Lawrence Wright, the author of an investigative book on Scientology, Going Clear: Scientology, Celebrity, and the Prison of Belief, (RH/Knopf; RH Audio) appeared on The Today Show this morning.

The segment is a promo for a two-part story that begins on NBC’s Rock Center tonight. It opens with a clip of former Scientology member, the director Paul Haggis (Crash).

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The book is called “enthralling” by Laura Miller on Salon.com. Janet Maslin in the New York Times on Monday called it “hotly compelling,” although “minutiae-packed.”

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