the unbreakable miss lovely by tony ortega

Those interviews, as well as documents which have never been previously made public, provide the first full telling of what Paulette Cooper experienced - from her childhood in a Nazi concentration camp, to her life as a New York magazine writer, to becoming the most famous target of Scientology’s revenge. His sources include witnesses to Cooper’s harassment and, in a few cases, people who took part in it. Ortega, the former editor-in-chief of The Village Voice, spent two years working with Cooper, interviewing her and reviewing her personal papers, as well as interviewing dozens of people, many of whom have never spoken publicly before, in order to piece together this stunning account of what it can cost someone to unearth Scientology’s secrets. We regret that we are NOT able to ship books outside the United States as it is cost-prohibitive to do so.The story of the life of author Paulette Cooper, the most famous victim of the Church of Scientology’s notorious and ruthless ‘Fair Game’ retaliation schemes. But he refused to be intimidated and today helps people break free of Scientology.Ĭopies of A BILLION YEARS are available for purchase through the Mark Twain Store proceeds benefit The Mark Twain House & Museum. He was followed, hacked, spied on, and tracked. Overnight, he became one of the organization’s biggest public enemies. He helped negotiate Scientology’s pivotal tax exemption from the IRS and engaged with the organization’s prominent celebrity members, including Tom Cruise, Lisa Marie Presley, and John Travolta. Yet Rinder 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 who did not hesitate to confine many top Scientologists, Mike among them, to a makeshift prison. In 2007, at the age of fifty-two, Rinder finally escaped Scientology. Ron Hubbard. In the 1980s, Rinder became Scientology’s international spokesperson and the head of its powerful Office of Special Affairs. After high school, he signed a billion-year contract and was admitted into Scientology’s elite inner circle, the Sea Organization working directly with founder L. Mike Rinder’s parents began taking him to their local Scientology center when he was five years old. Emmy Award-winner Mike Rinder, one of the highest-ranking defectors from Scientology and co-host of Scientology: The Aftermath with Leah Remini, discusses the secret inner workings of the powerful organization with journalist and Scientology critic Tony Ortega ( The Village Voice, The Underground Bunker)

The unbreakable miss lovely by tony ortega