Cults, Conspiracies & Secret Societies: The Straight Scoop on Freemasons, The Illuminati, Skull & Bones, Black Helicopters, The New World Order, and Many, Many More
(Vintage, 2009; updated 2021)
Connects the dots and sets the record straight on a host of greedy gurus and murderous messiahs, crepuscular cabals and suspicious coincidences. New introduction added in 2021 to bring Trump and Trumpism into the picture.
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