Just Another Story From Another Former Scientologist?

"An eye-opening read"
"Every Scientologist should read this book"
"I couldn't put this thing down."

If you think you've seen it all before, take another look. Author Chris Shugart likes to think of himself as the Forrest Gump of Scientology. He was both witness and activist in some of Scientology’s most defining moments. As the Church grew, it was also gaining notoriety. This was the era of deprogrammers, counter-intelligence operations, and the Guardians Office FBI raids. For thirty years, Chris took part in shady financial deals, Church sanctioned covert activities, and just about every ludicrous exploit in which a Scientologist could possibly participate.

This is a first hand account of events as they happened. The book also includes many after-the-fact retrospectives, as Shugart takes occasional moments to look back on a bewildering journey that transformed him into a militant Scientologist.

"…right away, we liked how Chris presented his book, and the humble way he positioned it.

…what we often hear from the religious studies professors is that they want accounts not about the famous names in the church but from the rank and file…Shugart sure delivers that, and in a spare, well-written style…"

— Tony Ortega, journalist and best-selling author