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Lawrence Wright
Lawrence Wright (born August 2, 1947) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author, screenwriter, staff writer for The New Yorker magazine, and fellow at the Center for Law and Security at the New York University School of Law. Wright is best known as the author of the 2006 nonfiction book The... show more

Lawrence Wright (born August 2, 1947) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author, screenwriter, staff writer for The New Yorker magazine, and fellow at the Center for Law and Security at the New York University School of Law. Wright is best known as the author of the 2006 nonfiction book The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11. Wright is also known for his work with documentarian Alex Gibney who directed film versions of Wright's one man show My Trip to Al-Qaeda and his book Going Clear. Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo by U.S. Department of State [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Birth date: August 02, 1947
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Lawrence Wright's Books
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief - Lawrence Wright The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 - Lawrence Wright Remembering Satan: A Tragic Case of Recovered Memory - Lawrence Wright Twins: And What They Tell Us About Who We Are - Lawrence Wright Saints and Sinners: Walker Railey, Jimmy Swaggart, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Anton LaVey, Will Campbell , Matthew Fox - Lawrence Wright In the New World: Growing Up with America from the Sixties to the Eighties - Lawrence Wright God's Favorite - Lawrence Wright The Peace Report: Searching for a World ... The Peace Report: Searching for a World Beyond War - Lawrence Wright Metal Sharpens Metal - Lawrence Wright Metal Sharpens Metal - Lawrence Wright Thirteen Days in September: The Dramatic Story of the Struggle for Peace - Lawrence Wright Texas Bound I: 19 Texas Stories - Kay Cattarulla, Lawrence Wright The Contenders: Excerpts from the 2013 National Book Award Nonfiction Finalists - Jill Lepore, Wendy Lower, George Packer, Alan Taylor, Lawrence Wright Thirteen Days in September - Lawrence Wright God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State - Lawrence Wright Perspective In Perspective - Lawrence Wr... Perspective In Perspective - Lawrence Wright Acne: Master Your Skin Through Natural Remedies and Treatments, Clear Skin for Life (Acne Cure, Acne Remedy, Acne No More) - Lawrence Wright The Terror Years: From Al-Qaeda to the Islamic State - Lawrence Wright City Children, Country Summer: A Story of Ghetto Children Among the Amish - Lawrence Wright
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God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State - Lawrence Wright
The Terror Years: From Al-Qaeda to the Islamic State - Lawrence Wright
Thirteen Days in September: The Dramatic Story of the Struggle for Peace - Lawrence Wright
Droga do wyzwolenia. Scjentologia, Hollywood i pułapki wiary - Lawrence Wright, Agnieszka Wilga
Thirteen Days in September - Lawrence Wright
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief - Lawrence Wright
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief - Lawrence Wright
In the New World: Growing Up with America from the Sixties to the Eighties - Lawrence Wright
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief - Lawrence Wright, Mark Bramhall
Remembering Satan: A Tragic Case of Recovered Memory - Lawrence Wright
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Michael's Book Babble
Michael's Book Babble rated it 9 years ago
text Even crazier and more upsetting than the documentary
When I first saw the documentary, Going Clear, words couldn't explain my disbelief, anger, and fascination. Before the documentary, I'd always thought that Scientology was silly yet harmless. I had no idea the level of abuse, both physical and mental, that goes on behind the scenes. Celebrities are ...
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Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 10 years ago
text Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright
bookshelves: published-2013, nonfiction, cults-societies-brotherhoods, spring-2015, film-only, journalism, new-yorker Read on April 19, 2015 Description: A clear-sighted revelation, a deep penetration into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the now-classic study of...
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Bücher, Bücher, 100000 Bücher
Bücher, Bücher, 100000 Bücher rated it 10 years ago
text Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Scientology is equal parts hilarious and frightening.
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La Mala *the mean girl*
La Mala *the mean girl* rated it 10 years ago
text Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Acabo de ver el documental. Si me quedaba alguna duda de que eran unos loquitos...
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Seriously, Read a Book!
Seriously, Read a Book! rated it 11 years ago
text Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Quick and Dirty Analysis (I know I can get long-winded) Good book, well-researched, that will tell you all you want to know (and possibly more) about the inner workings of Scientology. "Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing." - Ken Kesey I think a good litmus test for people, moveme...
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