Scientology bibliography

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This is an incomplete bibliography of Scientology and Scientology-related books produced within the Church of Scientology and its related organizations.

All entries are by L. Ron Hubbard or BOTWO ("Based on the Works of L. Ron Hubbard") books unless otherwise noted.

Scientology 8-80 by L. Ron Hubbard.
Scientology 8-80 by L. Ron Hubbard.
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Regarded as "Book One" by Scientologists, this hugely popular book set forth Hubbard's principles about the "Reactive Mind" and the "dynamic principle of existence".
Reprints the original Astounding Science Fiction article from (May 1950) that introduced Dianetics prior to Book One.
  • Group Dianetics
  • The Processing of Psychotics
Compiled from the "Institutional Dianetics" lectures. Published by the Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation, Elizabeth, NJ, 1950.

  • Dianetics: the Original Thesis
Also known as Scientology: A New Science, Abnormal Dianetics, and The Dynamics of Life. Original pre-Dianetics manuscript written in 1948.
  • Handbook for Preclears
  • Notes on a Series of Ten Lectures
A precursor to Notes on the Lectures, mimeographed and distributed for training purposes.
Parts of transcripts and notes from a series of lectures given in Los Angeles, California in November 1950.
In this book, Hubbard introduced concepts that were later to become key elements of Scientology: the thetan, the tone scale, and past lives.
  • Preventive Dianetics
  • Self Analysis
  • The Dianetics Axioms

  • Scientology and Dianetics Advanced Procedures
  • The Auditor's Manual
  • Electropsychometric Auditing - Operator's Manual
  • Electropsychometry
Written by Volney Mathison, inventor of the E-Meter, before he and Hubbard parted on unamicable terms.
  • A Key to the Unconscious - Symbological Processing
  • Individual Track Map
  • Health and Happiness
  • A History of Man
Also known as History of Man and What to Audit, this book gives Hubbard's view of evolution in which clams are stated to be ancestors of apes and humans.
  • Professional Course Lecture Summary (set of 50 volumes)
  • Scientology: 88
  • Scientology 8-80
  • Scientology 8-8008
With an emphasis on Scientology Space Opera doctrine, this book teaches methods of attaining Operating Thetan status such as "Fascimile One", which Hubbard claims "was originally laid down in this galaxy about one million years ago". (pg. 172, 1990 edition)

An "organizational communication system" for business executives, from a Scientological perspective. Edited by Richard deMille.
  • This is Scientology: The Science of Certainty
  • Introduction to Scientology
  • The Hubbard Foundation Notebook
This book was distributed only to students who completed Hubbard Foundation courses in 1952 and 1953.
  • On Auditing
  • Look Don't Think

  • Group Auditor's Handbook
  • Scientology: Auditor's Handbook including Intensive Procedure
  • Dianetics 55!
Although other Dianetics books had been published by Hubbard since the first one, he insisted here: "This is the Second Book of Dianetics. It could mean a new Earth, a new freedom".
  • Scientology Workbook

This book deals with subjects such as Para-Scientology, "the laws of operating a body exterior", and what Hubbard called "the processes which exteriorize a being and drill his innate abilities".
  • Straightwire: A Manual of Operations
First complete how-to manual for Hubbard's Straightwire process. This book reprints material from lectures such as HCAP-3 ("Elementary Straightwire"), and was in turn reprinted in its entirety as part of 1976's Technical Bulletins of Dianetics and Scientology.
Hoax booklet purported to be by Soviet politician Lavrentiy Beria but actually written by Hubbard (according to those who helped him assemble it).

Written by "V. Silcox" and published in 1956 by Scientology Publications, London. Source of the "Death Lessons" scandal in 1960.
  • Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought
  • Professional Auditor's Bulletins, Vol. 1-4
  • The Problems of Work

Written by L. Ron Hubbard, Gene Denk, and Farley R. Spink. Some editions list Hubbard as sole author. Some editions refer to Hubbard as a nuclear physicist on the cover.
  • Control and the Mechanics of S.C.S.
  • Fortress in the Sky
  • Scientology Training Course Manual: Field Validation

  • Axioms and Logics
  • ACC Clear Procedure
  • Professional Auditor's Bulletins, Vol. 5

  • HCO Manual of Justice
  • The Hubbard Electrometer
  • Ceremonies of the Founding Church of Scientology

A collection of "forty-one actual case histories" of reincarnation and past-life experiences, gleaned from auditing with an e-meter at the Church of Scientology's "Fifth London Advanced Clinical Course" held in 1958.

  • E-Meter Essentials 1961
  • Man Free From Man

  • The Book of Case Remedies
  • What Everyone Should Know about Scientology
  • Three Routes to Freedom
  • A Plan for World Peace

  • The Book of E-Meter Drills
Written by Mary Sue Hubbard, post-1988 editions were credited to L. Ron Hubbard. [1]
  • Scientology Abridged Dictionary
  • Scientology: A New Slant on Life
A collection of thirty of Hubbard articles and essays. Some originally appeared as magazine articles, while others are from lectures and early radio programs.
  • Sanity for the Layman
  • This is Life
By Reg Sharpe

  • Introducing the E-Meter
  • A New Understanding of Life
  • What Are People For? : an Introduction to Scientology

  • Information for Releases
  • Scientology and the Bible
Analysis of Scientology's compatibility with Christianity.
  • Kangaroo Court
Corporate author Hubbard Association of Scientologists International. This booklet presents Scientology's rebuttal to the Australian Board of Inquiry's investigation of Scientology.
  • The Dynamics of Life
Revised version of Dianetics: The Original Thesis.

