In all, 35 L. Ron Hubbard books appear on international bestseller lists, with a total combined fiction and nonfiction sales of over 120 million copies. (Dianetics alone has sold twice as many copies in the last decade as in the previous 30 years.) In consequence, no other author’s rights are sought by so many publishers worldwide.

Similarly, there is no other philosopher in history whose popular appeal is so broad. Indeed, more than 8 million people in over 2,100 organizations and churches practice Dianetics and Scientology.

The appeal of Mr. Hubbard’s secular works are likewise unprecedented, as best exemplified by:

• The 11,000 students in Colombia now using Mr. Hubbard’s educational technology.

• The 30 American inner-city literacy programs now using L. Ron Hubbard’s Study Technology.

• And the more than 175,000 businessmen and administrators in over 35,000 companies and corporations in 40 nations now studying Mr. Hubbard’s administrative technology. (To help meet that demand, seven new Hubbard Colleges of Administration have been opened in the last year.)

In recognition of a man who has unquestionably become the world’s single most influential author, educator, humanitarian and philosopher, 150 United States mayors and governors proclaim March 13, “L. Ron Hubbard Day,” and May 9, “Dianetics Day” in honor of Mr. Hubbard’s contributions and achievements.