Description: THREE BOOKS. 1. Dianetics the evolution of a science. paperback . pages excellent clean , last page has some folds. some spots outside page edges.cover little edge wear. shelf wear. small scratch back cover. pub. 2007 2. Dianetics the Original Thesis. paperback. pages excellent clean condition. some spots outside page edges. cover little edge wear. shelf wear, pub 2007 3. The Rational Optimist, how prosperity evolves by Matt Ridley. 438 pages in very nice clean condition. some yellowing/fading on outside page edges. First U.S.edition . hardcover 2010. black hardcover very good a little bumping on corners. dustjacket has some wear, spots. Thank you for looking at my listings. Please look at the photographs to help determine the condition, and ask any questions if you need to know anything else . Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986), better known as L. Ron Hubbard (and often referred to by his initials, LRH or as Elron), was an American pulp fiction author and the founder of the Church of Scientology. After establishing a career as a writer, becoming best known for his science fiction and fantasy stories, he developed a self-help system called Dianetics which was first published in May 1950. He subsequently developed his ideas into a wide-ranging set of doctrines and rituals as part of a new religious movement that he called Scientology. His writings became the guiding texts for the Church of Scientology and a number of affiliated organizations that address such diverse topics as business administration, literacy and drug rehabilitation. Although many aspects of Hubbard's life story are disputed, there is general agreement about its basic outline.[2] Born in Tilden, Nebraska, he spent much of his childhood in Helena, Montana. He traveled in Asia and the South Pacific in the late 1920s after his father, an officer in the United States Navy, was posted to the U.S. naval base on Guam. He attended George Washington University in Washington, D.C. at the start of the 1930s before beginning a career as a prolific writer of pulp fiction stories. He served briefly in the Marine Reserves and later in the U.S. Navy during World War II, briefly holding command of 2 different vessels, the USS YP-422 and USS PC-815. He was removed from his position both times when superiors found him unsuitable for command.[3] He ended the war hospitalized for an acute duodenal ulcer.[3]. Later he developed Dianetics, "the modern science of mental health". He founded Scientology in 1952 and oversaw the growth of the Church of Scientology into a worldwide organization. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he spent much of his time at sea aboard his personal fleet of ships as Commodore of the Sea Organization, an elite inner group of Scientologists. However, his expedition came to an early close. Britain, Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Venezuela all closed their ports to his fleet. At one point, a court in Australia revoked the church's status as a religion. Similarly, a high court in France convicted Hubbard of fraud in absentia. He returned to the United States in 1975 and subsequently went into seclusion in the California desert. In 1983 L. Ron Hubbard was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in an international information infiltration and theft project called "Operation Snow White". He spent the remaining years of his life secluded on a ranch near Creston, California, where he died in January 1986. The Church of Scientology describes Hubbard in hagiographic terms,[4] and he portrayed himself as a pioneering explorer, world traveler and nuclear physicist with expertise in a wide range of disciplines including photography, art, poetry and philosophy. His critics have characterized him as a liar, a charlatan and a madman. Though many of his autobiographical statements have been proven to be fictitious,[5] the Church itself rejects any suggestion that its account of Hubbard's life is anything other than historical fact. ..PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY COLLECTION OF OTHER COOL STUFF I HAVE LISTED. Check out my other items!SAVE MONEY ON SHIPPING. Please look at my other listings.I have hundreds of other items listed in my store BUNCH OF OLD STUFF. U.S. BUYERS GET FREE SHIPPING FOR ALL ADDITIONAL PIECES OF SHEET MUSIC,BOOKS OR ADVERTISEMENTS PURCHASED !! I WILL USE THE HIGHEST SHIPPING AMOUNT FROM THE INDIVIDUAL LISTINGS AND SEND THE REST FOR FREE. 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