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Leaving the Saints Leaving the Saints Martha Nibley Beck A memoir of one woman's spiritual quest and journey toward faith. As "Mormon royalty," Beck was raised in a home frequented by the Church's high elders, and her existence was framed by their strict c… OL15144714W
Growing up Amish Growing up Amish Ira Wagler One fateful starless night, 17-year-old Ira Wagler got up at 2 AM, left a scribbled note under his pillow, packed all of his earthly belongings into in a little black duffel bag, and walked away from… OL15920967W
The Unbreakable Miss Lovely The Unbreakable Miss Lovely Tony Ortega Under the direction of its malignant creator, L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology developed an intelligence agency second only to the infamous KGB in its infiltration of western government agencies. The Guar… OL17079380W
Perfectly Clear Perfectly Clear Michelle LeClair The revelatory memoir by former “poster girl for Scientology” Michelle LeClair about her defection from the Church, her newly accepted sexual identity, and the lengths to which Scientology went to si… OL17822182W
Hippie boy Hippie boy Ingrid Ricks For years Ricks yearned to escape the poverty and the suffocating brand of Mormon religion that oppressed her at home. Her chance came when she was thirteen and took a trip with her divorced dad, tra… OL17888227W
The miting The miting Dee Yoder Leah is seventeen and Amish. Like many her age, she has lots of questions, but the temporary flight of freedom known as rumspringen is not the answer for her. She does not desire Englisher fashion, a… OL24286421W
Removing the Hutterite kerchief Removing the Hutterite kerchief Rebecca Hofer The true story of why half the people of a Hutterite Colony left their home. "Learn the rich diverse culture and social environment of a Hutterite colony in Manitoba and follow the traditions of its … OL26439719W
La fuga La fuga Daniel Pujol "¿Por qué los jóvenes se van de la iglesia? Esta es la pregunta que se hace toda una generación de padres que vieron a sus hijos crecer en la iglesia y, desde pequeños, aprender de Dios y del evangel… OL27963843W
Secret Ceremonies Secret Ceremonies Deborah Laake In this book, Deborah Laake, a former member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, chronicles her experiences with Mormonism and the various rituals performed in their temples. Laake re… OL4312444W
Secret history Secret history John Ahmanson Although much has been said and written concerning Mormonism, its origin, teachings, strategy, and so forth, yet there is very little that has been set forth in Danish. The purpose of this present li… OL5351662W
Queer and pleasant danger Queer and pleasant danger Kate Bornstein,Louise Rafkin In the early 1970s, a boy from a Conservative Jewish family joined the Church of Scientology. In 1981, that boy officially left the movement and ultimately transitioned into a woman. A few years late… OL777431W