This is probably directed more to dubs who are having doubts than to ex-dubs, but it is still appropriate for both groups. I'll only be offering my own personal opinion here, of course, but then again, I'm never wrong about anything. Well, I was wrong once; that was the time I thought I was wrong about something.
When it comes to definitive books which clearly expose the WTS for what it really is, there is one which towers over all the others, and that book is 1984 by George Orwell. Since the book was written over sixty years ago, one could almost say it was "prophetic", because today, more than ever, it precisely describes the mindset, thinking, actions and real goals of the WT Printing Corporation and those who worship it.
I've read most of the books written by those who oppose the Corporation, and even books which weren't written specifically about the Corporation, but deal with issues that apply to the Corporation. While books written by such authors as Schnell, White, Franz, Penton and Gruss deal with specifics unique to the Corporation, 1984 hones in on the thinking the Corporation promotes and fosters. No one is suggesting that Orwell had the Corporation in mind when he wrote his book, but that doesn't matter. Almost every page of his book parallels the propaganda, lies and deception used by the Corporation.
Ingsoc, Oceana, East Asia/Eurasia, Newspeak, doublethink, thoughtstop, crimestop, blackwhite, bellyfeel, goodsex, ownlife, duckspeak, unperson, goodthink, oldspeak, thinkpol, facecrime. It all applies perfectly. The "Ministry of Love" and "Ministry of Truth" are perfect parallels to the Corporation.
"Black is White" and "Love is Hate" are 1984 slogans that unmask the Corporation for what it really is.
The book "The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses" by Heather and Gary Botting is a great companion book to 1984 for those who might be a tad dense because it points out exact examples of Orwellian thinking by using WT quotes and WT illustrations.
Who can deny that O'Brien doesn't perfectly mirror a WT bigwig or Governing Body member, or that Winston is no different from a ministerial servant or elder who is starting to question things?
For those of you who think you know enough about the book because you know who "Big Brother" is, or those of you who have merely seen the movie, you are selling yourselves way short. You need to read the book, and as you do, keep asking yourself how (if at all) does this scene or that scene mirror the way the WT Corporation operates.
I didn't leave the religion primarily because of all the bullshit doctrines, even when I became convinced they were bullshit doctrines. I left the religion because the whole foundation and way of being and thinking in the religion was horribly, horribly screwed up.
Once you discover that, the doctrinal bullshit is incidental. Jesus never said, "by their doctrines" one would know who is following him. No! He said "by their fruits" one would know who is following him.
If you haven't already, please read 1984. It's available in paperback for only a few books. There's no excuse not to, and that's especially true for you lurking dubbies. The book has not (yet) been branded as "apostate" by the Corporation, so you won't be breaking the rules of your Pharisees if you do!
Farkel