Looks like L. Ron read this book and had a financial epiphany.
http://www.iheartchaos.com/2008/02/27/did-lron-hubbard-plagarize-scientology-the-more-you-know/
Why am I not surprised that the stupidest "religion" out there was stolen from somebody else.
You can't plagiarize raw stupidity and f**cked-up-ness...