What books should one read to get information about:

1. Basic Scientology principles:
   The Basic Scientology Picture Book
   Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought
   Scientology: A New Slant on Life
   Scientology 0-8: The Book of Basics

2. Procedures to increase one’s spiritual awareness and abilities:
   The Creation of Human Ability
   Advanced Procedure and Axioms
   Scientology 8-8008
   Scientology 8-80

3. Past lives and how they relate to this life:
   Have You Lived Before This Life?
   Scientology: A History of Man

4. The application of basic Scientology technology to help others improve their lives:
   The Scientology Handbook

5. Dianetics:
   The Basic Dianetics Picture Book
   Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health
   The Dynamics of Life
   Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science
   Child Dianetics

6. Handling the residual effects of drugs and toxins:
   Purification: An Illustrated Answer to Drugs
   Clear Body, Clear Mind: The Effective Purification Program

7. Basic principles of communication:
   Dianetics 55!

8. The principles of ethics and how to use them to live a more productive life:
   Introduction to Scientology Ethics

9. Study methods:
   Basic Study Manual
   Learning How to Learn
   Study Skills for Life
   How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children

These books were all written by L. Ron Hubbard or compiled from his works, and are just a few of the dozens and dozens of Scientology and Dianetics books available at Churches of Scientology.