A Piece of Blue Sky

rdf:langString A Piece of Blue Sky

rdf:langString A Piece of Blue Sky

rdf:langString A Piece of Blue Sky

rdf:langString Jon Atack

rdf:langString United Kingdom, United States

rdf:langString English

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rdf:langString Lyle Stuart Books, Carol Publishing Group

rdf:langString A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed is a 1990 book about L. Ron Hubbard and the development of Dianetics and Scientology, authored by British former Scientologist Jon Atack. It was republished in 2013 with the title Let's sell these people A Piece of Blue Sky: Hubbard, Dianetics and Scientology. The title originates from a quote of Hubbard from 1950; an associate of Hubbard's noted him saying that he wanted to sell potential members "a piece of blue sky". The work has been reviewed favourably by scholars in the field of new religious movements. A review in the academic publication Marburg Journal of Religion called it "the most thorough general history of Hubbard and Scientology". Stephen A. Kent, a professor of sociology who researches new religious movements, described the work as "an unrivalled piece of superb scholarship". The Scientology organisation's publishing arm, New Era Publications International, unsuccessfully tried to prevent the book's publication, arguing that it infringed on its copyright of Hubbard's works. A court in Manhattan ruled against publication of the version of the book that included excerpts from Hubbard's writings, but the decision was overturned by a federal appeals court.