Free L. Ron Hubbard ebook

Dawner · 07-20-2011, 05:32 PM

Hi, Anyone a fan of L. Ron Hubbard's pulp classics? I downloaded a free copy of If I Were You at Copia and now I'm addicted. What are your favorites?

Follow this link for the free ebook: http://www.thecopia.com/catalog/deta...65279;

ebusinesstutor · 07-21-2011, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Dawner

Hi, Anyone a fan of L. Ron Hubbard's pulp classics? I downloaded a free copy of If I Were You at Copia and now I'm addicted. What are your favorites?

Follow this link for the free ebook: http://www.thecopia.com/catalog/deta...65279;

I find it hard to read anything from the founder of the Church of Scientology.

HarryT · 07-21-2011, 02:16 AM

He may have been a religious nut, but he was also a decent enough SF writer.

mr ploppy · 07-21-2011, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

He may have been a religious nut, but he was also a decent enough SF writer.

I don't think he actually believed any of that stuff, he just did it for the money.

linux_author · 07-21-2011, 08:09 AM

there were intimations that Hubbard also had a proclivity for those who were underage - making them 'staff members' on his yacht and forcing them to wear 'uniforms' - he was a real sick puppy, and his evil cult continues to recruit and take advantage of 'members' through a variety of means - locally, down-on-their-luck teenagers manned booths at flea markets, offering 'stress tests,' free massages, and of course, stacks of the book "Dianetics" - a heinous, evil cult that masks itself as a religion

HarryT · 07-21-2011, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by linux_author

there were intimations that Hubbard also had a proclivity for those who were underage - making them 'staff members' on his yacht and forcing them to wear 'uniforms' - he was a real sick puppy, and his evil cult continues to recruit and take advantage of 'members' through a variety of means - locally, down-on-their-luck teenagers manned booths at flea markets, offering 'stress tests,' free massages, and of course, stacks of the book "Dianetics" - a heinous, evil cult that masks itself as a religion

... none of which changes the fact that he was an at least half-way decent SF author, and personally I'm happy to be able to read his books. I don't concern myself with the personal lives of authors.

Catlady · 07-21-2011, 02:08 PM

But there are so many other authors and so many other books to read, so while I don't go out of my way to research an author's background or personal life, once I know there's something bothersome, I generally do avoid that author.

I overcame this prejudice eventually when it came to Anne Perry, but I don't think I can do so in regard to L. Ron Hubbard.

TheLongshot · 07-21-2011, 02:41 PM

To be honest, I was reading and enjoying L Ron Hubbard long before I heard of Scientology.

mr ploppy · 07-21-2011, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Catlady

I overcame this prejudice eventually when it came to Anne Perry, but I don't think I can do so in regard to L. Ron Hubbard.

I've only read the ones he did in the 80s, Battlefield Earth and Mission Earth. Battlefield I liked, but Mission was full of anti-women, anti-gay propaganda. It would be interesting to see what his older ones are like, but I haven't read any scifi for getting on 20 years now. Except for the new Stainless Steel Rat book last year, and that wasn't as good as I'd hoped it would be.

BTW, the original link doesn't work for me.

Ravensknight · 07-21-2011, 06:49 PM

copia stinks. But if they had Battlefield Earth, or Final Blackout for free, I'd give them "another" chance.

and yeah, the link isn't working for me either...

carpetmojo · 07-22-2011, 03:14 AM

It's all very well, but don't you need 2 tin cans, a length of curly flex, and a battery to read his books ?

Oh, and contribute a tithe of your income, housedeeds, and your wife and children for all eternity ?

Unless they've already been picked up by the spaceship, of course.....

Cyberman tM · 07-22-2011, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

He may have been a religious nut, but he was also a decent enough SF writer.

I'm convinced he only "succeeded" with Scientology BECAUSE he's a writer.
A SF writer has to be able to tell you impossible things in a way you want and can believe them.

Of course, at the same time it makes anything they tell you all the more unbelievable, which is why I wonder how so many can believe what he says.

carpetmojo · 07-22-2011, 07:21 AM

I share the same bemusement over the gent who - in the heydays of snake-oil,miracle pills, potions, spurious "spirit contacts" and voices, general wholesale gullibility in "spiritual" matters etc... - wandered up a mountain [or small hill, praps] and, allegedly, came down a bit later with deity-delivered sheets of gold, bearing a message that said he could start a new religion and have a lot of ladies for company..............

Course, I don't expect anyone else was allowed to look at these artifacts, 'cept his mates (male, of course) rather later on.

Daft as a yard-brush ? Nah, just a holy good business man.........

Ravensknight · 07-22-2011, 05:01 PM

Carpet-You are confusing Joseph Smith with L. Ron Hubbard.

Might want to brush up on your "facts" before making such comments...

cromag · 07-22-2011, 05:25 PM

I think he was drawing a parallel.

07-20-2011, 05:32 PM	#1
Dawner Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 150000 Join Date: May 2011 Location: New York Device: iPad & Nook	Free L. Ron Hubbard ebook Hi, Anyone a fan of L. Ron Hubbard's pulp classics? I downloaded a free copy of If I Were You at Copia and now I'm addicted. What are your favorites? Follow this link for the free ebook: http://www.thecopia.com/catalog/deta...65279;

07-22-2011, 03:14 AM	#11
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	Errr................ It's all very well, but don't you need 2 tin cans, a length of curly flex, and a battery to read his books ? Oh, and contribute a tithe of your income, housedeeds, and your wife and children for all eternity ? Unless they've already been picked up by the spaceship, of course.....

07-22-2011, 07:21 AM	#13
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	I share the same bemusement over the gent who - in the heydays of snake-oil,miracle pills, potions, spurious "spirit contacts" and voices, general wholesale gullibility in "spiritual" matters etc... - wandered up a mountain [or small hill, praps] and, allegedly, came down a bit later with deity-delivered sheets of gold, bearing a message that said he could start a new religion and have a lot of ladies for company.............. Course, I don't expect anyone else was allowed to look at these artifacts, 'cept his mates (male, of course) rather later on. Daft as a yard-brush ? Nah, just a holy good business man......... Last edited by carpetmojo; 07-22-2011 at 07:24 AM. Reason: missed a bit....

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	He may have been a religious nut, but he was also a decent enough SF writer.

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linux_author Connoisseur Posts: 99 Karma: 55044 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gulf of Mexico Device: Nook Touch, N800	there were intimations that Hubbard also had a proclivity for those who were underage - making them 'staff members' on his yacht and forcing them to wear 'uniforms' - he was a real sick puppy, and his evil cult continues to recruit and take advantage of 'members' through a variety of means - locally, down-on-their-luck teenagers manned booths at flea markets, offering 'stress tests,' free massages, and of course, stacks of the book "Dianetics" - a heinous, evil cult that masks itself as a religion

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Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,423 Karma: 52734361 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	But there are so many other authors and so many other books to read, so while I don't go out of my way to research an author's background or personal life, once I know there's something bothersome, I generally do avoid that author. I overcame this prejudice eventually when it came to Anne Perry, but I don't think I can do so in regard to L. Ron Hubbard.

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TheLongshot Groupie Posts: 190 Karma: 7758 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Sony Reader	To be honest, I was reading and enjoying L Ron Hubbard long before I heard of Scientology.

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Ravensknight Serpent Rider Posts: 1,123 Karma: 10219804 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony 350; Nook STR; Oasis	Carpet-You are confusing Joseph Smith with L. Ron Hubbard. Might want to brush up on your "facts" before making such comments...

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cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,767 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	I think he was drawing a parallel.