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Troublemaker : surviving Hollywood and Scientology / Leah Remini ; with Rebecca Paley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Remini, Leah, 1970- author.
- Paley, Rebecca, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church of Scientology International.
- Ex-church members--Scientology--Biography.
- Ex-church members.
- Ex-church members--Church of Scientology International--Biography.
- Scientologists--Biography.
- Scientologists.
- Scientology.
- Scientology--Controversial literature.
- Television actors and actresses--United States--Biography.
- Television actors and actresses.
- Television actors and actresses--Biography.
- United States.
- Television personalities--United States--Biography.
- Television personalities.
- Remini, Leah, 1970-.
- Remini, Leah.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 246 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- 2016 Ballantine Books trade paperback edition.
- Other Title:
- Trouble maker : surviving Hollywood and Scientology
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Ballantine Books, 2016.
- Summary:
- "Leah Remini has never been the type to hold her tongue. That willingness to speak her mind, stand her ground, and rattle the occasional cage has enabled this tough-talking girl from Brooklyn to forge an enduring and successful career in Hollywood. But being a troublemaker has come at a cost. That was never more evident than in 2013, when Remini loudly and publicly broke with the Church of Scientology. Now, in this frank memoir, the former 'King of Queens' star opens up about that experience, revealing the details of her painful split with the church and its controversial practices. 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. 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. 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 all of her fellow parishioners --including members of her own family --were told to disconnect from her. Forever. Bold, brash, and bravely confessional, [this book] reveals the hard-won truths of a life lived honestly-- from an author unafraid of the consequences."-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- "Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, in 2015"--Title page verso.
- "The story behind the A&E series, 'Leah Remini: Scientology and the aftermath'"--Cover.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Samuel P. Orlando Fund.
- Other Edition:
- Reproduction of: Remini, Leah, 1970- New York : Ballantine Books, 2015 (xiv, 234 pages ; 25 cm)
- ISBN:
- 9781101886984
- 1101886986
- OCLC:
- 949753472
- Publisher Number:
- 99990121821
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