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List of illustrations vii
Author's note ix
Introduction 1
Preface 2
1 A Dubious Prodigy 7
2 Whither did he Wander? 26
3 Explorer Manqué 40
4 Blood and Thunder 59
5 Science Fictions 76
6 The Hero Who Never Was 95
7 Black Magic and Betty 112
8 The Mystery of the Missing Research 131
9 The Strange Début of Dianetics 147
10 Commies, Kidnaps and Chaos 163
11 Bankrolling and Bankruptcy 186
12 Phoenix Rising 202
13 Apostle of the Main Chance 220
14 Lord of the Manor 233
15 Visits to Heaven 247
16 Launching the Sea Org 263
17 In Search of Past Lives 279
18 Messengers of God 297
19 Atlantic Crossing 313
20 Running Aground 333
21 Making Movies 348
22 Missing, Presumed Dead 365
Notes 376
Bibliography 382
Main Index 384
FBI Documents Attachments -- Main Index
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For L. Ron Hubbard's Navy war records, here is Ron the War Hero.
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