Lawrence Wright, 1947-

January 24, 2013

51:20

'Going Clear': A New Book Delves Into Scientology.

Lawrence Wright's Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief looks at the world of the controversial church and the life of its founder, L. Ron Hubbard, who died in 1986.

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May 2, 2011

11:41

Lawrence Wright: Bin Laden's Death 'Long In Coming'

New Yorker staff writer Lawrence Wright has spent the past 15 years of his career thinking about al-Qaida. Wright assesses what bin Laden's death means for the future of al-Qaida and the United States' relationship with Pakistan.

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February 8, 2011

22:16

The Church Of Scientology, Fact-Checked

New Yorker writer Lawrence Wright explains how he found a number of inconsistencies between documents the Church of Scientology says are official records of founder L. Ron Hubbard's war service and the actual official military records that Wright obtained.

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'Going Clear': A New Book Delves Into Scientology.

Lawrence Wright: Bin Laden's Death 'Long In Coming'

The Church Of Scientology, Fact-Checked

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