Troublemaker - The Library of the Uncommons

Paperback, 272 pages

Published Sept. 20, 2016 by Ballantine Books.

ISBN:: 978-1-101-88698-4

Indoctrinated into the church as a child while living with her mother and sister in New York, Remini eventually moved to Los Angeles, where her dreams of becoming an actress and advancing Scientology’s causes grew increasingly intertwined. As an adult, she found the success she’d worked so hard for, and with it a prominent place in the hierarchy of celebrity Scientologists alongside people such as Tom Cruise, Scientology’s most high-profile adherent. Remini spent time directly with Cruise and was included among the guests at his 2006 wedding to Katie Holmes.

But when she began to raise questions about some of the church’s actions, she found herself a target. In the end, she was declared by the church to be a threat to their organization and therefore a “Suppressive Person,” and as a result, all of her fellow parishioners—including members of her own family—were told to disconnect from her. Forever.

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Indoctrinated into the church as a child while living with her mother and sister in New York, Remini eventually moved to Los Angeles, where her dreams of becoming an actress and advancing Scientology’s causes grew increasingly intertwined. As an adult, she found the success she’d worked so hard for, and with it a prominent place in the hierarchy of celebrity Scientologists alongside people such as Tom Cruise, Scientology’s most high-profile adherent. Remini spent time directly with Cruise and was included among the guests at his 2006 wedding to Katie Holmes.

But when she began to raise questions about some of the church’s actions, she found herself a target. In the end, she was declared by the church to be a threat to their organization and therefore a “Suppressive Person,” and as a result, all of her fellow parishioners—including members of her own family—were told to disconnect from her. Forever.

Bold, brash, and bravely confessional, Troublemaker chronicles Leah Remini’s remarkable journey toward emotional and spiritual freedom, both for herself and for her family. This is a memoir designed to reveal the hard-won truths of a life lived honestly—from an author unafraid of the consequences.

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I haven't watched any of [a: Leah Remini|6318261|Leah Remini|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1447774372p2/6318261.jpg]'s work since Saved by the Bell, but I was eager to read her memoir after she left the Church of Scientology. Not knowing much about the author, I partially expected this book to be a vindictive account of wrongs she suffered in the church, padded by a mother lode of gossip about big name Scienos. Instead, I was surprised to find that Leah's story is that of a smart and spunky woman, fiercely loyal to friends and family alike, who was brave enough to take on the hypocrisy and corruption she witnessed in the upper echelon of the notoriously litigious and combative organization--even after being subjected to its brainwashing for most of her life. While she was not successful in bringing about the positive changes she sought, she ultimately won by leaving the church and finding strength in herself, her …

I haven't watched any of [a: Leah Remini|6318261|Leah Remini|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1447774372p2/6318261.jpg]'s work since Saved by the Bell, but I was eager to read her memoir after she left the Church of Scientology. Not knowing much about the author, I partially expected this book to be a vindictive account of wrongs she suffered in the church, padded by a mother lode of gossip about big name Scienos. Instead, I was surprised to find that Leah's story is that of a smart and spunky woman, fiercely loyal to friends and family alike, who was brave enough to take on the hypocrisy and corruption she witnessed in the upper echelon of the notoriously litigious and combative organization--even after being subjected to its brainwashing for most of her life. While she was not successful in bringing about the positive changes she sought, she ultimately won by leaving the church and finding strength in herself, her family, and the truth. Of course, there are chapters that deal with the question on everyone's minds--is Tom Cruise really an unhinged manchild?--and there are many familiar names throughout the book. But the point of this book is not to be a salacious tell-all; rather, it is a call-to-arms to anyone who thinks for his-or-herself to always stand up for the right thing.

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