  • The Character of Scientology
  • The Findings of the U.S. Food and Drug Agency
  • Successes of Scientology
  • Introduction to Scientology Ethics
  • The Phoenix Lectures
  • A Test of Whole Track Recall
  • Miracles for Breakfast
By Ruth Minshull
  • Scientology Basic Staff Hat Book, Vol.1

  • A Summary on Scientology for Scientists
  • Triple Grades and Review Dictionary
  • How to Save your Marriage
  • Scientology for the Millions
Written by Walter Braddeson.
  • What Every Preclear Should Know
  • When in Doubt, Communicate: Quotations from L. Ron Hubbard
  • Child Scientology
This book, written by OT VIII Denver Frater, updates Hubbard's precepts from Child Dianetics. Not to be confused with the transcription booklet "Child Scientology" that accompanies tape/CD recordings of a Hubbard 1957 lecture of the same name.
  • Congress Drill Book
  • Dianetic Case Histories

  • The Background and Ceremonies of the Church of Scientology of California, Worldwide
  • What is Understanding?
  • Who are you?
  • Scientology and Dianetics
  • Scientology 0-8: The Book of Basics

  • You can have a New Understanding of Life through Scientology
  • Is Confusion a Friend of Yours?
  • Expanded Grades Dictionary
  • Assault on a Church
  • Scientometric Testing
  • How to Have Money
  • The Basic Scientology Picture Book
  • The Standard Dianetics Picture Book

  • The Management Series
  • Child Scientology
  • Fundamentals of Success
By Peter Gilham.
  • Tell it like it is: A course in Scientology Dissemination
By Peter Gilham.
  • How to Choose your People
By Ruth Minshull.
  • Scientology: Twentieth Century Religion
Corporate author The Church of Scientology World Wide

  • Freedom Reports on the IRS
  • Viewpoints
  • Primary Rundown Glossary
  • How to Write Invoices: A Flag Mini-Hat Booklet
  • The Language of Salesmanship
  • How to Clear your Community
  • Dissemination Division Picture Book
  • Perhaps Happiness...
  • Mission Into Time
  • PABs Books, Vol. 1-6

  • Scientology: A World Religion Emerges in the Space Age
  • Scientometric Testing Manual
  • Marriage Hats
Written by Mary Sue Hubbard. This book instructs husband and wife "not to commit 'overts,' or hostile actions, or to practice 'withholds,' the deliberate keeping back of information about one's actions".
  • The Management Series, 1970-1974
  • Look it Up
  • Hymn of Asia: An Eastern Poem
Hubbard's Buddhist-themed poetry, but listed in What is Scientology? (1978 edition) as being a Scientological text.
  • Organization Executive Course: An Encyclopedia of Scientology Policy (Set of 7 volumes)
  • What is Scientology?
The first of three different books to share this title. This one was put together by the Ann Arbor, Michigan Church.
  • Towards Peace on Earth
Published by the Church of Scientology Worldwide, Saint Hill, England.

  • Dianetics Today
  • Executive Survival Kit
  • Dianetics and Scientology Technical Dictionary
Complied by the LRH Personal Compilation Bureau; editors Pat Brice and Altethiea C. Taylor

  • About Art
  • The Indispensability of Scientology
  • How to use the Freedom of Information Act
  • Introducing Scientology
  • Success with Scientology
  • New Viewpoints
  • Efficiency
  • Ups and Downs
  • All the Happiness
  • The Technical Bulletins of Dianetics and Scientology
  • The Volunteer Minister's Handbook
  • Modern Management Technology Defined

  • Proceedings of the International Conference for World Peace and Social Reform and Human Rights Prayer Day
  • Can we ever be Friends?
  • The American Inquisition
  • Press View: the FBI Raid
  • Communication
  • Understanding Others: Affinity, Reality, Communication
  • Do you make many Mistakes?
  • The Eight Dynamics
  • Assists
  • The Conditions of Existence
  • The Parts of Man
  • The Aims of Scientology
  • Third Party Law

  • What is Scientology? (second of three different books to bear this title)

  • Understanding the E-Meter

  • The Original L. Ron Hubbard Executive Directives

  • The Future of Scientology and Western Civilization

  • The Hope of Man

  • The Game Called Man
Edited transcript of a lecture recorded 6 June 1955; limited edition for International Association of Scientologists

  • The Dynamics of Money.
163 pages, oversized "Life Improvement Course" paperback.

  • Clay Table Processing Picture Book
An oversized 363-page "Professional TR Course" book, heavily illustrated.

Also known as Purification. Credited posthumously to Hubbard, not BOTWO.

871-page volume explaining assorted Scientology precepts. Simultaneously published with separate stand-alone books consisting of chapters from the Handbook. These follow below:
  • Assists for Illnesses and Injuries
  • The Technology of Study
  • Answers to Drugs
  • Children
  • Communication
  • The Emotional Tone Scale
  • The Components of Understanding
  • Marriage
  • Basics of Organizing
  • Tools for the Workplace
  • Ethics and Conditions
  • Fundamentals of Public Relations
  • Integrity and Honesty
  • Targets and Goals
  • How to resolve Conflicts
  • The Dynamics of Existence
  • Investigations
  • The Cause of Suppression
  • Solutions for a Dangerous Environment

  • Materials Guide Chart
A booklet that folds out into a poster illustrating the totality of Hubbard's written, filmed and recorded works and how they relate to one another for purposes of Scientological study. Disseminated for free at Scientology missions, churches, and events, as part of David Miscavige's newly-declared Golden Age of Knowledge.

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