean Scientology's cruise ship's bilge for days at the drop of a hat. He ends with his departure from Scientology and the hope and freedom that real life brings.

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