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Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology (2015)

door Leah Remini

Andere auteurs: Rebecca Paley

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Biography & Autobiography. Performing Arts. Religion & Spirituality. Nonfiction. HTML:#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An eye-opening, no-holds-barred memoir about life in the Church of Scientology, now with a new afterword by the author—the outspoken actress and star of the A&E docuseries Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath

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, funny, poignant memoir, the former King of Queens star opens up about that experience for the first time, revealing the in-depth 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. 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.
Praise for Troublemaker

"An aggressively honest memoir . . . Troublemaker is the most raw and revealing Scientology memoir to date."Entertainment Weekly

"Leah's story is a juicy, inside-Hollywood read, but it's more than that. It's a moving story about the value of questioning authority and how one woman survived a profound crisis of faith."People

"Remini [offers] up some juicy tidbits from her decades in the church."Newsweek.
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  1. 20
    Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief door Lawrence Wright (akblanchard)
    akblanchard: Both books deal with the Hollywood-Scientology connection.
  2. 00
    Blind geloof door Jenna Miscavige Hill (KABooks)
    KABooks: Both are memoirs of members of Scientology and were able to escape and both validate the others statements.
  3. 00
    Movie Star by Lizzie Pepper: a novel door Hilary Liftin (arielfl)
    arielfl: A fictionalized account of the Tom Cruise/ Katie Holmes Marriage and an account by someone who witnessed it first hand.
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Having just finished GOING CLEAR the marvelous and lacerating history of Scientology, I wanted even more Scientology and fell into this. Familiar with Remini’s brassy image—wasn’t sure how that would translate into a narrative. Anticipated a few interesting anecdotes—maybe trying too hard to be funny (or worse, this is too serious to be funny about) and half expected not to finish it. Pleasantly surprised. Open hearted look at her family dynamics and how they folded into Scientology, I was drawn in immediately to her neighborhood and family. Genuinely funny and self-effacing in ways that enhance the story rather than diffuse or distract from the reality of what’s going on. Nice companion to GOING CLEAR (which I would recommend reading first) TROUBLEMAKER brings personal detail to the big picture. It’s a given when you start the book that she will leave Scientology—reinforced when she starts dishing the dirt—but there is still drama in what will be the final straw. There is also frustration. Just like in reading GOING CLEAR, it is maddening that in the face of mounting insanity people still cling to Scientology. What ends up being the last straw, the hill she decides to die on—is much less personal than many previous issues but it was just time. Would have loved her to expand on each of these points where they drew her back in. Part of the charm of the book is that it moves briskly but a few more pauses would have helped. Also, the very entertaining fire from the hip brusque narration in time made me start to worry about how close she was sticking to the facts. I don’t doubt anything specific she’s saying, but at least for me there is sometimes an odd disconnect between bravado and sincerity. Overall, though, an entertaining desert to the multicourse meal that was GOING CLEAR. ( )
  KurtWombat | Mar 17, 2024 |
I have to say that I liked this lots more than I thought I would. I find Leah's book funny and her stories relatable. I don't know much about Scientology but I find the stories funny. This year has been filled with books I didn't think I would like and find myself loving them. ( )
  b00kdarling87 | Jan 7, 2024 |
I did not finish this book. I love Leah, but she uses the f word way too much. I'm glad she's free from scientology, and I support her as an actress. ( )
  Sassyjd32 | Dec 22, 2023 |
I listened to the 7-hour audiobook, read by the author who was a member of the Church of Scientology for decades. There are many nice reviews on LibraryThing, better than any I could write. The account of Leah Remini inviting Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony to the Cruise/Holmes wedding in Italy and what happened there is fascinating. What happened there was what caused her and her family to leave the church. ( )
  MrDickie | Oct 23, 2023 |
Month of April 2022: Celebrity Profiles

King of Queens ran for 9 years from 1998 to 2007, and today, I’m still absolutely in love with the show. You will catch it on in the background everyday at my house from 2-3 while I catch my zzzz’s. I try not to listen too much. If I start laughing, then nap times over and done with.

Leah Remini is from Bensonhurst, a suburb of Brooklyn, New York. She grew up in a tough neighborhood, and that smart-ass you see on the TV screen is really her. She held nothing back in this book. I love that she was so candid about herself and what her thoughts and feelings were regardless of how it made her look. For example, she got pissed off that the paparazzi were at her wedding. She walked out to see a person with a camera on the building across the street taking photos and told her guards to get rid of him...of all the nerve. But, the paparazzi at her wedding was actually only her wedding photographer. In fact, there were no paparazzi who followed her there at their wedding. There are many funny instances like this in her story. She loves making in fun of herself and this makes for a great read.

I did watch her documentary series on Scientology “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath” (3 Seasons, from 2016-2019), which was way more serious and focused. This book tells more about her own personal experiences growing up in the world of Scientology from age nine and exactly how it all fell apart thirty years later, revealing exactly what happened when she attended Tom Cruise and Katy Holmes’s wedding. This was when she began asking questions about the validity of Scientology. Tom Cruise seems to be in charge and running the show at the Scientology in California. One thing that Leah learned is that if he doesn’t approve of you, not only will he see you out the door of Scientology, but he will literally work at ruining your career. And I’ll tell you what, that Tom Cruise is one weird dude! And, she is one strong woman to go against this kind of power.
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Dancing with the Stars (4/5/2017), Leah Remini and Tony Dovolani dancing to “Roar” by Taylor Swift. I actually cried knowing how much this dance meant to her as she had just left Scientology and they were doing everything they could to bring her down. Although they got the lowest score this night, and she cried, Leah still won. She had stepped out of her comfort zone, having never danced before, and especially in front of a live audience, and gave it her all. Tony had her back and said she did great!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-vhosO3OI74 ( )
  MissysBookshelf | Aug 27, 2023 |
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Leah Reminiprimaire auteuralle editiesberekend
Paley, RebeccaSecundaire auteuralle editiesbevestigd
Anastassatos, MariettaOmslagontwerperSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
Smith, Brian BowenFotograafSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
Turner, SusanOntwerperSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
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To my family and friends, for your undying support. I dedicate this book to you. And to my fellow nonconformists, aka troublemakers. May you always continue to speak the truth.
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Biography & Autobiography. Performing Arts. Religion & Spirituality. Nonfiction. HTML:#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An eye-opening, no-holds-barred memoir about life in the Church of Scientology, now with a new afterword by the author—the outspoken actress and star of the A&E docuseries Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath

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, funny, poignant memoir, the former King of Queens star opens up about that experience for the first time, revealing the in-depth 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. 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.
Praise for Troublemaker

"An aggressively honest memoir . . . Troublemaker is the most raw and revealing Scientology memoir to date."Entertainment Weekly

"Leah's story is a juicy, inside-Hollywood read, but it's more than that. It's a moving story about the value of questioning authority and how one woman survived a profound crisis of faith."People

"Remini [offers] up some juicy tidbits from her decades in the church."Newsweek.

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