{"product_id":"troublemaker-hardcover-rare-books","title":"Troublemaker [HARDCOVER] [RARE BOOKS]","description":"\u003cp\u003eTroublemaker [HARDCOVER] [RARE BOOKS]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e#1\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBESTSELLER • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn eye-opening, no-holds-barred memoir about life in the Church of Scientology by the outspoken actress and star of the A\u0026amp;E docuseries\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLeah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLeah 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThat 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKing of Queens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIndoctrinated 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBold, brash, and bravely confessional, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTroublemaker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePraise for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTroublemaker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An aggressively honest memoir . . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTroublemaker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the most raw and revealing Scientology memoir to date.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePeople\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Remini [offers] up some juicy tidbits from her decades in the church.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":44270791983361,"sku":"2U63AQKN5-Used","price":0.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/files\/MAKER.webp?v=1683618240","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/troublemaker-hardcover-rare-books","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}