Bibliography of books critical of Scientology

This is a bibliography of works critical of Scientology and the Church of Scientology.

Overview

Between 1954 and 2020, only four English-language scholarly monographs have been published about Scientology (Wallis 1977 [1976]; Whitehead 1987; Urban 2011; Westbrook 2019). Most other critical works have come in the form of apostate memoirs: books written by ex-members about their experiences within the Church of Scientology (CoS). On several occasions, the licensee of the CoS has initiated copyright infringement lawsuits to restrain the publication of books critical of Scientology or its founder, L. Ron Hubbard. Since 2008, the Internet has been able to provide a much safer ground for publishing material critical of the CoS, because traditional copyright law had little application there.

Books by title

Ali's Smile: Naked Scientology (1971) by William S. Burroughs
Arrows in the Dark: A True Story of Intrigue and Espionage from the Church of Scientology's #1 Spy (2015) by Merrell Vannier ISBN 9781508534075
Bare-faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard (1987) by Russell Miller
Believe What You Like: What happened between the Scientologists and the National Association for Mental Health (1973) by C. H. Rolph
Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape (2013) by Jenna Miscavige Hill ISBN 9780062248473
A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology (2022) by Mike Rinder ISBN 9781982185763
Blown for Good: Behind the Iron Curtain of Scientology (2009) by Marc Headley
The Church of Scientology: A History of a New Religion (2011) by Hugh Urban
The Complex: An Insider Exposes the Covert World of the Church of Scientology (2008) by John Duignan (with Nicola Tallant)
Counterfeit Dreams: One Man's Journey into and Out of the World of Scientology (2010) by Jefferson Hawkins ISBN 9780615375649
Cults of Unreason (1973) by Christopher Evans OL 5438675M
Damaged Lives: the Legacy of Scientology (2012) by Margery Wakefield
A Doctor's Report on Dianetics (1951, 1987) by Joseph A. Winter
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science (1952, 1957) by Martin Gardner
Fair Game: The Incredible Untold Story of Scientology in Australia (2016) by Steve Cannane. ISBN 9780733331329
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief (2013) by Lawrence Wright
Have You Told All? Inside my Time with Narconon and Scientology (2013) by Lucas Catton ISBN 0615768725
Hollywood Undercover: Revealing the Sordid Secrets of Tinseltown (2007) by Ian Halperin
Hollywood, Interrupted: Insanity Chic in Babylon - The Case Against Celebrity (2004) by Andrew Breitbart & Mark Ebner
Inside Scientology: How I Joined Scientology and Became Superhuman (1972) by Robert Kaufman
Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion (2011) by Janet Reitman
I Survived! Overcoming Abuse, Scientology and Life in General (2019) by Margery Wakefield
L. Ron Hubbard, Messiah or Madman? (1987, 1995) by Bent Corydon and Ronald DeWolf
The Mind Benders (1971) by Cyril Vosper
My Billion Year Contract: Memoir of a Former Scientologist (2009) by Nancy Many ISBN 0578039222,OL 25424752M
The New Believers (2001) by David V. Barrett
Nineteen Eighty-Four, My Journey Into Scientology's Innermost Secrets - And Out Again (Norwegian: Nittenåttifire, Min vei inn i Scientologiens innerste hemmeligheter - og ut igjen) (2013) by Geir Isene ISBN 9788282820592
A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics, and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed (1990) by Jon Atack
A Queer and Pleasant Danger: A Memoir (2012) by Kate Bornstein ISBN 9780807001653,OL 25139468M
Religion Inc. The Church of Scientology (1986) by Stewart Lamont ISBN 0245543341,OL 2080316M
Renunciation and Reformulation: A Study of Conversion in an American Sect (1987) by Harriet Whitehead ISBN 0801418496,OL 2722663M
The Road to Total Freedom: A Sociological Analysis of Scientology (1976, 1977) by Roy Wallis
The Road to Xenu: Life Inside Scientology (1991) by Margery Wakefield
Ruthless: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me (2016) by Ron Miscavige (with Dan Koon)
The Scandal of Scientology (1971) by Paulette Cooper
Scientology: Abuse At the Top (2010) by Amy Scobee ISBN 9780692008010
Scientology: The Now Religion (1970) by George Malko. OL 5444962M
Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography (2008) by Andrew Morton
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology (2015) by Leah Remini
The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper (2015) by Tony Ortega ISBN 9781511639378
Understanding Scientology: The Demon Cult (2009) by Margery Wakefield