A Piece of Blue Sky
1990 book about Scientology and Dianetcs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed is a 1990 book about L. Ron Hubbard and the development of Dianetics and Scientology, authored by British former Scientologist Jon Atack. It was republished in 2013 with the title Let's sell these people A Piece of Blue Sky: Hubbard, Dianetics and Scientology. The title originates from a quote of Hubbard from 1950; an associate of Hubbard's noted him saying that he wanted to sell potential members "a piece of blue sky".[1]
Author | Jon Atack |
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Country | United Kingdom, United States |
Language | English |
Subject | Scientology |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Publisher | Lyle Stuart Books, Carol Publishing Group |
Publication date | August 19, 1990; 2013 (republished) |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 448 |
ISBN | 081840499X |
OCLC | 20934706 |
299/.936/092 20 |
The work has been reviewed favourably by scholars in the field of new religious movements. A review in the academic publication Marburg Journal of Religion called it "the most thorough general history of Hubbard and Scientology". Stephen A. Kent, a professor of sociology who researches new religious movements, described the work as "an unrivalled piece of superb scholarship".
The Scientology organisation's publishing arm, New Era Publications, unsuccessfully tried to prevent the book's publication, having argued that it infringed on its copyright of Hubbard's works. The US district court in New York ruled against publication of the version of the book that included excerpts from Hubbard's writings, but the decision was overturned by a federal appeals court in New Era Publications International ApS v. Carol Publishing Group and Jonathan Caven-Atack.[2]