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L. Ron Hubbard






L. Ron Hubbard

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born
March 13, 1911

died
January 24, 1986

gender
male

place of birth
Tilden, Nebraska, The United States

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genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Religion & Spirituality


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Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, better known as L. Ron Hubbard, was the creator of Dianetics, and founder of the Church of Scientology. He was also an American author in numerous pulp fiction genres as well as a prolific writer of non-fiction works.

Hubbard was a highly controversial public figure during his lifetime. Many details of his life remain disputed, with official and unofficial biographies depicting Hubbard in radically different ways. Official Scientology biographies present him in hagiographic terms as "larger than life, attracted to people, liked by people, dynamic, charismatic and immensely capable in two dozen fields. In contrast, unofficial biographies (some of which are by former Scientologists) paint a much less ...more




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Battlefield Earth Battlefield Earth
by L. Ron Hubbard
avg rating 3.45 — 1,318 ratings — published 1982
29 editions
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The Invaders Plan The Invaders Plan (Mission Earth, Vol. 1)
by L. Ron Hubbard
avg rating 3.12 — 347 ratings — published 1985
11 editions
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Dianetics: The Modern Science... Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health
by L. Ron Hubbard
avg rating 2.00 — 417 ratings — published 1982
34 editions
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Black Genesis Black Genesis (Mission Earth, Vol. 2)
by L. Ron Hubbard
avg rating 3.12 — 243 ratings — published 1986
10 editions
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The Enemy Within The Enemy Within (Mission Earth, Vol. 3)
by L. Ron Hubbard
avg rating 3.09 — 233 ratings — published 1986
6 editions
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An Alien Affair An Alien Affair (Mission Earth, Vol. 4)
by L. Ron Hubbard
avg rating 3.10 — 210 ratings — published 1986
10 editions
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Fortune of Fear Fortune of Fear (Mission Earth, Vol. 5)
by L. Ron Hubbard
avg rating 3.12 — 200 ratings — published 1986
8 editions
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Death Quest Death Quest (Mission Earth, Vol. 6)
by L. Ron Hubbard
avg rating 3.11 — 193 ratings — published 1987
11 editions
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Voyage of Vengeance Voyage of Vengeance (Mission Earth, Vol. 7)
by L. Ron Hubbard
avg rating 3.08 — 181 ratings — published 1920
7 editions
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Disaster Disaster (Mission Earth, Vol. 8)
by L. Ron Hubbard
avg rating 3.14 — 177 ratings — published 1987
5 editions
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"The wise man tests before he talks. The critic but follows the fad of a cynical and apathetic age."
L. Ron Hubbard
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""One's attitude toward life makes every possible difference in one's living. You know, you don't have to study a thousand ancient books to discover that fact. But sometimes it needs to be pointed out again that life doesn't change so much as you. ...

"The day when you stop building your own environment, when you stop building your own surroundings, when you stop waving a magic hand and gracing everything around you with magic and beauty, things cease to be magical, things cease to be beautiful. Well, maybe you've just neglected somewhere back in the last few years to wave that magic hand."

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L. Ron Hubbard
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"Scientology does not teach you. It only reminds you. For the information was yours in the first place."
L. Ron Hubbard (Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health)
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