About the author

As the Founder of Dianetics and Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard's discoveries on the subjects of man, the mind and spirit have helped people all over the world to better understand themselves and others.

"To know life," he once wrote, "you've got to be part of life. You must get down there and look, you must get into the nooks and crannies of existence, and you must rub elbows with all kinds and types of men before you can finally establish what man is."

He did exactly that. From the open ranges of his home state of Montana to the hills of China, from the frigid coast of Alaska to the jungles of South Pacific islands, whether working with men on explorations or teaching inexperienced naval crews to survive the ravages of a world war, L. Ron Hubbard truly learned what Man and life are all about.

And throughout his long and adventurous pursuit of knowledge, L. Ron Hubbard did just that, in the process also becoming one of the twentieth century's most influential authors, with millions of his copies of his works in worldwide circulation.