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Book SynopsisEntering the world of conspiracy theories and secret societies is like stepping into a distant, parallel universe where the laws of physics have completely changed: black means white, up is down, and if you want to understand what's really going on, you need a good reference book.
Table of ContentsIntroduction. Part I: Conspiracy Theories and Secret Societies: The Improbable Wedded to the Inscrutable.
Chapter 1: Everything You Know Is Wrong.
Chapter 2: Conspiracism and the Origin of Modern Conspiracy Theories.
Chapter 3: Building the Perfect Beast: Secret Societies through the Ages.
Part II: A Colossal Compilation of Conspiracy Theories.
Chapter 4: Everybody Knows About It: The World’s Most Common Conspiracy Theories.
Chapter 5: JFK and Other Presidents: The Conspiracies Behind the Guns.
Chapter 6: The World Ends Monday — Racial, Religious, and Apocalyptic Conspiracies.
Chapter 7: Not of This Earth: Innocent Pawns in an Intergalactic Imbroglio.
Chapter 8: Tracking the Evolution of the 9/11 Conspiracy Theories.
Part III: Secret Societies and Societies with Secrets.
Chapter 9: The Freemasons: The World’s Longest-Running Secret Society.
Chapter 10: Rosicrucians and the Evolution of Occult Secret Societies.
Chapter 11: The Illuminati: The Bavarian Boogeymen.
Chapter 12: Secret Societies of Terror and Death.
Chapter 13: Frolicsome Fraternalism and Nefarious Foes of Freedom.
Chapter 14: Thugs, Mugs, and Lugs: The Mafia and Other Underworld Societies.
Chapter 15: Banks and Super Committees: Knowing All, Owning All, Controlling All.
Part IV: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 16: Ten Conspiracy Theories That Skirt the Edge of Madness.
Chapter 17: Ten Conspiracies That Were Absolutely True.
Chapter 18: Ten Weirdest Secret Societies of All Time.
Index.
