Conspiracy Theories and Secret Societies For Dummies

What do Skull and Bones, the Kennedys, and UFOs all have in common? They're all shrouded in mystery and conspiracies

Entering the world of conspiracy theories and secret societies is like stepping into a distant, parallel universe where the laws of physics don't apply and everything you know is wrong: black is white, up is down. If you want to understand what's really going on -- from fluoridated water and chemtrails to alien autopsies, free electricity, and more -- you need a good reference book, and that's where Conspiracy Theories & Secret Societies For Dummies comes in.

Whether you're a skeptic or a true believer, this fascinating guide, packed with the latest information, walks you through some of the most infamous conspiracy theories -- such as Area 51, the assassination of JFK, and reptilian humanoids -- and introduces you to such mysterious organizations as the Freemasons, the Ninjas, the Illuminati, the Mafia, and Rosicrucians. This behind-the-curtain guide helps you separate fact from fiction and provides insight into the global impact these mysterious events and groups have had on our modern world. Discover how to:

• Test a conspiracy theory

• Spot a sinister secret society

• Assess the Internet's role in fueling conspiracy theories

• Explore world domination schemes

• Evaluate 9/11 conspiracy theories

• Figure out who "they" are

• Grasp the model on which conspiracy theories are built

• Figure out whether what "everybody knows" is true

• Distinguish one assassination brotherhood from another

• Understand why there's no such thing as a "lone assassin"

Additionally, you can read about some conspiracy theories that turned out to be true (like the CIA's LSD experiments), theories that seem beyond the pale (such as the deliberate destruction of the space shuttle Columbia), and truly weird secret societies (Worshippers of the Onion and nine more). Grab your own copy of Conspiracy Theories & Secret Societies For Dummies and decide for yourself what is fact and what is a conspiracy.

Autorentext

Christopher Hodapp is also the author of The Templar Code For Dummies and a Freemason who has traveled extensively reporting on global Masonic practices. Alice Von Kannon is an author and historian.

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Introduction.

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.