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The Scientology Story: The Making of a Best-selling Author // Costly Strategy Continues to Turn Out Bestsellers

Title: The Scientology Story: The Making of a Best-selling Author // Costly Strategy Continues to Turn Out Bestsellers
Date: Thursday, 28 June 1990
Publisher: Los Angeles Times (California)
Authors: Robert W. Welkos, Joel Sappell
Main source: articles.latimes.com

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Call it one of the most remarkable success stories in modern publishing history. Since late 1985, at least 20 books by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard have become bestsellers. In March of 1988, nearly four decades after its initial publication, Hubbard's "Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health" was No. 1 on virtually every best-seller list in the country–including the New York Times. Ten hardcover science fiction novels Hubbard completed before his death four years ago also became bestsellers, four of ... [Read the rest at articles.latimes.com]